Question: What county is known as the “Cactus Capital of Texas”?
Answer: Terrell County. The Texas Legislature bestowed the official designation in 1999 in recognition of the “vast array of diverse cacti” that can be found there, earning it “widespread acclaim among cactus aficionados and experts from throughout the nation.”
The county seat of Sanderson hosts an annual festival in October called the Prickly Pear Pachanga. Terrell County is also the setting for Cormac McCarthy’s novel No Country for Old Men and the Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name.
