Texico, New Mexico

About Texico

Texico, NM is a tiny community located in eastern New Mexico with an estimated population of 926.

Texico holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.83 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,116 residents per square mile.

📰 Texico News Today

• Cason Peabody - Texico Wolverines Football (Texico, NM) Sports Illustrated · Aug 18
• Texico Football Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Texico to get new EPCOR groundwater source, but Stage 4 water restrictions remain KVII · Aug 7
• Texico NM remains under water Stage 4 water restrictions MyHighPlains.com · Aug 5
• 2026 New Mexico High School Football Rankings: Texico Wolverines on3.com · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Texico Unique

• The only place in America named Texico — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Mexico — one of 528 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Texico

• Double Play Diner
• Taqueria La Paz — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Texico

• TEXICO ELEMENTARY
• TEXICO HIGH
• TEXICO MIDDLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Texico

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