Texas State Highway 141 is a Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 state highway

State highway

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 in Jim Wells

Jim Wells County, Texas

At the 2000 census, there were 39,326 people, 12,961 households and 10,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 per square mile . There were 14,819 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

 and Kleberg counties.

Route description

The western terminus of SH 141 is at in Jim Wells County; the continuation past US 281 to Benavides

Benavides, Texas

Benavides is a city in Duval County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2000 census.-History:The town is named after Plácido Benavides, namesake nephew of Plácido Benavides , Tejano 1832 alcalde of Victoria, who served under Stephen F...

 is designated . The route travels east into Kleberg County and into the city of Kingsville

Kingsville, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,575 people, 8,943 households, and 6,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,848.8 people per square mile . There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 753.8 per square mile...

, where it ends at .

History

SH 141 was originally designated by 1933 from Kingsville west to Benavides, but was shortened to its current route by the highway system redescription of 1939. The designation was extended slightly to the east, to the bypass of US 77 in Kingsville, in 1962.

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