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The first Tyler Rose Festival was organized by Tyler Garden Club members, local rose growers and the Chamber of Commerce in October 1933 for the purpose of focusing attention on the importance of the rose industry to Tyler, and to showcase the town's elegance; [2] it was renamed the Texas Rose Festival during the Texas Centennial in 1936.
Weslaco (/ ˈ w ɛ s l ə k oʊ / WESS-lə-koh) is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 41,103, Studies from 2023 show the population is 43,053 [ 4 ] and in 2020 the estimated population was 40,160. [ 5 ]
The Mid-Valley Town Crier covers community news in an eight-community region of South Texas, spanning Weslaco, Donna, Mercedes, Progreso, Edcouch, Elsa, La Villa and Monte Alto. MVTC reaches tens of thousands of readers weekly, providing more than general news and features from the area but promotions and supplemental publications.
In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: general-law and home-rule. A general-law municipality has no charter and is limited to the specific powers granted by the general laws of the state. Home-rule municipalities have a charter and derive the "full power of local self-government" [6] from the Constitution of Texas. A general-law ...
The 2024 UIL Texas high school football playoffs are here, and plenty of Central Texas schools will be vying for a state title. ... Weslaco (7-3) vs San Benito (2-8), 2 p.m. Saturday at Weslaco ...
Mercedes is located in southeastern Hidalgo County at (26.149315, –97.918675 It is bordered to the west by Weslaco and to the east, in Cameron County, by La Feria.. The Interstate 2/U.S. Route 83 freeway passes through the northern side of Mercedes, leading west 21 miles (34 km) to McAllen and east 14 miles (23 km) to Harlingen.
The land where the parks sits was part of the Llano Grande Land Grant granted to Juan José Hinojosa in 1776 by Charles IV of Spain. [3] In early 2000, the state of Texas pieced together the current park from a variety of separate parcels.
From 2019 to 2022, the rate of maternal mortality cases in Texas rose by 56%, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period, according to an analysis by the Gender Equity Policy ...