Bend is an unincorporated community in Lampasas and San Saba counties in western Central Texas.

Bend eventually developed during the 1870s and 1880s, with a gristmill, a cotton gin, and a general store serving farmers in the area.

A justice of the peace courthouse, a constabulary, craft shops, mercantile stores, and a hotel were in operation in 1890.

Bend is located on Farm to Market Road 580 on the western leg of a horseshoe-shaped bend in the Colorado River, 14 mi (23 km) southeast of San Saba in southeastern San Saba and western Lampasas Counties.

[2] The San Saba County portion of Bend is served by the San Saba Independent School District, while the Lampasas Independent School District serves Little Bend, the Lampasas County portion of the community.

In 1884, a cable-line ferry was installed at Eagle Ford Crossing, and it was replaced by the Regency Bridge in 1902.