The small town of La Grange is a riverside community in Texas, ten minutes off of Interstate 10 between San Antonio and Houston. The first incarnation of this small community was a small river crossing on the Kings Road, in order to help the Spanish colonists cross the Colorado River. Later on, in the early 19th century, the first Anglo-American settlers began to reach the area, establishing settlements like La Grange to protect themselves from attacks by the Comanche indigenous people. When the town was first platted, Texas was still its own country independent of the United States. The town name pays homage to Marquis de Lafayette, a French commander who aided the Americans during the Revolutionary War, helping to defeat the British Empire.