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'''Ruidosa''' is an unincorporated community in Presidio County, Texas, United States.
==Education== Ruidosa is zoned to schools in the Presidio Independent School District.
==Climate== This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Ruidosa has a desert climate, abbreviated as ''BWh'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=318714&cityname=Ruidosa%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Ruidosa, Texas]</ref>
== Cultural heritage == The Sacred Heart Mission, El Corazón Sagrado de la Iglesia de Jesús, is an adobe church completed in 1915 and served the local community until closure in the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas church makes list of America’s most endangered places - CultureMap Dallas |url=https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/travel/most-endangered-historic-places-ruidosa/ |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=dallas.culturemap.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2026, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed the location on their annual "America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places" citing need for further renovation and a proposal to construct a portion of the Mexico–United States border wall within a few hundred yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Trust Announces the 2026 List of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places {{!}} National Trust for Historic Preservation |url=https://savingplaces.org/press-center/media-resources/national-trust-announces-the-2026-list-of-americas-11-most-endangered-historic-places |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=savingplaces.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{cite web |title=Ruidosa, TX |last=Smith |first=Julia Cauble |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnr53 |website=TSHA Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=Texas State Historical Association}}
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