Fort Hancock, TX

Fort Hancock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,052 residents. Fort Hancock is situated on the Mexico–United States border, across from El Porvenir, Chihuahua. The Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge connects the two communities, and the Fort Hancock Port of Entry is located on the Texas side. The high school competes in six-man football, and between 1986 and 1992, their team, the Mustangs, competed six times in the state championship, winning five. The through line in Fort Hancock is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map.

Fort Hancock makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Texas State Highway 20 and the Union Pacific Railroad run through the town. Fort Hancock began as a military establishment named Camp Rice in 1882, along the San Antonio-El Paso Road. Camp Rice had formerly been located at Fort Quitman, and had been established by troops of the 10th U.S. Cavalry " buffalo soldiers ".