Waring, Texas
Unincorporated community in Kendall County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Waring
Waring is an unincorporated community in northwestern Kendall County, Texas, United States. It lies along local roads and the Guadalupe River, northwest of the city of Boerne, the county seat of Kendall County. Its elevation is 1,345 feet (410 m). Although Waring is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 78074; the ZCTA for ZIP Code 78074 had a population of 59 at the 2000 census. The community is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Founded in 1887 by R. P. M. Waring, the community was named for its founder's hometown of Waringsford in Ireland; the name was not changed until 1901. From its foundation until service ceased in 1970, the community was a station on the Kerrville branch of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway.
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How Waring is governed
Waring 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 Kendall County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Waring does have local officials.
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Residents of Waring
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Mayor
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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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Police Chief
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Fire Chief
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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