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Aransas Pass is located on the shore of Redfish Bay, a tidal water body between Corpus Christi Bay to the south and Aransas Bay to the north. The city is on the mainland of Texas and is connected to Mustang Island (which contains the city of Port Aransas) by a 6-mile (9.7 km)-long causeway, and a free ferry that carries vehicles to the island.
In 1948–1949 the city of Three Rivers gained notoriety as the location of what has become known as the "Longoria Affair" when the director of the only funeral home in town refused to allow chapel services in 1948 for the body of a "Mexican-American" Soldier killed during World War II in 1945. [8]
The South Texas region is an area of 28 counties defined by the Texas Comptroller for economic reporting in 2022, as mapped here. The region included 2020 population of 2.4, or 8.3 percent of Texas' population, with about 32 percent in Hidalgo County (which includes McAllen) alone.
Every February since 2007, the city of Aransas Pass holds the Redfish Bay Trash Parade and Coastal Cleanup, an event that encourages the removal of trash and waste from the bay, due to pollution. [4] In 2009, 90 volunteers cleared three pickup loads of trash that included syringes , construction hard hats , ribbons and busted balloons.
Aransas County (/ ə ˈ r æ n z ə s / ə-RAN-zəss) [1] is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is Rockport. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,830. [3] Aransas County comprises the Rockport, Texas micropolitan statistical area.
Rockport is a city and county seat of Aransas County, Texas, United States.The population was 10,070 at the 2020 census.. Rockport is adjacent to the town of Fulton, and many refer to the combined communities as "Rockport-Fulton"; however, Rockport and Fulton are legally separate municipalities.
Colorado lawmakers passed a bill Monday to overhaul the state’s lax funeral home oversight, joining a second measure aimed at regulating the industry that passed last week. Both follow a series ...
Location City or town Description 1: Aransas Pass Light Station: Aransas Pass Light Station: August 3, 1977 : N of Port Aransas on Harbor Island: Port Aransas: Brick lighthouse built in 1857 2: Bracht House: Bracht House: October 11, 2023