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MISSION, TEXAS

Hidalgo County, South Texas
US 83 and Hwy 107
3.5 miles N of the Rio Grande
18 miles SE of Edinburg
8 miles W of (and adjoining) McAllen

Population: 45,000 (2000)

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Mission Tx Sts Joseph & Peter Seminary
Sts. Joseph & Peter Seminary in Mission
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2004
History in a Pecan Shell
The settlement of Mission is directly tied to once was the La Lomita community, some 5 miles south. ...
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Mission's Major Events

Contact the chamber for details - 800-580-2700
  • Texas Citrus Fiesta - Annual celebration in January
  • Texas Butterfly Festival - October
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    First Christian Church, Mission, Texas
    First Christian Church

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    Shary Memorial Chapel, Mission, Texas
    Shary Memorial Chapel, Mission, Texas

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    Mission Attractions & Nearby Destinations

  • Anzalduas County Park - 4 miles S of Mission on the Rio Grande.
    Ideal place for butterfly and bird watching. 956-585-5311
  • Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park -
  • La Lomita - On FM 1016, 3 miles south of US 83.
    La Lomita Chapel, circa 1889, and the municipal historical park
  • Los Ebanos Ferry on the Rio Grande -
    The last hand-operated ferry on either border.
  • Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge - 956-784-7500
    23 miles SE of Mission
    Abundant wildlife, plants, and birds (many not found anywhere else in the United States.) Entrance quarter mile east of the intersection of US 281 and FM 907. 4 miles East of the Pharr/Reynosa International Bridge.
  • Shary-Shivers Estate - 4 miles north on FM 494
  • Tom Landry Mural - In downtown Mission. Corner of North Conway and 101 E. Tom Landry Ave.
  • World Birding Center Headquarters - 956-584-9156
    Located in the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park.
    Mission Tourist Information
    The Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce - 800-580-2700
  • A 1978 a book written by local author Cleo Dawson was made into a movie titled She Came to the Valley. It was filmed on location in Mission and La Lomita


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