Encino, Texas
Census-designated place in the United States in Brooks County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Encino
Encino ( en-SEE-noh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brooks County, Texas, United States. It is 18 miles (29 km) south of the county seat of Falfurrias. The population was 109 at the 2020 census. It is the site of a United States Border Patrol interior checkpoint.
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How Encino is governed
Encino appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Brooks County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Encino does have local officials.
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Residents of Encino
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
Executive
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Leads the fire and emergency services department.
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Planning & Zoning Director
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks & Recreation Director
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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The elected body that passes ordinances, sets the tax rate and approves the budget.
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Boards & Commissions
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Municipal Judge
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 143 in 2010 to 109 in 2020 (−23.8%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 109 |
| 2010 | 143 |
History
Encino is located in what once was a Mexican land grant dating back to 1832 called “La Encantada y Encina del Pozo”. The name of the grant, translating in english to “Enchanted Place and Live Oak in a Hole”, was inspired by an oak tree of notable size on the land which cattle would gather under for shade which a depression in the soil. The current community was permanently settled in 1904 when the Texas and New Orleans Railroad extended a line through Encino, and the local post office was built in 1914.
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