Editing Zavala County, Texas (section)

===County established and growth===

Zavala County was established in 1858 and named for [[Lorenzo de Zavala]], a Mexican colonist and one of the signers of the [[Texas Declaration of Independence]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lorenzo de Zavala|url=http://www.lsjunction.com/people/zavala.htm|publisher=Lone Star Junction|access-date=December 14, 2010}}</ref> The county was organized in 1858, with an error putting an additional “L” in the county. The mistake was not corrected until 1929. [[Batesville, Texas|Batesville]] became the county seat. [[Crystal City, Texas|Crystal City]] won a 1928 election to become the new county seat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Batesville, Texas|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/SouthTexasTowns/Batesville-Texas.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=December 14, 2010}}</ref> Grey (Doc) White and the Vivian family settled Cometa around 1867. They were joined by the Ramón Sánchez and Galván families in 1870 and by J. Fisher in 1871.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ochoa|first=Ruben E|title=Cometa, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrc83|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 14, 2010}}</ref> Murlo community was settled about the same time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ochoa|first=Ruben E|title=Murlo, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvmcs|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 14, 2010}}</ref>  Ranching dominated the county originally, until [[overgrazing]] destroyed the grasslands. Zavala then became the first county in Texas to grow flax commercially.<ref name="Zavala County">{{cite web|last=Ochoa|first=Ruben E|title=Zavala County|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcz02|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 14, 2010}}</ref> Ike T. La Pryor the largest ranch in the county and advertised the land for farming. The community that sprang up was named [[La Pryor, Texas|La Pryor]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ochoa|first=Ruben E|title=La Pryor, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hll03|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 14, 2010}}</ref> Developers E. J. Buckingham and Carl Groos purchased all {{convert|96101|acre|km2}} of the Cross S Ranch in 1905, platted the town of Crystal City, and sold the rest as sections divided into {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on}} farms.<ref>{{cite web|last=Odintz|first=Mark|title=Crystal City, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfc17|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 14, 2010}}</ref>