La Gloria is an

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in Starr County,

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, United States. It is situated at the junction of Farm Roads

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and 1017 in northeastern Starr County, approximately four miles northeast of San Isidro. This area is mainly made up of ranches that were given as Spanish and Mexican land grants in the 18th and 19th centuries, where some of those original land grant families still remain. According to the

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, the community had an estimated population of 102 in 2000. Public education in the community of La Gloria is provided by the

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* Unincorporated communities in Starr County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{StarrCountyTX-geo-stub