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Cities of the Rio Grande Valley

The Rio Grande Valley is located along the border between the United States and Mexico. The area cities have a rich cultural history, formed by the influence of both countries. The unique location along the Rio Grande River, spanning from the Gulf of Mexico to Zapata (at the Falcon Dam Reservoir) provides unique environmental experiences not found in other locations. Be sure to read about many of the cities in the Rio Grande Valley by following the links on this tab.

Alamo

http://www.alamotexas.org/

The City of Alamo has no direct relation to the Alamo located in San Antonio. The land on which the city is located was once owned by the Alamo Land and Sugar Company. The City of Alamo is located in the South Texas area known as the Rio Grande Valley. The Rio Grande Valley consists of four counties: Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy and Cameron. Alamo is located almost in the center of the Rio Grande Valley, in Hidalgo County, click here to open a visitors guide of the Rio Grande Valley at the Rio Grande Valley Partnership webpage. The area, which includes Alamo, has been in a construction boom for an estimated 5 years with new subdivisions, resturants, and businesses being developed in a rapid pace. CNN pegged the McAllen, Rio Grande Valley area one of the top 10 cities to buy real estate.

Brownsville

www.brownsville.org

BROWNSVILLE....you're going to love it! Brownsville is a semi-tropical paradise of stately palm trees, ever-blooming bougainvilleas, exotic birds, and warm Gulf breezes.

On the Border By the Sea and enjoy sight-seeing and shopping in Mexico, gorgeous white sand beaches, world class birding, the world famous Gladys Porter Zoo, great Brownsville museums and important historic sites. It's worth the trip!.

Donna

http://www.ci.donna.lib.tx.us/

Founded as a station on the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railroad in 1906; named for Donna Hooks, daughter of a townsite promoter. Today a retail center for ranching and intensive agriculture of the Rio Grande Valley; hosts abundant winter visitors.

Donna is off U.S. Highway 83 and State Spur 374, fourteen miles northeast of McAllen in southeastern Hidalgo County. It is in territory that was granted to Lino Cabazos as part of the La Blanca land grant on May 19, 1834, by the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The Cabazos family inhabited the area for at least twenty years after taking possession of the land, and their descendants continued to live in the area into the twentieth century. The first known Anglo-American settler was John F. Webber,qv who, accompanied by his wife Sylvia (Hector), a former slave, settled in the area in 1839. The Webbers moved to the area in order to escape persecution for their interracial marriage.

Edinburg

http://www.cityofedinburg.com/

Edinburg lies at the epicenter of one of the most dynamic regions in North America, a region that is keeping pace with the speed of change. Edinburg is the educational and technological capital of a Texas-Mexico border region. With a population of more than 2 million, this region has the highest concentration of people between the ages of 18 and 24 in North America. The result is an excellent and trainable workforce and one of the largest concentrations of Maquiladora plants along the U.S. Mexico border.