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Starr County was formed from Nueces County, created on February 10, 1848, and organized on August 7, 1848. It was named for Dr. James Harper Starr, who lived from 1809 to 1890, a pioneer Texas surgeon and Indian fighter who was located at Nacogdoches in 1837, served as Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas from 1839 to 1840, and later became Assistant Postmaster General of the Confederacy. Rio Grande City is the county seat.
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Rio Grande City, Texas · United States
