Riviera, TX

Riviera is a census-designated place in Kleberg County, Texas, United States. The 2022 census counted 758 residents. Riviera is located 15 miles south of Kingsville on U.S. Route 77 and 22 miles northeast of Falfurrias on Texas State Highway 285. Riviera was founded in 1906 by Theodore Fredrick Koch, a land promoter. The through line in Riviera is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Riviera makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. He purchased land from the King Ranch to sell to landseekers.