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The Lower Rio Grande Valley (Spanish: Valle del Río Grande), commonly known as the Rio Grande Valley or locally as the Valley or RGV, is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. [1] The region includes the southernmost tip of South Texas and a portion of northern Tamaulipas, Mexico.
• Water: 0.01 sq mi (0.03 ... the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce deeded 1,400 acres to the federal government for the construction of the base, and the town was ...
The canal system begins at the American Diversion Dam on the Texas–New Mexico–Mexico border; it moves water into the American Canal on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande. This canal runs along the Rio Grande through the city of El Paso. Downstream from El Paso, the canal begins to divide into smaller canals (including the Franklin Canal) used ...
By the turn of the 20th century, disputes over Rio Grande water were brewing between farmers in southern New Mexico’s Mesilla Valley and those in El Paso, Texas, and neighboring Ciudad Juárez ...
Denton County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 906,422, making it the seventh-most populous county in Texas. [1] The county seat is Denton. [2] The county, which was named for John B. Denton, was established in 1846. Denton County constitutes part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. In 2007, it ...
Edinburg (/ ˈ ɛ d ɪ n b ɜːr ɡ / ED-in-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. [6] The population was 100,243 at the 2020 census, [3] and in 2022, its estimated population was 104,294, [4] making it the second-largest city in Hidalgo County, and the third-largest city in the larger Rio Grande Valley region.
Ray Roberts Lake State Park is a state park located in Denton County, Texas, near Pilot Point, Texas.The park is 3,777 acres (1,528 ha). [2] It is very popular due to its proximity to the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area – in 2016, it was the 8th most popular Texas state park with 244,193 visitors. [3]
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. It is connected to Camargo, Tamaulipas, via the Rio Grande City–Camargo International Bridge. The city is situated within the Rio Grande Valley. It ...