↑Texas State Historical Association (۱۹۵۲). "Handbook of Texas" (اينگيليسي زوان جه). Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 11 March2014. The initial plans were to name the new county Falfurrias County, but in the end it was decided to name it Brooks in honor of John Brooks, who worked diligently for its formation.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)نگهداری یادکرد:زبان ناشناخته (link)
↑Texas State Historical Association (۱۹۵۲). "Handbook of Texas" (اينگيليسي زوان جه). Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 11 March2014. In 1911, after several years of effort, Lasater, with the help of State Representative John Abijah Brooks, succeeded in having Brooks County separated from Starr County, with Falfurrias as the county seat.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)نگهداری یادکرد:زبان ناشناخته (link)
↑Texas State Historical Association (۱۹۵۲). "Handbook of Texas" (اينگيليسي زوان جه). Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 11 March2014. Falfurrias, the county's largest town and county seat, is in northeastern Brooks County at the junction of U.S. Highway 281, State highway 285, and Farm roads 2191 and 1418.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)نگهداری یادکرد:زبان ناشناخته (link)
