Pettus, Texas

About Pettus

Set in the southern part of Texas, Pettus is a small unincorporated community.

Pettus holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.83 square miles.

📰 Pettus News Today

• Lola Arrisola Obituary Aug 12, 2026 Trevino Funeral Home · Aug 12
• Pettus, TX Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 29
• Pettus leans on experience to end playoff drought SouthTexasNews.com · Jul 23
• Is This 28-Year-Old Our Next Great Playwright? Cultured Mag · Jun 25
• Former Houston personal injury attorney accused of stealing from clients arrested on Vegas gambling debt warrant Click2Houston · Feb 2

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What Makes Pettus Unique

• The only place in America named Pettus — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏫 Schools in Pettus

• PETTUS EL
• PETTUS SECONDARY

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

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