The fictional Dutton Ranch is set in South Texas, in the made-up town of Rio Paloma, which the show describes as being about an hour from the border. In filming terms, though, it was shot mostly in North Texas and the Dallas–Fort Worth area, with places like Ferris and Weatherford standing in for the ranch.

In plain terms

  • Story location: South Texas, Rio Paloma.
  • Real filming locations: North Texas, especially Ferris and Weatherford.
  • Not a real ranch town: Rio Paloma is fictional.

So the quickest answer is: it’s supposed to be in South Texas , but actually filmed in North Texas.