The highway travels in a north-northwest direction near the eastern border of Gainesville Municipal Airport and intersects FM 1200 before leaving the city limits.

[11] A previous route numbered FM 1204 was designated on July 14, 1949, running from SH 6 at Woodson eastward at a distance of 3.0 miles (4.8 km).

A previous route numbered FM 1208 was designated on July 14, 1949, from US 283 near Beaver Creek east 3.1 miles (5.0 km) to a road intersection.

A previous route numbered FM 1210 was designated on July 14, 1949, from US 80 at Badger south and east 7.0 miles (11.3 km) to a paved county road.

FM 1214 was originally designated on July 14, 1949, running from Spur 194 in Fort Stockton southward at a distance of 5.0 miles (8.0 km).

The highway travels in a northwestern direction along Azle Avenue through a residential area and runs along the northern edge of Sansom Park before entering Lake Worth.

FM 1220 continues to run near several subdivisions in far northwest Fort Worth and turns west north of an intersection with Park Drive, then enters the town of Eagle Mountain.

[38] FM 1220 was designated on December 1, 1953, running from SH 183 in Fort Worth northwestward and northward to a road intersection at a distance of 6.8 miles (10.9 km).

The first route numbered FM 1220 was designated on July 14, 1949, from SH 115 at Wink southeast 7.8 miles (12.6 km) to a road intersection.

State maintenance for FM 1223 begins on Susan Peak Road south of the main entrance to Rocking Chair Ranch.

[69] A previous route numbered FM 1232 was designated on July 14, 1949, from US 283 at Moran north 6.3 miles (10.1 km) to a road intersection.

A previous route numbered FM 1233 was designated on July 14, 1949, from SH 351 northeast of Abilene north 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the Jones County line.

FM 1234 was cancelled on July 31, 1962, and removed from the highway system because it was inside Abilene city limits and Loop 322 was planned to extend north to I-20 on parallel road.

On the other side of SH 36, School Street continues to the northeast and becomes Old Needville Fairchild Road, but is not part of the state highway system.

The highway travels between the Conquistador and Llano Estacado Lakes and runs near the Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center before meeting Loop 289.

On March 31, 1987, the eastern terminus was moved to its current location to provide a more direct connection with Loop 287; the former segment was retained as Spur 72.

The current FM 1273 was designated on December 18, 1951 (numbered January 14, 1952), traveling from SH 16 westward to Camp Maddox at a distance of 4.6 miles (7.4 km).

On December 17, 1952, the road was extended south and southwest 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to SH 21 near Chireno, closing the gap and replacing FM 1863.

A previous route numbered FM 1278 was designated on July 14, 1949, from SH 87 at Hurstown east 6.9 miles (11.1 km) to a road intersection.

[140] FM 1280 was designated on July 14, 1949; the original route was from its eastern terminus near Groveton westward approximately 7.8 miles (12.6 km).

On May 25, 1993, the FM 1281 designation was extended to Hastings Drive east of Horizon City;[145] however, this extension is not part of the state highway system as of 2023[update].

[40] A previous route numbered FM 1281 was designated on July 14, 1949, from US 75 at Howe east 8.5 miles (13.7 km) to Tom Bean in Grayson County.

In February 1955, the road was extended east 8.8 miles (14.2 km) to Randolph in Fannin County, replacing FM 2303, and a break in the route was added at US 69.

[158] It travels to the north through the farming areas of southeastern Clay County, through the community of Vashti, to Bellevue and US 287, the main thoroughfare in the region.

A previous route numbered FM 1292 was designated on July 14, 1949, from US 90 in Schulenburg south 4.2 miles (6.8 km) to the Lavaca County line.

A previous route numbered FM 1293 was designated on July 14, 1949, from SH 237 at Round Top 2.8 miles (4.5 km) to Quade School.

The highway runs near the northern boundary of Shallowater along 12th Street and exits the town near Avenue Q and resumes its rural route.

The current FM 1294 was designated on December 17, 1952 (numbered January 16, 1953), running from US 84 (now Loop 388) at Shallowater eastward to US 87 (now signed with I-27) south of Monroe at a distance of 8.8 miles (14.2 km).

FM 1294 was originally designated on July 14, 1949, running from SH 71 west of La Grange to a road intersection at a distance of 2.8 miles (4.5 km).

On October 28, 1991, a 1-mile (1.6 km) section along East Avenue in Wharton was turned over to the city and county, and the road was rerouted over FM 3493 (which was cancelled).