[1] The area around Texistepeque was originally populated by the Poqomam Maya and later fell under the dominion of the lords of Cuzcatlan until the Spanish conquest of El Salvador in the early 16th century.

[citation needed] Its style is Baroque, with an altarpiece facade, divided in three bodies and decorated by half columns and semi-arched niches.

[citation needed] The interior of the church is a wing containing ten wooden columns of a single trunk with stone bases almost 80 centimeters in height.

[3] The town is famous for its Talcigüines, whip-bearing locals who, dressed as demons, whip residents on the streets at the beginning of Holy Week.

This tradition reflects a mestizo origin of the city's people and culture, containing both Catholic Hispanic and Indigenous influences.

The incumbent mayor or alcalde as of 2018 is José Dimas Aguilar Mejía of the National Coalition Party (El Salvador).