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Texas is a state located in the Southern United States. As of 2019, Texas has 1220 Incorporated municipalities. The 2020 United States Census reports a population of the state of 29,145,505 on April 1, 2020.

Incorporated Municipalities


As of 2019, Texas municipalities include 965 cities, 232 towns, and 23 villages, although these names have no specific designation in law.

In Texas, cities are either "general law" or "home rule" cities. Cities governed under general law have only specific powers granted by state law. A city with a population exceeding 5,000 may seek home rule status by voter approval (and will maintain said status even if the population later falls below 5,000); said status allows more flexibility in local governance (those cities have powers not otherwise prohibited by the Texas Constitution or state law).

There are two pairs of towns that have the same name: "Lakeside" and "Oak Ridge".

In the table below, the column "2020 Rank" refers to the rank by population of each municipality listed in the 2020 United States Census. Nine municipalities listed below did not incorporate until after 2010. The column "Main County" refers to the county wherein a municipality has the largest section of its land, with other counties that the municipality has land listed in "Other Counties".