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Motley County is in the panhandle region of Texas and the county seat is Matador. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,210. The county was created in 1876 from part of Bexar County and organized in 1891. It is named for Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Resources

Publications

Newspapers

Matador Tribune [1933-1978]
Matador/Motley County Tribune [1978-2013]
Matador Gusher [1919-19xx]
Motley County News
Motley County Tribune [1978-present]
Roaring Springs News [1927-19xx]

Books