Bandera, Texas

About Bandera

Bandera is a tiny community in central Texas counting 891 people who proudly call it home.

Bandera holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.14 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 782 residents per square mile.

📰 Bandera News Today

• Motorcyclist loses control, dies in crash in Bandera County, DPS says KSAT · Sep 1
• Joelle Taylor Obituary Jun 15, 2026 Bandera Funeral Chapel · Jun 15
• Animal sanctuary in Bandera County faces scrutiny over alleged neglect, 100 animals seized by officials kens5.com · Sep 15
• Bandera Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Texas Has Changed a Lot Since 1915 but Not This Hill Country Vista - Texas Co-op Power Texas Co-op Power · Sep 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Bandera Unique

• The only place in America named Bandera — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 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 15 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bandera

• B-Daddys BBQ on Main — american
• China Bowl — chinese
• Chuckwagon Cafe
• Cowboy Capital Pizza Company — pizza
• Don Chepe's Restaurant and Bar — mexican
• El Jacalito — mexican
• Keese's Bar-B-Que
• Maggio's Pizza — pizza
• Mendoza Cafe — mexican
• Mi Pueblo — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bandera Natural History Museum · Museum
• Frontier Times Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bandera

• Hill Country State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bandera City Park reviews ★
• Bandera River Ranch Park reviews ★
• Bandera Sports Complex reviews ★
• Bandina Christian Youth Camp reviews ★
• Camp Sionito reviews ★
• Cielo Rio Community Park reviews ★
• M. R. Sandige Park reviews ★
• Mansfield Park reviews ★
• Moffett Park reviews ★
• Ranger Crossing Park reviews ★
• Tarpley Crossing Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bandera

• ALKEK EL
• BANDERA H S
• BANDERA MIDDLE

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Bandera

🏘️ Nearby Communities