Brooks County, Texas is in the Rio Grande Plain region south of Corpus Christi on U. S. Highway 281. It is bordered on the north by Duval and Jim Wells counties, on the east by Kleberg and Kenedy counties, on the south by Hidalgo and Starr counties, and on the west by Jim Hogg County. The county, created in 1911, from Hidalgo, Starr, and Zapata counties, is named for J. A. Brooks, Ranger - legislator. Falfurrias, the county's largest town and county seat, is in northeastern Brooks County at the junction of U.S. Highway 281, State highway 285, and Farm roads 2191 and 1418. Other communities include Encino, Flowella, and Rachal.