Bexar County, Texas
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As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,117 people per square mile (431/km²). There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of 418 per square mile (161/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.86% White
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, 7.18% Black
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 or African American
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, 0.80% Native American
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, 1.61% Asian
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, 0.10% Pacific Islander
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, 17.80% from other races
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, and 3.64% from two or more races. 54.35% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 488,942 households out of which 36.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.50% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,328, and the median income for a family was $43,724. Males had a median income of $30,756 versus $24,920 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the county was $18,363. About 12.70% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.40% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Presidential Election Results 1960-2008
Year Democrat
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Republican
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2008
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...

52.23% 275,527 46.69% 246,275
2004
United States presidential election, 2004
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...

44.39% 210,976 54.85% 260,698
2000
United States presidential election, 2000
The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President....

44.86% 185,158 52.24% 215,613
1996
United States presidential election, 1996
The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack...

49.74% 180,308 44.59% 161,619
1992
United States presidential election, 1992
The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot....

41.54% 172,513 40.65% 168,816
1988
United States presidential election, 1988
The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the...

47.07% 174,036 52.25% 193,192
1984
United States presidential election, 1984
The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982...

40.18% 136,947 59.65% 203,319
1980
United States presidential election, 1980
The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent...

44.65% 137,729 51.73% 159,578
1976
United States presidential election, 1976
The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic...

54.00% 146,581 44.64% 121,176
1972
United States presidential election, 1972
The United States presidential election of 1972 was the 47th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 7, 1972. The Democratic Party's nomination was eventually won by Senator George McGovern, who ran an anti-war campaign against incumbent Republican President Richard...

39.82% 91,662 59.76% 137,572
1968
United States presidential election, 1968
The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial United States presidential election. Coming four years after Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won in a historic landslide, it saw Johnson forced out of the race and Republican Richard Nixon elected...

51.56% 95,325 39.46% 72,951
1964
United States presidential election, 1964
The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...

66.86% 108,658 32.90% 53,469
1960
United States presidential election, 1960
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53.74% 75,373 45.59% 63,934


Bexar County is a major bellwether in presidential elections
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. Since the 1972 presidential election
United States presidential election, 1972
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, the winner of Bexar County has gone on to win the general election. In the 2008 presidential election
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...

, Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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 carried Bexar County with 52.23% of the vote. This was very similar to his national figure of 52.92%.

Four congressional districts are located either entirely or partly within Bexar County. There are 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats.
Representative Party Home Town/City District
Charlie Gonzalez
Charlie Gonzalez
Charles A. "Charlie" Gonzalez , is a Democratic politician from Texas. He has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1999. The district includes more than half of San Antonio....

 
D San Antonio  20

Lamar S. Smith
Lamar S. Smith
Lamar Seeligson Smith is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. The district includes most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as well as nearly all of the Texas Hill Country...

 
R San Antonio  21

Quico Canseco
Quico Canseco
Francisco "Quico" R. Canseco is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:...

 
R San Antonio  23

Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar
Henry Roberto Cuellar is the U.S Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district extends from the Rio Grande to the suburbs of San Antonio, including Guadalupe County and nearby Wilson County.Outside of politics, he has served as a professor at the...

 
D Laredo
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...

 
28


Four Texas Senate districts are located either entirely or partly within Bexar County. There are 3 Democrats and 1 Republican.
Senator Party Home Town/City District
Carlos I. Uresti  D San Antonio  19

Judith Zaffirini
Judith Zaffirini
Judith Zaffirini is a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate representing the 21st District, which includes her home city of Laredo. On January 9, 2007, Zaffirini became the second in seniority in the 31-member Texas Senate, where she has served since 1987...

 
D Laredo
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...

 
21

Jeff Wentworth
Jeff Wentworth
Earl Jeffrey "Jeff" Wentworth is a Republican member of the Texas Senate since 1993. He succeeded Republican Cyndi Taylor Krier , who instead became the Bexar County judge...

 
R San Antonio  25

Leticia R. Van de Putte
Leticia R. Van de Putte
Leticia R. San Miguel Van de Putteis a Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 26th District. She was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives.-Family:...

 
D San Antonio  26


Ten Texas House of Representatives districts are located within Bexar County. There are 7 Democrats and 3 Republicans, including the current Speaker of the House Joe Straus
Joe Straus
Joseph R. Straus, III, known as Joe Straus , is the current Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. He represents District 121, which comprises northeastern Bexar County, including part of San Antonio, Texas, and several surrounding communities...


Representative Party Home Town/City District
Trey Martinez Fischer D San Antonio  116

John Garza
John Garza
John Vincent Garza, was born on March 13, 1955 in Herlong, California. Garza currently serves as a Republican state representative representing District 117 in Bexar County, Texas. Rep. Garza has worked in affordable housing development and sales for over 25 years...

 
R San Antonio  117

Joe Farias D San Antonio  118

Roland Gutierrez D San Antonio  119

Ruth McClendon D San Antonio  120

Joe Straus
Joe Straus
Joseph R. Straus, III, known as Joe Straus , is the current Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. He represents District 121, which comprises northeastern Bexar County, including part of San Antonio, Texas, and several surrounding communities...

 
R San Antonio  121

Lyle Larson  R San Antonio  122

Mike Villarreal D San Antonio  123

Jose Menendez D San Antonio  124

Joaquin Castro
Joaquín Castro
Joaquín Castro is an American politician from San Antonio, Texas. Castro is a representative in the Texas Legislature representing District 125. He currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Higher Education Committee and is a member of the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee...

 
D San Antonio  125

Notable people from Bexar County

  • Al Freeman, Jr.
    Al Freeman, Jr.
    Al Freeman, Jr., M.Ed. is an African-American actor and director....

    , actor, ABC
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     soap opera
    Soap opera
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     One Life to Live
    One Life to Live
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    , Malcolm X
    Malcolm X (film)
    Malcolm X is a 1992 biographical motion picture about the Muslim-American figure Malcolm X . It was co-written, co-produced, and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Denzel Washington as the titular character. It co-stars Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., and Delroy Lindo...

    , Carol Burnett
    Carol Burnett
    Carol Creighton Burnett is an American actress, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she made her television debut...

    and Joan Crawford
  • Cyndi Taylor Krier
    Cyndi Taylor Krier
    Cynthia Taylor Krier, known as Cyndi Taylor Krier , is an attorney, lobbyist, and former Republican politician in San Antonio, Texas. She served in the Texas State Senate from District 26 from 1985 to 1993 and as the administrative judge of Bexar County from 1993 to 2001...

    , first woman and first Republican to serve in the Texas Senate
    Texas Senate
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     from Bexar County (1985-1993) and first woman and first Republican to serve as Bexar County administrative judge (1993 to 2001)
  • Michelle Rodriguez
    Michelle Rodriguez
    Mayte Michelle Rodríguez , known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress. Following on from her breakthrough role in 2000's Girlfight, she is best known for playing tough-girl roles and starring in Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fast and the Furious, Resident Evil,...

     Of James Cameron's Avatar
  • Alan Schoolcraft
    Alan Schoolcraft
    Alan Lee Schoolcraft is an attorney and Realtor in Universal City, Texas, who is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, having represented District 121 in Bexar County from 1981 to 1993...

    , former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
  • Percy Sutton
    Percy Sutton
    Percy Ellis Sutton was a prominent black American political and business leader. A civil-rights activist and lawyer, he was also a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X...

    , former Manhattan Borough President, civil rights attorney with such high profile clients as Malcolm X, owner of Apollo Theater in Harlem
    Harlem
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     and several radio stations
  • Carlos I. Uresti, Member of the Texas Senate from the 19th district
  • Ciro D. Rodriguez
    Ciro D. Rodriguez
    Ciro Davis Rodriguez is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. The district stretches from El Paso in the west to San Antonio in the east, a distance of some 500 miles. He previously represented the neighboring from 1997 to 2005, and was a member of the Texas House of...

    , Member of Congress, previously 28th District, Texas, now 23rd District, Texas
  • Robert Rodríguez
    Robert Rodriguez
    Robert Anthony Rodríguez is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in his native Texas and Mexico. He has directed such films as Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, The Faculty, Spy Kids, Sin City, Planet...

    , Director of Spy Kids
    Spy Kids
    The Spy Kids series is a series of family action adventure films written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The main plot follows the adventures of two Cortez children who become involved in their parents' espionage. The rest of their family are spies as well, including their estranged...

    , Desperado
    Desperado (film)
    Desperado is a 1995 action thriller film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film stars Antonio Banderas as the former mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover....

    , and Sin City
    Sin City (film)
    Sin City, also known as Frank Miller's Sin City, is a 2005 crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez...

    .

Cities and towns

  • Alamo Heights
    Alamo Heights, Texas
    Alamo Heights is an incorporated town that is completely surrounded by the City of San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. At the time of the 2000 U.S. Census, this town's population was just 7,319, and 7,477 by 2009. However, its location as an enclave in San Antonio causes it to be a part of the...

  • Balcones Heights
    Balcones Heights, Texas
    Balcones Heights is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,941 at the 2010 census. Balcones Heights is considered by locals to be a part of San Antonio, despite the fact that the community was incorporated in 1948 to avoid annexation into the city. Truly, Balcones...

  • Castle Hills
    Castle Hills, Texas
    Castle Hills is a city located in Bexar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,202. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Cibolo
    Cibolo, Texas
    Cibolo is a city in Guadalupe County in the U.S. state of Texas.-Schools:The City of Cibolo is served by the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District .Maxine and Lutrell Watts ElementaryO.G. Wiederstein Elementary...

    *
  • China Grove
    China Grove, Texas
    China Grove is a town in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:China Grove is located at ....

  • Converse
    Converse, Texas
    Converse is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Converse is located at ....

  • Cross Mountain
    Cross Mountain, Texas
    Cross Mountain is a census-designated place in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,524 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Elmendorf
    Elmendorf, Texas
    Elmendorf is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio—New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 664 at the 2000 census. Elmendorf is located seventeen miles southeast of San Antonio at the juncture of Farm Road 327 and the Southern Pacific...

  • Fair Oaks Ranch
    Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
    Fair Oaks Ranch is a city in Bexar, Comal, and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 4,695 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

    **
  • Grey Forest
    Grey Forest, Texas
    Grey Forest is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 418 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Grey Forest is located on Scenic Loop Road at ....

  • Helotes
    Helotes, Texas
    Helotes is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,285 at the 2000 census; the July 1, 2009 Census estimate, however, showed the population had grown to 7,960.-History:According to...

  • Hill Country Village
    Hill Country Village, Texas
    Hill Country Village is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Hollywood Park
    Hollywood Park, Texas
    Hollywood Park is a town in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,983 at the 2000 census. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Kirby
    Kirby, Texas
    Kirby is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Founded as an agricultural settlement along the Southern Pacific railroad, the city was transformed into a suburban community upon its incorporation...

  • Leon Springs
    Leon Springs, Texas
    Leon Springs is an unincorporated community in Bexar County, Texas, now partially within the limits of San Antonio.The region was settled in the mid-nineteenth century by German immigrants, most notably Johannes von Meusebach, George von Plehve, and Max Aue. Aue founded an inn which became the...

  • Leon Valley
    Leon Valley, Texas
    Leon Valley is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,239 at the 2000 census; the July 1, 2009 Census estimate, however, showed the population had grown to 11,020...

  • Live Oak
    Live Oak, Texas
    Live Oak is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,156 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Live Oak is located at ....

  • Lytle
    Lytle, Texas
    Lytle is a city in Atascosa, Bexar, and Medina counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,383 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lytle is located at...

    ****
  • Olmos Park
    Olmos Park, Texas
    Olmos Park is a city located within San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,343 at the 2000 census. The city is the second wealthiest location in the San Antonio metropolitan area after Hill Country Village.- Government :...

  • San Antonio
  • Schertz
    Schertz, Texas
    Schertz is a city in Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area. The population was 31,465 at the 2010 census.On July 16, 2007 CNNMoney.com rated Schertz one of the best places to live in the United States...

    ***
  • Scenic Oaks
    Scenic Oaks, Texas
    Scenic Oaks is a census-designated place in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is considered part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,279 at the 2000 census...

  • Selma
    Selma, Texas
    Selma is a city in Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area...

    ***
  • Shavano Park
    Shavano Park, Texas
    Shavano Park is a city located in Bexar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census the population was 1,754. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Somerset
    Somerset, Texas
    Somerset is a city of Bexar County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located less than 20 miles south of San Antonio and is part of the metropolitan area. The population was 1,550 at the 2000 census.-History:...

  • St. Hedwig
    St. Hedwig, Texas
    St. Hedwig is a town in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,875 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

  • Terrell Hills
    Terrell Hills, Texas
    Terrell Hills is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States, located five miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. It is part of a group of three cities — Terrell Hills, Alamo Heights, and Olmos Park — located between downtown San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston...

  • Timberwood Park
    Timberwood Park, Texas
    Timberwood Park is a census-designated place in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,889 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Universal City
    Universal City, Texas
    Universal City is a city in Bexar and Guadalupe Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It borders San Antonio to the northeast, and is adjacent to Randolph Air Force Base. The population was 14,849 at the 2000 census. Through Universal City is Pat Booker Road, the commercial thoroughfare of the city...

  • Von Ormy
    Von Ormy, Texas
    Von Ormy is a city located in southwest Bexar County, Texas, United States. It has been known as Von Ormy since the late 1880s. Prior to 1880, the community was known as Mann's Crossing, Garza's Crossing, Medina Crossing, and Paso de las Garzas. The former settlements of Kirk, Texas and Bexar,...

  • Windcrest
    Windcrest, Texas
    Windcrest is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,105 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Windcrest is located at ....


  • * Only a very small portion of Cibolo is in Bexar County.

    ** Fair Oaks Ranch has territory in Bexar County, Kendall County, and Comal County.

    *** Selma and Schertz each have territory in both Bexar County and Guadalupe County. Schertz also has territory in Comal County.

    **** Lytle has territory in Bexar County, Atascosa County and Medina County.

    Military Installations

    • Lackland Air Force Base
      Lackland Air Force Base
      Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located west-southwest of San Antonio, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command ....

    • Kelly Air Force Base
      Kelly Air Force Base
      Kelly Field Annex and is a former United States Air Force facility located in San Antonio, Texas. In 2001, the runway and land west of the runway became "Kelly Field Annex" and control of it was transferred to the adjacent Lackland Air Force Base, part of Joint Base San Antonio...

    • Randolph Air Force Base
      Randolph Air Force Base
      Randolph Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located east-northeast of San Antonio, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 902d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command ....

    • Fort Sam Houston
      Fort Sam Houston
      Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....

    • Brooke Army Medical Center
      Brooke Army Medical Center
      Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio is part of the United States Army Medical Command. It is a University of Texas Health Science Center and USUHS teaching hospital and contains the Army Burn Center....

    • Brooks City-Base
      Brooks City-Base
      Brooks City-Base was a United States Air Force facility located in San Antonio, Texas, southeast of Downtown San Antonio.In 2002 Brooks Air Force Base was renamed Brooks City-Base when the property was conveyed to the Brooks Development Authority as part of a unique project between local, state,...


    Corrections

    The Bexar County jail facilities are at 200 North Comal in Downtown San Antonio
    San Antonio, Texas
    San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

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    The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
    Texas Department of Criminal Justice
    The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a department of the government of the state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities, funding and certain...

     operates the Dominguez Unit, a state jail for men, in an unincorporated section of Bexar County.

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