Welfare Texas is believed to have been established in 1866, although exact documentation is not available. The town started to flourish when the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad operated freight and passenger service from San Antonio with connections to Fredericksburg and Kerrville. Mail service by stagecoach was operated as early as 1847. The original store and post office, a two-story structure, burned down in 1916 and was rebuilt that same year.

Welfare Texas is believed to have been established in 1866, although exact documentation is not available. The town started to flourish when the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad operated freight and passenger service from San Antonio with connections to Fredericksburg and Kerrville. Mail service by stagecoach was operated as early as 1847. The original store and post office, a two-story structure, burned down in 1916 and was rebuilt that same year.