Freer is a city in Duval County, Texas, United States.

Texas State Highway 16 (Norton Avenue) crosses US 59 in the center of town and leads north 111 miles (179 km) to San Antonio and southwest 92 miles (148 km) to Zapata on the Rio Grande.

Texas State Highway 44 passes through the center of Freer on Riley Street with US 59, but leads east 25 miles (40 km) to San Diego, the Duval County seat, and 35 miles (56 km) to Alice, and west 47 miles (76 km) to Interstate 35 at Encinal.

[6] As of the 2020 United States census, 2,461 people, 809 households, and 663 families were residing in the city.

As of the census[3] of 2000, 3,241 people, 1,111 households, and 845 families resided in the city.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.