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Rio Grande southeast of Falcon Reservoir, Municipality of Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico (August 12, 2007) In 1997, the US designated the Rio Grande as one of the American Heritage Rivers. Two portions of the Rio Grande are designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, one in northern New Mexico and the other in Texas, at Big Bend National Park.
The bilingual program in the Rio Grande Valley is still in effect, especially with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students in the area. [117] Colleges and universities located in the Rio Grande Valley include: Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Public Health - McAllen; Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen [119]
Rio Grande City is a city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 15,317 at the time of the 2020 census . The city is 41 miles (66 km) west of McAllen .
South Texas is a geographic and cultural region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of—and includes—San Antonio.The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico.
Starr County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,920. [1] Its county seat is Rio Grande City. [2] The county was created in 1848. [3] It is named for James Harper Starr, who served as secretary of the treasury of the Republic of Texas.
McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Hidalgo County. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across from the Mexican city of Reynosa. McAllen is about 70 mi (110 km) west of the Gulf of Mexico.
Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico.The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, [3] and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. [4]
The Devils River in southwestern Texas, part of the Rio Grande drainage basin, has limited areas of whitewater along its length. It begins in northwest Sutton County , at 30°19′40″N 100°56′31″W / 30.32778°N 100.94194°W / 30.32778; -100.94194 , [ 1 ] where six watercourses come together, Dry Devils River, Granger Draw ...