Zapata County, Texas property search
Search an address or an owner in Zapata County, Texas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 12,623 lots are mapped here, covering 679,578 acres. 937 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Zapata County received $563,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 135 recipients. 56,434 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from France. Crop insurance paid $1.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 12,623
- Lots mapped
- 679,578
- Acres
- 937
- Institutional
Land use in Zapata County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Zapata County, Texas| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| A1 | 3,572 | 5,313 |
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| A2 | 1,466 | 1,467 |
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| F1 | 403 | 728 |
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| E | 367 | 80,346 |
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| D2 | 130 | 67,330 |
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| A1,A1 | 120 | 69 |
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| B1 | 40 | 24 |
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| A1,A2 | 36 | 16 |
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| A2,A2 | 26 | 6 |
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| M3 | 24 | 3 |
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| A1,F1 | 20 | 15 |
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| F1,F1 | 20 | 88 |
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Largest landowners in Zapata County
Largest landowners by acreage in Zapata County, Texas| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| HINNANT & FULBRIGHT LTD | 17 | 13,871 |
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| J & D MEDINA, LP | 7 | 11,736 |
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| WICHITA PARTNERSHIP, LTD. | 3 | 11,154 |
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| EL PESCADO MINERALS LTD | 2 | 9,535 |
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| RATHMELL LAND & CATTLE LTD. | 21 | 8,342 |
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| J.W. & D.L. BRAMAN CHILDERN'S LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1 | 8,114 |
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| P & A LAND HOLDINGS, LTD., A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1 | 6,381 |
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| LOPEZ RANCH PROPERTIES LTD | 4 | 6,054 |
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| LA SOLEDAD RANCH L P | 4 | 4,955 |
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| KNAPP HOME PLACE LIMITED LTD | 5 | 4,925 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Texas
Federal farm payments in Zapata County
- $563K
- Paid in 2025
- 135
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Zapata County, Texas, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $297K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $237K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $28K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $2K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Zapata County
- 56,434
- Acres disclosed
- 106
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Zapata County, Texas, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| France | 36,956 |
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| Portugal | 13,297 |
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| Mexico | 6,181 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Zapata County, Texas| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Las Lomas Wind Energy, LLC (FRANCE) | 36,956 |
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| Reloj de Sol Wind Farm LLC (PORTUGAL) | 13,297 |
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| MUZZA, GILBERTO & PEREZ, ROLANDO PENA (MEXICO) | 427 |
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| VILLARREAL, FELIPA GARCIA ET AL. (MEXICO) | 426 |
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| DE LA GARZA, RAFAEL ET AL. (MEXICO) | 120 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Zapata County
- 69
- Policies
- 135,282
- Insured acres
- $1.5M
- Claims paid
- 0.92
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Zapata County, Texas, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $744K |
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| All Other Crops | $361K |
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| Apiculture | $219K |
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| Onions | $149K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 1
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Zapata County last published these records on September 4, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.