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GNIS feature ID. 2410544 [2] Website. www.freertx.org. Freer is a city in Duval County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,461 at the 2020 census. [4] Oil well pump exhibit in Freer. Modern oil derrick east of Freer off U.S. Route 59 (Future Interstate 69W)
San Jose Island[1] or San José Island (also known as Saint Joseph Island) is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas in the United States. 21 miles (34 km) long and 5 miles (8.0 km) wide. The island is oriented generally northeast-southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south, Aransas Bay on the west, and Mesquite Bay on the north.
Dolph Briscoe Jr. (April 23, 1923 – June 27, 2010) was an American rancher and businessman from Uvalde, Texas, who was the 41st governor of Texas between 1973 and 1979. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Because of his re-election following an amendment to the Texas Constitution doubling the Governor's term to four years, Briscoe became ...
Hebbronville is located in northern Jim Hogg County at 27°18′41″N 98°40′52″W (27.311259, -98.680998). [5] It is bordered to the east by Las Lomitas and to the north by Duval County. Texas State Highway 16 (Smith Avenue) passes through the center of town, leading northward 40 miles (64 km) to Freer and southwestward 51 miles (82 km) to ...
October 16, 1887. (1887-10-16) (aged 67–68) Refugio County, Texas, US. Resting place. O'Connor Cemetery in Refugio County. Occupation. Rancher. Thomas O'Connor (c. 1819 – October 16, 1887) was an Irish rancher and landowner from County Wexford, Ireland whose estate was reportedly the largest individual land and cattle holding in Texas at ...
Clinton Manges (August 22, 1923 – September 23, 2010) was a controversial oil tycoon in Texas in the 1970s and 1980s.. Manges was born in Cement, Oklahoma.He began to amass his fortune in South Texas in the early 1970s, when he befriended Lloyd M. Bentsen, Sr., the father of U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen, and political boss George Parr, known as the "Duke of Duval."
George Berham Parr (March 1, 1901 – April 1, 1975) was an American politician, who controlled a Democratic political machine that dominated Duval County, Texas and, to a lesser extent, Jim Wells County. He was known as "The Duke of Duval," like his father before him.
Alejo Garza Tamez. Armed confrontation against organized criminals. Alejo Garza Tamez (July 17, 1933 – November 14, 2010), better known as Don Alejo was a Mexican businessman, rancher, and recreational hunter. Don Alejo gained fame after making a last stand against the Los Zetas cartel, in defense of his ranch, near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.