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Webb County, Texas
Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 250,304.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48479.html )〕 Its county seat is Laredo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was named after James Webb,〔(Find A Grave, James Webb )〕 who served as Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas, and later judge of the United States District Court following the admission of Texas to statehood. By area, Webb County is the largest county in South Texas and one of the largest in the state. It is northeast from the Mexican border.
Webb County comprises the Laredo metropolitan area.
==History==
Webb County was split in 1856. Encinal County was established on February 1, 1856 and was to have consisted of the eastern portion of Webb County. However, Encinal County was never organized and was finally dissolved on March 12, 1899, and the territory in question returned to Webb County.
Much of Webb County history is based on the prevalence of ranching in the 19th century and continuing thereafter. The Webb County Heritage Foundation is a non-profit organization that seeks to preserve documents and artifacts of the past to guarantee that the regional history is not lost to upcoming generations. In 2015, the foundation, headed by President James E. Moore, presented Heritage Awards to such local notables as the artist Janet Krueger, the journalist Maria Eugenia Guerra, and the Laredo Community College art instructor Martha F. Fenstermaker (1943-2014).〔Gabriel A. Trevino, "Preservation of history", ''Laredo Morning Times, May 24, 2015, pp. 1, 17A〕
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