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Willacy County was formed in 1911 from parts of Cameron and Hidalgo counties and originally
included what is now Kenedy County; it was named for state senator John G. Willacy. Kenedy was split from Willacy
in 1921, when the long-settled ranchers of the northern (Kenedy) part of the county sought to separate from the
newly arrived farmers of the southern part. The following information is given by the Texas Almanac for 1914: "Most of the area is given over to vast pastures, which support many thousands of cattle. In some sections artesian water is secured and small tracts are irrigated. There are also a number of small farms, while it is becoming the practice of ranchers to grow a large acreage of feed stuffs, which is possible with a rainfall of twenty-five inches. Under irrigation many kinds of fruits and vegetables, as well as field crops, produce heavy yields. With further development of the water resources will come a greater demand for land at increased prices."
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