Hondo is a city in and the county seat of Medina County, Texas, United States. According to the 2020 Census, its population was 8,289. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area.

Hondo was the scene of two bank robberies in the early 1920s. The crooks were the famed Newton Gang, the most successful outlaws in U.S. history. Both bank heists occurred the same night.

In 1930, the local Hondo Lions Club erected the now somewhat famous sign reading, "This is God's Country, Don't Drive Thru It Like Hell" at the city limits, with the intention of slowing down those speeding while traveling through town. Later, in the 1940s, the sign was changed to "This is God's Country, Please Don't Drive Through It Like Hell" to satisfy those in the town who were displeased with the tone of the old sign. [1] The sign has been in news and print in many magazines, including on the cover of National Geographic, and in the music video of Little Texas' song "God Blessed Texas".

The U.S. Army built an airfield in the town in 1942 to train new pilots; at one time the largest air navigation school in the world, Hondo Army Air Field trained over 14,000 navigators for service during World War II before closing in 1946.

Hondo is located about 40 miles (64 km) west of downtown San Antonio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.6 square miles (25 km²), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.21%) is covered with water. Hondo was mentioned in season two, episode 13 of The Night Shift and described as "a two-stoplight town down I-90" (actually US 90).

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Hondo has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.

As of the 2020 United States census, 8,289 people, 2,574 households, and 1,846 families resided in the city.