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New Braunfels is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in Texas, located just north of San Antonio as part of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, covering 44.9 square miles with a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census and an estimated 104,707 as of 2022. Founded in 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels as a German settlement named after his hometown in Germany, the city was established after German immigrants arrived at Galveston in July 1844 and traveled inland along the Guadalupe River to settle near the Comal Springs. The city was the third-fastest-growing in the United States from 2010 to 2020 and remains known for its German Texan heritage. Early settlers, including civil engineer Nicolaus Zink, built the "Zinkenburg" fort and the Sophienburg as a center for the immigrant association, while successor John O. Meusebach restructured the colony's finances and opened settlement to Americans after taking over from Prince Carl in 1844. Del Rio is the county seat of Val Verde County in southwestern Texas with a 2020 population of 34,673, named after the Rio Grande river that borders Mexico. Spanish colonists settled the region as early as the 18th century, followed by Anglo-American development after the Mexican-American War, with Paula Losoya Taylor building the first Anglo-American hacienda in 1862. The city's founding was driven by San Felipe Springs, located 8 miles east of the Rio Grande, which produces 90 million gallons of water daily and enabled the San Felipe Agricultural, Manufacturing, and Irrigation Company to develop extensive irrigation canals beginning in 1868 and completed by 1871. Del Rio was officially incorporated on November 15, 1911, after the United States Postal Department shortened its name from "San Felipe del Rio" in 1883 and Val Verde County designated it as county seat in 1885. In recent decades, the border city has become notable for significant migration flows, including approximately 30,000 Haitian migrants who crossed at Del Rio in September 2021, drawing national attention to overcrowded Border Patrol camps. Kerrville is the county seat of Kerr County in the Texas Hill Country region, with a population of 24,278 at the 2020 census, and was named after Texas Revolution major James Kerr and founded by settler Joshua Brown in the 1840s as a shingle-making camp. The city is renowned for its parks along the Guadalupe River, youth summer camps, hunting ranches, and major events including the Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair, the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Kerrville Triathlon (established 2011), and the Kerrville Renaissance Festival (established 2017). Kerrville's economy was built on early shingle-making and milling operations, particularly Christian Dietert and Balthasar Lich's 1857 grist and saw mill, followed by Charles A. Schreiner's business empire spanning freighting, retail, banking, and ranching that dominated the city's prosperity. The city is also home to notable institutions including Mooney Aviation Company, James Avery Jewelry, Schreiner University, and the 1983-founded Museum of Western Art featuring contemporary Western artists. Kerrville experienced steady growth from 1,423 residents in 1900 to 24,278 by 2020, driven by post-Civil War reconstruction demand for lumber and agricultural products, cessation of Indian raids, and the expansion of cattle, sheep, and goat ranching operations.