Hidalgo County, Texas
Mission Real Estate and Local Guide
Mission is a citrus and agricultural city in the Rio Grande Valley on the Mexican border, known as the 'Home of the Grapefruit' and host of the annual Texas Citrus Fiesta.
Living in Mission
Hometown of Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry and former U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Mission
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Mission home
La Lomita Chapel
Historic 1899 Oblate mission chapel that gave the city its name
National Butterfly Center
Native-plant botanical garden and butterfly sanctuary near the Rio Grande
Mission Historical Museum
City museum in the 1939 Shary Building and 1940 post office, home to the Valley's only surviving WPA mural
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
World Birding Center headquarters protecting Rio Grande floodplain forest with about 360 bird species
Bannworth Park
City community park with a jogging trail, pond and pier, natatorium, and a 2-acre dog park
Mission areas to know
Sharyland Plantation
6,000-acre master-planned community in northern Mission
Shary Heights Historic District
Historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places