Clute, Brazoria County, Texas, USA

Clute is a community in Brazoria County, Texas, set within the broad plains, river basins and rapidly growing cities of Texas. The city stands near the Brazos River and Gulf Coast industries around Freeport and Lake Jackson. Indigenous history, Spanish and Mexican settlement, ranching, railroads and oil shaped development, and later roads broadened the community’s ties to the region. Energy, logistics, health care, technology, manufacturing and trade drive the economy. Parks and established neighborhoods give Clute a distinct sense of place.