Rock Island, TX - Events, News, Schools and Restaurants

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10 Best Cake Shops in Texas!

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The Best Little Cake Shop in Texas, La Grange, TX

The Best Little Cake Shop in Texas has won several awards, including the Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Awards. Their cakes are masterful art pieces with themes as varied as Harley-Davidson, the… Read More

10 Best Rainy Day Activities in Texas!

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Blue Bell Creameries, Brenham, TX

This ice cream has become an icon and has been a Texan treat since 1911. Group tours are available, along with product tastings — truly a sweet treat for a rainy day.

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5 Best Antique Stores in Texas!

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Leftovers Antiques, Brenham, TX

This is the place you need to be if you like fine details of the European countryside’s past. The setup is impeccable and everything they have is absolutely worth a look.

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10 Best Shopping Outlets in Texas

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LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch, Katy, TX

LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch is a thriving live-work-play community that anyone can enjoy. Whether you’re attending one of the many events at this popular development or you’re just enjoying… Read More

8 Best Places for a Milkshake in Texas!

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Another Time Soda Fountain, Rosenberg, TX

Since 2003, Another Time Soda Fountain has transported visitors back to yesteryear. They’ve got old fashioned shakes, specialty shakes, ice cream sodas, and coke shakes, which turns any fountain… Read More

Texas' 8 Best Bagel Shops to Visit in 2026!

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The Bagel Café, Katy, TX

The Bagel Café in Katy, Texas, provides breakfast and lunch every day of the week. Try their bagels, cream cheese, sandwiches, pastries, breads, holiday pies, and more. Twenty-four staple… Read More

9 Best Places for French Fries in Texas

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ROKO Grill, Katy, TX

ROKO Grill in Katy, Texas serves a mouth-watering, artery clogging dish aptly titled the “Heart Attack.” From the menu description, the Heart Attack is a bed of waffle fries topped with… Read More

The Best Spots for Gelato in Texas!

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La Argentina Gelato, Katy, TX

Katy, Texas, is home to La Argentina Gelato, a seasonal gelato spot with delicious flavors including vanilla bourbon, French vanilla, salt caramel, and many more. They deliver, so there’s no… Read More

8 Best Spas in Texas!

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Cherry Blossoms Spa, Bastrop, TX

Cherry Blossoms Spa has been voted “Best Spa of Bastrop County” numerous times. Treatments include facials, massages, waxing, lash and brow tinting, chemical peels, eye treatments, and… Read More

The 15 Best Camping Spots in Texas!

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Bastrop State Park, Bastrop, TX

A beautiful backdrop of pine trees, the lake and tons of other extracurricular activities like good old fashioned fishing. Is there anything like a classic camping trip?

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From alerting folks to a meeting about an important town issue, the next gathering of your book group, a real estate open house or upcoming tag sale, make this your first stop in getting the word out

Rock Island Town Facts

Rock Island, Texas. You can view Rock Island venues that host many Rock Island TX events every year.

You can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the Rock Island page on Zillow. Currently Rock Island has an average listing price for homes for sale on the market of $176,186. More real estate facts about Rock Island: The number of properties currently for sale in Rock Island is 50. The median homes for sale listing price is $144,083. This is broken down with the number of three bedroom houses in Rock Island consisting of 24 with an average listing price for these house of $139,563. Out of the 13 houses that are four bedroom the average listing price for Rock Island is $227,733. Interest rates for Rock Island are at historic lows as well.

Rock Island Texas has a latitude of 29.533599853516 and a longitude of -96.57689666748. View the full profile

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