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Cameron County (388,000 pop.), Hidalgo County (701,000 pop.), Willacy County (20,700 pop.), and Starr
County (61,800 pop.) comprise the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas (or El Valle). Willacy Co. has only three
small cities in the county. Starr Co. is the most economically depressed county in the U.S. Cameron Co. is
the southern-most county in the State, and Hidalgo County is the 4th largest county ( in geographic size and in population)
in Texas. With ~1.2 million people in these counties, the Valley is the 4th largest populated region in Texas.
Some of the Valley cities date back to the very early 1700's. Some of the cities like McAllen, Harlingen,
and Brownsville have large populations, whereas some of the Valley cities have only a few hundred people.
All the county and city governments do their best to make life as good as it can be for their citizens,
and they all welcome you to their communities. Each community is unique in its own way. If the Rio Grande
Valley is anything, it is colorful.
Listed below, you can find all the information on the cities and counties of the Valley. Within
each of their links, the contact information for all the elected officials can be obtained. Contact information for
each of the Valley's two U.S. Senators, three U.S. Congressmen, three State Senators, and eight State Representatives are
listed, also. Contact each of them, often, to let them know how you expect them to work for Nation, for Texas,
and especially for the Valley.
Valley County and City Governments:
Cameron County
Hidalgo County
Starr County
Willacy County
City of Alamo
City of Brownsville
City of Donna
City of Edinburg
City of Harlingen
City of Hidlago
City of Los Fresnos
City of McAllen
City of Mission
City of Pharr
City of Port Isabel
City of Raymondville
City of Rio Grande City
City of Roma
City of San Benito
City of South Padre Island
City of Weslaco
Federal and State Senators and Representatives for the Valley:
Track Legislation and How U.S. Senators and Congressmen Voted
Federal Register
Annenberg Political Fact Check
U.S. Senate Webpage
U.S. House of Representatives Webpage
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
U.S. Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX 15th Dist.)
U.S. Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz (D-TX 27th Dist.)
U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX 28th Dist.)
Texas Legislature Online
Texas Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D-TX 20th Dist.)
Texas Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-TX 21st Dist.)
Texas Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-TX 27th Dist.)
Texas Representative Ryan Guillen (D-TX 31st Dist.)
Texas Representative Ismael "Kino" Flores (D-TX 36th Dist.)
Texas Representative Rene Oliveira (D-TX 37th Dist.)
Texas Representative Eddie Lucio III (D-TX 38th Dist.)
Texas Representative Armando "Mando" Martinez (D-TX 39th Dist.)
Texas Representative Aaron Peña (D-TX 40th Dist.)
Texas Representative Veronica Gonzales (D-TX 41st Dist.)
Texas Representative Juan Manuel Escobar (D-TX 43rd Dist.)
Valley School Districts:
School Districts in Cameron County
School Districts in Hidalgo County
School Districts in Starr County
School Districts in Willacy County
Elections Administrators:
Texas Secretary of State-Elections and Voter Information
Cameron Co. Dept. of Elections and Voter Registration
Hidalgo Co. Elections Dept.
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