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Texas's 35th House Of Representatives District
District 35 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd Legislature (1849–1851). The district comprises portions of Cameron and Hidalgo counties. It also includes the cities and Census-designated places of La Feria, San Benito, Duffing, La Homa, La Joya, Penitas, and a small percentage of Brownsville. It has been represented by Oscar Longoria Oscar Lee Longoria Jr. (born October 2, 1981) is an American attorney and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 35th District. He was first elected to the Texas legislature in 2013. Early life and education Lo ... since 2013. References {{Texas state legislative districts 35 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Longoria
Oscar Lee Longoria Jr. (born October 2, 1981) is an American attorney and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 35th District. He was first elected to the Texas legislature in 2013. Early life and education Longoria was born in Mission and raised in South Texas. He attended the La Joya Independent School District. Longoria attended South Texas College for two years before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies. In 2007, Longoria graduated with his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law. Longoria was elected to the newly redistricted 35th District of Texas in 2013. In 2017 Longoria announced that he will seek his fourth term in the Texas House of Representatives. Longoria was appointed Vice-Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee for the 85th Legislature, he continues serving on the Investments & Financial Services Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas House Of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. There are no Term limits in the United States, term limits. The House meets at the Texas State Capitol, State Capitol in Austin, Texas, Austin. Leadership The leadership for the 89th Legislature is as follows: The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Speaker of the House is the presiding officer and highest-ranking member of the House. The Speaker's duties include maintaining order within the House, recognizing members during debate, ruling on procedural matters, appointing members to the various #Committees, committees and sending bills for committee review. The Speaker pro tempore is primarily a ceremonial position, but does, by long-standing tradition, preside over the House during its consideration of local and consent bills. Unlike other State legislature (United States), state leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Texas Legislature
The 3rd Texas Legislature met from November 5, 1849 to December 3, 1850 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1849. Sessions * 3rd Regular session: November 5, 1849 – February 11, 1850 * 3rd First called session: August 12, 1850 – September 6, 1850 * 3rd Second called session: November 18, 1850 – December 3, 1850 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: John Alexander Greer, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': Edward Burleson Edward Murray Burleson (December 15, 1798 – December 26, 1851) was the third vice president of the Republic of Texas. After Texas was annexed to the United States, he served in the State Senate. Prior to his government service in Texas, he wa ..., Democrat House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : Charles G. Keenan, Democrat Members Senate Members of the Texas Senate for the Third Texas Legislature: House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron County, Texas
Cameron County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 421,017. Its county seat is Brownsville. The county was founded in 1848 and is named for Captain Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution and in the ill-fated Mier Expedition. During the later 19th century and through World War II, Fort Brown was a US Army outpost here, stimulating the development of the city of Brownsville. Cameron County comprises the Brownsville– Harlingen, TX metropolitan statistical area, as well as the Brownsville–Harlingen– Raymondville combined statistical area, which itself is part of the larger Rio Grande Valley region. The second-largest city in the county is Harlingen. The county is home to the SpaceX Starbase spaceport, situated in Boca Chica; it is also the residence of Elon Musk. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (30%) are covered by wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County (; ) is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 870,781, making it the ninth-most populous county in Texas, and the most populous county outside of the counties in the Texas Triangle. The county seat is Edinburg and the largest city is McAllen. The county is named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain. It is located in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. Hidalgo County is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan statistical area, which itself is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission-Rio Grande City, Texas combined statistical area with neighboring Starr County. With a population that is 91.9% Hispanic as of 2020, it is Texas' second-most populous majority-Hispanic county and the fifth-largest nationwide. It is also the largest county which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing city (United States), cities, town (United States), towns, and village (United States), villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated area, unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, Edge city, edge cities, colonia (United States), colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement community, retirement communities and their environs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Feria, Texas
La Feria is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,817 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville, the Matamoros–Brownsville, and the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan areas. Geography La Feria is located in western Cameron County at (26.158253, –97.824973). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 1.69%, is covered by water. In 2004, the city annexed the Arroyo Alto CDP, increasing the population of the city by roughly 300 people. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,817 people, 2,470 households, and 1,548 families residing in the city. The ancestry was 3.5% English, 2.3% German, 2.0% Irish, 0.8% Norwegian, 0.8% French, and 0.3% Italian. The median age was 34.1 years old. 22.3% of the population were older than 65, with 10.1% between the ages of 65 and 74, 9.5% between the ages of 75 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Benito, Texas
San Benito is a city in Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County, in the US state of Texas, United States. Its population was 24,861 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. On April 3, 2007, San Benito celebrated the 100th anniversary of its naming. The post office was named "Diaz" from April to May 1907. The San Benito Museum, Freddy Fender Museum, and Conjunto Music Museum opened in the same building on November 17, 2007. On October 25, 1975, on the television show ''Hee Haw'', Freddy Fender saluted his hometown of San Benito, population 15,177. San Benito is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville combined statistical area, Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville Metropolitan Area, Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. History San Benito is known as the "Resaca City". The Resaca de los Fresnos, wide, flows through the city. As indicated by its Spanish name, the resaca (channel), ''resaca'' is a dry river bed. It is now th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doffing, Texas
Doffing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,091 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen– Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Doffing is located at (26.273076, -98.384741). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics Doffing first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census. 2020 census As of the census of 2000, there were 4,256 people, 915 households, and 871 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,024 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 34.35% White, 0.02% African American, 64.92% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99.20% of the population. There were 915 households, out of which 75.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.9% were married coupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Homa, Texas
La Homa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,267 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen– Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography La Homa is located at (26.275973, -98.358892). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics La Homa first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. Census. 2020 census As of the census of 2010, there were 11,985 people, 2,381 households, and 2,211 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,856 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.89% White, 0.12% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 11.46% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 97.73% of the population. There were 2,381 households, out of which 67.0% had children under the age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Joya, Texas
La Joya is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,457 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. History Its name, meaning "the jewel", was inspired by a small natural lake west of the city; early settlers were said to observe that the lake shined in the sun like a jewel. The site on which La Joya was founded was part of what was known as "Los Ejidos de Reynosa Viejo". The ''ejidos'' were the shared grazing lands used for the livestock of the settlers of Reynosa Viejo ("Old Reynosa"). During the early 1800s, at the site of what is now La Joya, Francisco de la Garza, a descendant of the early colonizers of the area who soon decided to change his last name from de la Garza to Garza, founded a community, called "Tabasco", adjacent to the northern bank of the Rio Grande. It was a prosperous community that died out after floods in 1908 and 1909. The settlers moved their bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peñitas, Texas
Peñitas is a U.S. city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 6,460 at the 2020 census, up from 4,403 at the 2010 census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. Geography Peñitas is located in southwestern Hidalgo County at (26.231111, –98.445000). It is bordered to the west by the city of La Joya. U.S. Route 83 runs through Peñitas, leading east to McAllen and west to Rio Grande City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.08%, are water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,460 people, 1,537 households, and 1,400 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,167 people, 319 households, and 279 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 421 housing units at an average density of . The ethnic makeup of the city was 83.29% White, 0.09% African Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
