Mathis: IH 37 @ SH 359

1 28.11°, -97.82° S
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Few places in South Texas have a history as closely tied to ranching, farming and the railroad as Mathis. Founded in 1887 as a station on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, the town developed as a service centre for the ranches and fields of San Patricio County. It stands on the open Coastal Bend plain, west of Lake Corpus Christi, a reservoir on the Nueces River that supplies Corpus Christi and nearby communities. Interstate 37 connects this part of Texas with San Antonio and Corpus Christi, while State Highway 359 begins here and runs southwest toward Laredo. Mathis marks its agricultural identity with the annual Texas Watermelon Festival, centred on one of the region’s longstanding crops.

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Mathis lies on the Gulf Coastal Plain of South Texas, where its proximity to Lake Corpus Christi connects the town with the Nueces River reservoir and the wider Coastal Bend. In San Patricio County, it stands amid ranchland and agricultural country between San Antonio and the Gulf Coast. Lake Corpus Christi State Park, on the reservoir’s southern shore, provides a nearby setting for fishing, boating and time by the water. Mathis developed alongside the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway in the late 19th century, reflecting the rail routes that helped establish communities across this part of Texas. Browse additional webcams around Lake Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend to extend your view of South Texas.

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