Zavala County, Texas property search
Search an address or an owner in Zavala County, Texas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 9,744 lots are mapped here, covering 892,071 acres. 2,198 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Zavala County received $1.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 70 recipients. 91,851 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Mexico. Crop insurance paid $3.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 9,744
- Lots mapped
- 892,071
- Acres
- 2,198
- Institutional
Land use in Zavala County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Zavala County, Texas| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| A1 | 2,762 | 1,133 |
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| A2 | 498 | 209 |
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| F1 | 327 | 756 |
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| E1 | 303 | 3,619 |
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| A1,A1 | 96 | 85 |
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| E3 | 93 | 6,656 |
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| E1,E1 | 82 | 335 |
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| E2 | 56 | 329 |
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| D2 | 52 | 8,750 |
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| A1,A2 | 38 | 32 |
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| B1 | 30 | 10 |
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| E1,E3 | 30 | 136 |
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Largest landowners in Zavala County
Largest landowners by acreage in Zavala County, Texas| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CHAPARROSA ENTERPRISES LP | 155 | 83,202 |
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| BRISCOE RANCH INC | 78 | 32,236 |
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| RIO NUECES RANCH INC | 52 | 24,371 |
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| LA FORTALEZA DE ZAVALA LLC | 103 | 22,478 |
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| FERNCLIFF LLC | 46 | 15,513 |
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| PRYOR RANCH CO LTD | 7 | 14,792 |
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| HOLDSWORTH LAND LP | 29 | 13,606 |
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| CENIZO INVESTMENTS LTD | 58 | 12,936 |
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| JETERO INVESTMENT CO | 40 | 12,291 |
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| ROCKING O HEADQUARTERS LTD | 31 | 10,933 |
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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 Zavala County
- $1.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 70
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Zavala County, Texas, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $397K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $276K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $195K |
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| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $175K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $129K |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $105K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Zavala County
- 91,851
- Acres disclosed
- 17
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Zavala County, Texas, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Mexico | 86,364 |
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| Bahamas | 3,234 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 720 |
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| Panama | 657 |
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| Switzerland | 640 |
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| United Kingdom | 158 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Zavala County, Texas| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| CHAPARROSA ENTERPRISES, L.P. (MEXICO) | 79,039 |
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| MG Ranch Enterprises, L.P. (MEXICO) | 7,325 |
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| LANDKO, LTD. (BAHAMAS) | 1,539 |
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| COMMODITIES AND ASSETS LTD. (BAHAMAS) | 1,043 |
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| SOUTH TEXAS PECANS, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 720 |
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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 Zavala County
- 146
- Policies
- 267,799
- Insured acres
- $3.7M
- Claims paid
- 1.09
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Zavala County, Texas, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $1.6M |
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| Onions | $554K |
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| Annual Forage | $415K |
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| Wheat | $395K |
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| Cotton | $347K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 6
- Substations
- 138 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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Zavala County last published these records on September 4, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.