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Dolores, Texas

Field	Value
official_name	Dolores, Texas
native_name
established_title	Established
established_date	1860
established_title2
established_title3
population_as_of	1990
settlement_type	unincorporated community
population_total	20
timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CST
utc_offset_DST	-5
coordinates
postal_code_type	Zip Code
area_code	+1-956
footnotes	Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD

Dolores is a community near the Rio Grande in western Webb County, Texas, United States, near Laredo.

History

Dolores was established as a Mexican village called San José in 1860. In 1882, the Cannel Coal Company opened mines along the Rio Grande. Cannel Coal Company built the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railroad to ship coal from the town and renamed the San José village after its company president's daughter Dolores. In 1914, Dolores reportedly had a population of 1,000. The mines were closed in 1939. Its population declined to 20 in 1936. The population remained 20 according to the 1990 census.

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