The City of Andrews is a home-rule city under Texas State Law. The City was founded in 1937. The City is governed by a five-member council and mayor and has approximately 60 employees under the City Manager. Andrews has recently experienced, arguably, the greatest period of growth and development in its history. For two consecutive years, Andrews has been the fastest growing micropolitan area (city with 10-50K pop. adjacent to MSA) in Texas… surpassing more well-known communities such as Kerrville, Granbury, Fredericksburg, Marshall and Brenham… and leading to a national feature on MSNBC. According to the US Census, Andrews’ population has grown by 10.8% from 2000-2009. The prospect for continued long-term growth is positive given the solid foundation which has been laid. Andrews, Texas is indeed a community on the move. Our citizens enjoy a small town quality of life. With our commitment to faith, family, and free enterprise combined with our positive outlook, we are committed to helping one another with a strong community spirit of pride and cooperation.