Selma is a city in Bexar, Comal,[4] and Guadalupe counties in Texas, United States.

[7] The Retama Park horse-racing track is located in Selma.

John Harrison and his wife Martha moved to Selma in 1852, and he became the first postmaster of the town when the post office opened in 1856.

Harrison's house still stands by Cibolo Creek, where it was built and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The city incorporated in 1964 and has seen tremendous growth along the Interstate 35 corridor since 2000.

Today, Selma is a bustling suburb of San Antonio, but it retains its German and European heritage in its name and in the descendants of Europeans who still call this town home.

Selma has territory in Guadalupe, Bexar and Comal Counties.

[5] As of the 2020 United States census, 10,952 people, 3,871 households, and 2,728 families were residing in the city.

The portion in Bexar County is zoned to the Judson Independent School District.

Texas Monthly published a feature on Selma in 1974, describing it as "the perfect speed trap".