Bandera is a town in Bandera County, Texas, United States. The county seat, it lies in the Texas Hill Country, a part of the Edwards Plateau located at the crossroads of the central, southern, and western parts of the state, The population was 829 at the 2020 census. approximately 40 miles northwest of San Antonio and 90 miles southwest of Austin, the state capital.

Bandera County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in the Hill Country and its county seat is Bandera. Bandera county was settled be German and Polish emigrants in the mid 1800s. Many residents are descendants of those same emigrants.