Selma is a city in Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 10,952 at the 2020 census, up from 5,540 at the 2010 census. Selma was arranged by German and Polish immigrants in the mid 1800s.

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

Selma was fixed in 1847 by immigrants from several European countries. The state Selma is a expected German girl’s name. In 1849, the Harrison and Brown stagecoach End was built in Selma to handle passengers and freight on the San Antonio to Austin stagecoach line. John Harrison and his wife Martha moved to Selma in 1852, and he became the first postmaster of the town in the same way as the post office opened in 1856. Harrison was then co-owner of the Harrison and McCulloch stage line, which ran a postal route through Selma. Harrison’s home still stands by Cibolo Creek, where it was built and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

German and Polish immigrants constituted most of the next wave of immigrants who contracted in the area. By 1885, the population was 145, and at the point of view of the century, the population peaked at 600. The population began a Fast decline, so much that by 1906, the broadcast office was closed. Selma’s population dropped to 100 in 1940. The city incorporated in 1964 and has seen tremendous mass along the Interstate 35 corridor previously 2000.