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Duval County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,831. [1] [2] The county seat is San Diego. [3] The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1876. [4] It is named for Burr H. Duval, a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre.
George's father Archie Parr founded the Dynasty of Duval County. Archer Parr III (1925–2000), né Archer Weller, Archie's grandson and adopted son, was the third Duke of the Duval County Dynasty. Archer Weller Parr was the county judge from 1959 to 1975; he died November 2, 2000, in Alice, Texas. [8] [13]
The following is a partial list of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHLs) arranged by county as designated by the Texas Historical Commission and local county historical commissions in Texas.
San Diego is a city in Duval and Jim Wells counties, Texas, United States. The population was 3,748 at the 2020 census and 4,488 at the 2010 census . [ 4 ] It is located primarily in Duval County, of which it is the county seat .
Benavides is located southeast of the center of Duval County at (27.596677, –98.411884), [8] in the valley of Santa Gertrudis Texas State Highway 359 runs through the city, leading northeastward 15 miles (24 km) to San Diego, the county seat, and southwestward 27 miles (43 km) to Hebbronville.
The following are lists in a series of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHLs) arranged by county as designated by the Texas Historical Commission and local county historical commissions in Texas. Purchase and display of a historical marker is a required component of the RTHL designation process.
Mangan was able to corroborate the story with Luis Salas, who worked as an election judge in South Texas. Salas told Mangan that the powerful South Texas political boss George B. Parr ordered that some 200 votes be added to the totals for Box 13. Salas said he then watched as the names of individuals who had not voted were added to the tally sheet.
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