Brock

Brock

Population: * Phone: 817-596-4200 Mayor: Jay Hamilton Commissioners: Ben Davis Debbie Scrimshire Town Clerk: Kerri Prentice City Hall: 102 Houston Avenue, Suite 300 Weatherford, TX 76086 Monthly Council Meeting: Third Monday of each month at Brock Community Center. * The official population count for the newly incorporated area has not been determined. 14 2022

By Rebecca Lu

The Community News

Located in southwest Parker County 11 miles southwest of Weatherford, the city of Brock found its beginnings in 1871 when John Brock, a carpenter and cabinet maker, moved to begin a new life in the area. He eventually partnered with a man named Willie Brannon, and together, they built a gin and mill in 1880 near Grissom Springs. By the 1890s Brock was quickly growing to include a post office, blacksmith, cotton gin, gristmill, grocery store, post office, a flour mill and even an institute of higher education.

Today, the city of Brock has about 250 residents with a school district that educates about 1,500 students over

four campuses. Guided by their traditions and inspired by their possibilities, Brock students have won “19 team State Championships, including gold medals in math, basketball, football, volleyball, baseball, softball, tennis and golf.” Brock ISD has also won five Lone Star Cups, an award given to the school that scores the most points for victories in athletics, fine arts, and academics, as well as several individual state medals in track, tennis, and cross country. With nearly 70% of the schools in this district rating above average in the state of Texas, Brock Independent It’s why School District continues to “empower every student

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to discover and pursue their passion” as their motto states. While in 2017, the area saw the two communities of Brock and Brock West incorporated

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Hummingbird Ranch store on FM 1189 in Brock in order to avoid annexation by Weatherford, Brock West recently merged with another small Parker County town near the Brazos River to form what is now known as Dennis, Texas.

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