Star is an unincorporated community in Mills County in Central Texas, United States.

[2] Star is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 84 and FM 1047 and North Simms Creek in east-central Mills County, east of Goldthwaite and west of Evant.

[3] The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.

The Köppen Climate System describes the weather as humid subtropical, and uses the abbreviation Cfa.

[4] The community was laid out by Alec Street in the mid-1880s and was named for nearby Star Mountain.

That same year, three area schools – McGirk, Center City, and Hurst Ranch – consolidated with Star.