Gail, TX

Gail is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Borden County, Texas, United States, that is located at the junction of U.S. Route 180 and Farm to Market Road 669. The 2020 census counted 249 residents. Gail is located on the southwestern edge of town. The 20th annual Christmas lighting of the star atop Gail Mountain was held on November 29, 2013. The school's Coyote Stadium is a six-man football venue and can seat 350. The short version is that Gail carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now.

That is the local read on Gail: its past remains attached to the places people use now. Founded in 1891 to coincide with the organization of Borden County, Gail has served as county seat for the duration of its existence. Borden County had remained quite sparsely populated until 1903, when the locally famed "War of Ribbons", inspired by a state-sanctioned land grab, took place. Gail is located near the center of Borden County.