Briggs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Burnet County, in the Texas Hill Country. It sits at the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 and Farm Road 2657, roughly between the county seat of Burnet to the south and Lampasas to the north. The 2020 census recorded 101 residents, though the surrounding rural area has long supported a somewhat larger scattered population. The community has deep agricultural and ranching roots in the Hill Country. Its population fluctuated in the low hundreds through much of the early twentieth century before easing into double digits by the late 1960s, when the local school was consolidated into the Burnet district. Today Briggs is a quiet crossroads community where historical markers outnumber commercial establishments, and where the character is defined more by the surrounding countryside than by a built-up town center. The area's history is tied to the ranching families and early Hill Country settlements that opened northeastern Burnet County. Briggs lies within the Highland Lakes region of the Hill Country, an area known for its granite outcrops, cedar and live oak cover, and the chain of lakes along the Colorado River. Inks Lake State Park and Lake Buchanan sit a short drive to the west, anchoring boating, fishing, and hiking, while the small cities of Burnet and Lampasas provide services in either direction. The community suits buyers seeking Hill Country acreage and a low-density rural setting with convenient U.S. 183 access toward Burnet, Lampasas, and, farther southeast, the Austin metro area. It offers the quiet of an unincorporated crossroads without sacrificing access to the region's larger towns.