Mission, Texas

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Mission, Texas is a city in the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, known for its agricultural industry and proximity to the U.S.–Mexico border.

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Mission, Texas, United States 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
adjacentTo Alton, Texas
Anzalduas Park area on Rio Grande
San Juan, Texas
surface form: Hidalgo, Texas

McAllen, Texas
Palmview, Texas
areaCode 956
borderProximity near U.S.–Mexico border
borderRegion U.S.–Mexico border
surface form: U.S.–Mexico borderlands
climate hot summers
mild winters
subtropical
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Hidalgo County, Texas NERFINISHED
demographicCharacteristic large Hispanic population
economicActivity agriculture
international trade
retail
services
elevationFeature generally flat terrain
foundingBasis developed as an agricultural community
governmentType council–manager government
hasAirportAccess McAllen International Airport
surface form: served by McAllen Miller International Airport
hasBorderCrossing Anzalduas International Bridge
hasEducationalInstitution Mission Consolidated Independent School District
Sharyland Independent School District
hasFestival Texas Citrus Fiesta
hasPark Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
knownFor agriculture
birdwatching tourism at nearby refuges
citrus production
grapefruit production
languageUsage English
Spanish
locatedIn South Texas
surface form: Rio Grande Valley

South Texas
southern Texas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
nearbyCity Reynosa
surface form: Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
partOf McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area
postalCodeType ZIP Code
region South Texas
surface form: Lower Rio Grande Valley
regionalRole agricultural hub in Rio Grande Valley
riverProximity Rio Grande
state Texas
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
transportation near Interstate 2 corridor
served by U.S. Route 83

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Tom Landry placeOfBirth Mission, Texas
this entity surface form: Mission, Texas, United States