Edinburg ( ) is a city in and the

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of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Its population was 74,569 as of the 2010 census, and in 2019, its estimated population was 101,170, making it the second-largest city in Hidalgo County, and the third-largest city in the larger

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region. Edinburg is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and

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metropolitan areas.

History

In 1908, John Closner, William Briggs, Argyle McAllen, Plutarco de la Viña, and Dennis B. Chapin developed a new community at this site. The town square was located at the current crossroads of

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and State Highway 107. The town was named "Chapin" in honor of one of the developers. A local myth relates that Edinburg became the county seat of Hidalgo County in a dramatic, nighttime covert operation in which the county records were removed from the previous county seat. However, historical records show more practical reasons. The 1886 Hidalgo County Courthouse in the city of Hidalgo was under frequent danger of flooding because it stood just a few yards away from the banks the

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. Additionally, the county was over 80 miles long at this time, and state law required that the courthouse be close to the geographic center of a county. A wood-frame courthouse was designed and built beside the Chapin courthouse square in 1908; construction on a grand courthouse within the square began in 1910 under the supervision of San Antonio builders and a partnership of San Antonio architects. When Dennis Chapin was involved in the shooting death of Oscar J. Rountree at the Dan Breen Saloon in

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, the community changed its name to "Edinburg" to honor John Young, a prominent businessman who was born in

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. The town was officially renamed in 1911 and incorporated in 1919.

Geography

Edinburg is located in south-central Hidalgo County at (26.304225, –98.163751). It is bordered to the south by

Pharr Pharr is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70,400, and in 2019, the estimated population was 79,112. Pharr is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. Pharr is p ...

and to the southwest by

McAllen McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, and the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend ...

, the largest city in the county.

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( Interstate 69C) runs through the east side of Edinburg. US 281 leads north to

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and to San Antonio. Downtown McAllen is to the south and west. According to the

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, Edinburg has a total area of , of which , or 0.16%, is covered by water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, 100,243 people, 29,899 households, and 21,635 families were residing in the city.

2000 census

Population as of the

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of 2000 was 48,465 people, 14,183 households, and 11,417 families in the city. The

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was 1,296.9 people per square mile (500.7/km). The 16,031 housing units had an average density of 429.0 per square mile (165.6/km). The

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of the city was 73.32% White, 0.58% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 22.71% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 88.68% of the population. About 95% of those who selected the "other race" were Hispanic or Latino. Of the 14,183 households, 46.9% had children under 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were not families. About 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.29, and the average family size was 3.71. In the city, the ag distribution was 33.0% under 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,938, and for a family was $30,634. Males had a median income of $27,505 versus $21,010 for females. The

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for the city was $11,854. About 25.2% of families and 29.2% of the population were below the

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, including 37.2% of those under 18 and 23.0% of those 65 or over.

Economy

Several state agencies have offices in Edinburg. This includes the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, the Texas Attorney General's Child Support Unit, the Texas Departments of Health Services, Human Services, Protective and Regulatory Services, and Public Safety. The Texas Youth Commission has a facility near Edinburg. The

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operates two facilities, the Lopez Unit and the Segovia Unit, in Edinburg.

Arts and culture

Public libraries

The City of Edinburg operates the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library.

Museums

Edinburg is home to the

Museum of South Texas History The Museum of South Texas History is located in Edinburg, Texas. It features exhibits on the history of the Rio Grande Valley, as well as the rest of South Texas and North Eastern Mexican States Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas. The Museum, whic ...

, formerly the Hidalgo County Historical Museum.

Tourism

The Edinburg Scenic Wetlands comprise one of nine sites of the

World Birding Center The World Birding Center is the official title given to a combined nine parks and nature preserves in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas managed by a partnership of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the United States Fish and Wildlife Ser ...

, a native habitat site and wildlife refuge.

Sports

This city was the home of the

Edinburg Roadrunners The Edinburg Roadrunners were a professional baseball team based in Edinburg, Texas, in the United States. The Roadrunners were a member of the United League Baseball, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League B ...

, an

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team in the North American League, but after numerous ownership changes, the team disbanded. Currently,

UTRGV The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a public research university with multiple campuses throughout the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas and is the southernmost member of the University of Texas System. The University of Texas ...

is the only major baseball team in Edinburg. In 2013, the city of Edinburg and the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation announced plans for the construction of an events arena in which the

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champions, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, would be the anchor tenants. It opened in 2018. The team also has its practice facility at the Edinburg Sports and Wellness Center. The city also opened a six-city-block stretch of green pedestrian walkway space known as the McIntyre Street Project in April 2014; it is expected to be the beginning of a proposed arts and restaurant district extending through the heart of Edinburg. Since 2016, the city has been home to the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros soccer club in the USL Championship, who play at

H-E-B Park H-E-B Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Edinburg, Texas. It serves as the home of Rio Grande Valley FC Toros of the USL Championship, the second level of the US/Canadian professional soccer pyramid. Rio Grande Valley Football Club is affiliate ...

. The city is also home to the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Academy, the best youth soccer club in the area and a pioneer in youth development for the Rio Grande Valley. The Toros Academy plays in the MLS Next league against the best academies in the nation and provides fully funded programs for U-15, U-17, and U-19 boys.

Stadiums and arenas

Bert Ogden Arena The Bert Ogden Arena is an indoor arena in Edinburg, Texas, United States. The arena officially opened in August 2018 and currently houses the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League, replacing their former home of Payne Arena. The aren ...

was originally opened in August 2018, is the home for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. The capacity for basketball games is 7,688 and 9,000 for concerts. The construction cost was $88 million. UTRGV Baseball Stadium, commonly known as Edinburg Stadium, had its groundbreaking take place in 2000., and it opened in 2001. The stadium's capacity is 4,000 people. It was the home for the

(2001 to 2013). The Edinburg Roadrunners were a member of the

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2006 to 2010 and the North American League from 2011 to 2012. The land was owned by the City of Edinburg in years prior to 2014, was donated to the

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is a 9,700-seat

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home for the rio Grande Valley FC Toros of the USL Championship. The construction of the stadium was completed in 2016 and officially opened on March 22, 2017.

Government

As Edinburg is the county seat of Hidalgo County, most major county offices are located there, including the Criminal District Attorney's Office, the District Courts and County Courts at Law of Hidalgo County, the Community Supervision and Corrections Department, the Hidalgo County Juvenile Probation Department, the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office, and the offices of the County Judge, the Tax Assessor/Collector, the County Treasurer, County Auditor and Veterans Services. Hidalgo County Commissioner's Precinct Four represents Edinburg on the Hidalgo County County Commissioner's Court.

Edinburg City Council

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- Ramiro Garza Jr. * Council Member Place 1 – Dan Diaz * Council Member Place 2 – Jason De Leon * Council Member Place 3 – Johnny Garcia * Council Member Place 4 – David White Edinburg City Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of every month starting at 6 pm in the Edinburg City Hall, Council Chambers. Anyone can attend the meetings and voice any concerns.

Federal representation

The

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Rio Grande Valley Sector Headquarters is at 4400 South Expressway 281, Edinburg, Texas. The

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operates a postal office at 410 S Jackson Road, Edinburg, Texas.

Education

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

In December 2012, officials announced the merger of the existing University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg and the University of Texas at Brownsville into a regional institution. A year later, in December 2013,

officials decided to name the new institution the

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a public research university with multiple campuses throughout the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas and is the southernmost member of the University of Texas System. The University of Texas ...

. UTRGV's creation garnered much media attention because of its expected economic, social, and health-care impact on the region. UTRGV is unique in that it is the first time the UT System has merged existing campuses in such a way. UTRGV was to also bring the first medical school to the Rio Grande Valley region. The first class of UTRGV students began courses in fall 2015.

Colleges

Edinburg is also the home of the Rio Grande Bible Institute and is located in the South Texas College District.

Primary and secondary education

Almost all of the city is served by the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, comprising four high schools, one alternative secondary school, six middle schools, and 20 elementary schools. A small portion is served by the McAllen Independent School District, including Memorial High School, Cathey Middle School, and McAllen's Gonzalez Elementary. In addition, the

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operates magnet schools that serve Edinburg.

South Texas Business Education & Technology Academy South Texas ISD World Scholars is one of STISD's four magnet high schools serving students in grades 9-12 from Cameron, Hidalgo & Willacy Counties, and is located in Edinburg, Texas. World Scholars is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma ...

is in Edinburg. Students from Edinburg also have the chance to attend other South Texas ISD schools in Mercedes -South Texas High School for the Medical Professions and the Science Academy of South Texas. The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville operates St. Joseph Catholic School, an elementary and middle school.

Media

Television stations

The Edinburg area is served by numerous local television affiliates. *

KGBT KGBT may refer to: * KGBT-TV, a television station (channel 4 virtual/18 digital) licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States * KGBT-FM, a radio station (98.5 FM) licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States * KGBT (AM) KGBT (1530 kHz, "TUDN Radio ...

(CBS 4) –

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KRGV KRGV-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Weslaco, Texas, United States, serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley as an affiliate of American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The station is owned by the Manship family of Baton Rouge, Louisian ...

(ABC 5) – Weslaco, Texas * XERV (Televisa 9 Las Estrellas) –

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, Mexico * XHREY (Azteca Uno 12) Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico * XHOR (Azteca 7 14) Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico * KCWT (CW 21) La Feria, Texas *

KVEO KVEO-TV (channel 23) is a television station licensed to Brownsville, Texas, United States, serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley as a dual affiliate of NBC and CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Harlingen, Texas, Harlingen-licensed ...

(NBC 23) –

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* KTFV (UniMás 32) – McAllen, Texas *

KTLM KTLM (channel 40) is a television station licensed to Rio Grande City, Texas, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Telemundo network to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group, the sta ...

(Telemundo 40) – Rio Grande City, Texas *

KLUJ KLUJ-TV (channel 44) is a religious television station licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States, serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley with programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). It is owned and operated by TBN's Community Educa ...

(TBN 44) –

* KNVO (Univisión 48) – McAllen, Texas * XHVTV (Multimedios 54) – Reynosa, Tamaulipas * KFXV (FOX 60) –

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KNWS-LD KNWS-LD, virtual channel 64 ( UHF digital channel 27), is a low-power Novelisima- affiliated television station licensed to Brownsville, Texas, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. KNWS-LD's programming is also seen on KAZH ...

(Azteca América 64) –

KMBH-LD KMBH-LD, virtual channel 67 ( UHF digital channel 20), is a low-power television station licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States. It is a translator of Harlingen-licensed Fox affiliate KFXV (channel 38) which is owned by Santa Monica, Cal ...

(Fox 67) – McAllen, Texas

Radio stations

* KHID 88.1 FM (National Public Radio) * KOIR Radio Esperanza 88.5 FM (Spanish Christian) panish*

XHRYA XHRYA-FM (branded as Más Music FM) is a noncommercial Spanish-language FM radio station that serves the McAllen, Texas (USA) / Reynosa, Tamaulipas Reynosa () is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico. It is als ...

Mas Musica 90.9 FM (Hit Radio) panish* XHMLS Exitos 91.3 FM (All-Time Hits) panish* KCAS The New KCAS 91.5 FM (Religious) *

XHAAA XHAAA-FM (branded as La Caliente) is a Regional Mexican radio station that serves the Reynosa, Tamaulipas/McAllen, Texas McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, and the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. It is loca ...

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KFRQ KFRQ (94.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States, the station serves the Rio Grande Valley area. The station is currently owned by Entravision. It shares a studio with its sister ...

94.5 FM (Classic/Modern/Hard Rock) *

XHRT XHRT-FM ( 95.3 MHz) is a Spanish-language radio station that serves the Reynosa, Tamaulipas (Mexico) / McAllen Texas (USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a coun ...

Xtrema 95.3 FM (All-Time Hits) panish*

KBTQ KBTQ (96.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Latin ballad format. Licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen area. The station is currently owned by Latino Media Network. History KMBS "Stereo 96" signed on ...

Radio Recuerdo 96.1 FM (Oldies) panish*

KVMV KVMV (96.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to McAllen, Texas McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, and the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. It is located at ...

Faith, Hope & Love 96.9 FM (Contemporary Christian) * KCYP-LP 97.7 FM LP , The city (Local Talent and Talk) *

KKPS KKPS (99.5 FM) "Fuego 99.5" is a radio station broadcasting a Bilingual Rhythmic CHR format. Licensed to Brownsville, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area. The station is currently owned by Entravision ...

Que Pasa 99.5 FM (Regional

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) panish* KTEX-FM South Texas Country 100.3 FM (Country) *

KNVO-FM KNVO-FM (101.1 FM, "La Suavecita 101.1") is a radio station licensed to serve Port Isabel, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Entravision Communications. KNVO-FM broadcasts a Spanish adult hits music format to the Rio Grande Valley a ...

Jose 101.1 FM (Contemporary Spanish) * XHAVO Digital 101.5 FM (International Music) panish* KBFM Wild 104.1 FM (Hip-Hop/R&B/Reggaeton) *

KJAV KJAV (104.9 FM, "Ultra 104.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Alamo, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Bi-Media, LLC, through licensee Bi-Media Licensee, LLC. The principals of Bi-Media are the Bichara family, which also owns t ...

104.9 FM Ultra * KQXX The X 105.5 FM (Classic-rock) *

KBIC KBIC (105.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "Radio Vida") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language, Spanish Religious broadcasting, Religious format. Licensed to Raymondville, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harling ...

105.7 FM Radio Vida (Christian radio) * KHKZ Kiss 106.3 FM ( Hot AC) *

XHVTH XHVTH-FM is a radio station on 107.1 FM that serves the McAllen, Texas-Brownsville, Texas (USA) / Reynosa-Matamoros, Tamaulipas (Mexico) border area. It broadcasts from the Multimedios Radio Multimedios Radio is the radio division of Grupo Mu ...

La Mas Buena 107.1 FM (Regional Mexican) panishref name=autogenerated1 /> *

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Mix FM 107.9 FM (Adult Contemporary, TOP 40) * KURV 710 AM (Talk Radio) FOX News * XERDO-AM La Radio 1450 AM (News/Sports) panishref name=autogenerated2>http://radioavanzado.com/ *

XEMS XEMS-AM was a radio station that served the Brownsville, Texas (United States) / Matamoros, Tamaulipas (Mexico) border area. The last brand that the station carried was Radio Mexicana with a Regional Mexican format. History XEMS began broadcas ...

La Radio Mexicana 1490 AM (Regional Mexican) panishref name=autogenerated2 />

Area newspapers

* '' The Monitor'' * '' Valley Morning Star'' * '' Rio Grande Guardian''

Infrastructure

Transportation

McIntyre Street Project plans also include a bus transportation hub for

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, the regional transit service. Greyhound provides bus service to Edinburg.

Highways

* State Highway 107 * State Highway 336 *

* Interstate 69C

Airports

Two major commercial airports are near Edinburg:

McAllen Miller International Airport McAllen International Airport is in McAllen, in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a small hub ''primary commercial service'' airport. Runways McAllen Intern ...

(MFE) at McAllen, 20 minutes from Edinburg and Valley International Airport, (HRL) in Harlingen, 40 minutes from Edinburg. The

South Texas International Airport at Edinburg South Texas International Airport at Edinburg is in Hidalgo County, Texas, ten miles north of Edinburg. It received its name in July 2007, prior to which it was Edinburg International Airport. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter locat ...

(KEBG) is a public-use airport owned and operated by the City of Edinburg.

Notable people

* Terry Canales, Democrat member of the

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representing District 41, serving since 2013 *

Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez Alfredo Cantu "Freddy" Gonzalez (May 23, 1946 – February 4, 1968) was a United States Marine Corps Sergeant#United States, sergeant who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for service in the Battle of Huế during the Vietnam War. Early ye ...

, a

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who posthumously received the

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for service in the

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during the

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, attorney and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives representing District 41 *

Joe M. Kilgore Joe Madison Kilgore (December 10, 1918 – February 10, 1999) served from 1955 to 1965 as a U.S. Representative from Texas's 15th congressional district. Born in Brown County, near Brownwood in west central Texas, Kilgore attended the pub ...

, former lawyer in Edinburg and former member of the

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from Texas *

Stanley A. Mulaik Stanley Allen Mulaik (born April 9, 1935, in Edinburg, Texas) is Professor Emeritus (retired) at the School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as the head of the Societate American pro Interlingua. Although born in Edi ...

, Professor Emeritus (retired) at the School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as the head of the Societate American pro Interlingua *

Bobby Pulido Jose Roberto Pulido Jr. (born April 25, 1971), known professionally as Bobby Pulido, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is credited for introducing Tejano music to a youthful crowd and became a teen idol and one of the mo ...

singer *

Eloy Rodriguez Eloy Rodriguez (born January 7, 1947) is an American biochemist. He is the James Perkins Professor of Environmental Studies at Cornell University. He was born in Edinburg, Texas. Collaborating with primatologist Richard Wrangham, Rodriguez intr ...

, American scientist * Megan Salinas, nude model and pornographic actress *

Leslie H. Southwick Leslie Harburd Southwick (born February 10, 1950) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and a former judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Early life and education Born in Edinburg, T ...

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on the

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Resources

Historical databases

http://genealogytrails.com/tex/southtexas/hidalgo/ https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hee02 https://mosthistory.org/

References

External links

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Edinburg Chamber of Commerce

Edinburg Economic Development Corporation
{{Authority control Cities in Hidalgo County, Texas County seats in Texas Populated places established in 1908 1908 establishments in Texas Cities in Texas