   garza county is a county located in the u.s. state of texas. as of the 2010 census, its population was 6,461. its county seat is post. garza is named for a pioneer bexar county family, as it was once a part of that county. it is located southeast of lubbock. a leading civic figure in garza county was until his death in 2011 giles mccrary, a rancher, oil developer, investor, and art collector. mccrary's os ranch museum is a popular attraction in the county seat of post, which has made an extended effort to attract tourism. republican drew springer, jr., a businessman from muenster in cooke county, has since january 2013 represented garza county in the texas house of representatives. ==history timeline==  *2000 b.c. â indigenous peoples of the americas are the first inhabitants. later inhabitants were the kiowa, comanche. *1875 w. c. young of fort worth and illinois irishman ben galbraith establish the beginnings of the curry comb ranch in the northwest part of garza county.{{cite web|last=holden|first=willi
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