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San Benito is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 23,444 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of Country and Tex-Mex music icon Freddy Fender. San Benito celebrated the 100th anniversary of the naming of the city April 3, 2007. 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 Nov. 17, 2007. San Benito is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. GeographySan Benito is located at 26°8′12″N 97°38′9″W / 26.13667°N 97.63583°W (26.136603, -97.635878). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.2 square miles (29.0 km²), of which, 11.0 square miles (28.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.87%) is water. It should be noted that San Benito is also known as "The Resaca City", due to its resaca (a former tributary of the Rio Grande, which has been cut off for irrigation purposes). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  airfields-freeman.com 491px x 836px | 41.10kB [source page] A 1946 photo of Pipers in front of the hangars at San Benito courtesy of Steve Cruse A 1946 photo of a Fly In at San Benito courtesy of Steve Cruse Immediately after the end of WW2  airfields-freeman.com 305px x 877px | 22.70kB [source page] which had been relocated by the CAP from Brownsville to San Benito in 1942 A circa 1946 photo courtesy of Steve Cruse looking south at San Benito during an airshow fly in From Yahoo Image Search: "San Benito, Texas"  qalfvapiqet.livejournal.com qalfvapiqet Sun, 31 May 2009 21:36:19 GM business for sale brownsville harlingen . san benito texas tx. washington state congressman celebrity funny joke joke joke portal.com school online bridge games free arkansas state laws on street luge how to draw android 18 ...  valleycentral.com unknown Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:18:09 GM Cortez assured that the agency would continue to work with the . San Benito. . But he wrote they could not install a light because, "There is not any significant pedestrian activity." Full . Texas. Department of Transportation Statement: ... valleycentral.com Martha Benavides hu, 11 Jun 2009 11:57:28 GM By Mary AvilaSaturday, June 20, 2009 at 11:09 PM. Its a car dealerships worst nightmare. A test drive turned into a gun point carjacking. Now . San Benito. police are on the hunt for two men. ... to help fight unemployment and curb those rates , a group called the rio south . TEXAS. economic council is coming together to not only attract new businesses to the valle, but also create new better paying jobs. ACTION 4'S victor castillo has the details. ... From Google Blog Search: "San Benito, Texas"  news.google.com Hollister Free Lance From bull riding to pony-express races and steer stopping to barrel races, the 76th Annual San Benito County Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo ... and more » news.google.com Faribault County Register Tjentz Edwards of Bangor, Rey, Martin, Martha and Anthony Edwards of San Benito , Texas , sister, Helen Kassner of Sawyer, ND, sister-in-law, Alvina Beutow of ... and more » news.google.com Brownsville Herald IDEA Public Schools currently has five campuses - in Donna, Brownsville, San Benito , McAllen/Edinburg and Mission - and plans to open its sixth campus in ... and more » From Google News Search: "San Benito, Texas" who lives in san benito ,texas? Q. who lives in san benito ,texas? Asked by questioneer - Sat Jul 22 14:54:16 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Not many. Only 23,444 people as of 2000. Here are a few of the more famous names that live in San Benito: Cameron Diaz's sister (Christina) 1154 Encantada Cir San Benito, TX 78586 Enrique Iglesias' Mother: Agustina Iglesias 30678 Nelson Rd San Benito, TX 78586-9267 Andy Garcia Garcia, A 956-399-2804 San Benito, TX 78586 *AND* his brother: Garcia, Antonio Lomax Rd San Benito, TX 78586 Probably the most famous resident: Jennifer Lopez 100 Fm 509 San Benito, TX 78586 J. Lo's info is at the first link below: I like Infospace.com you can look up people all over the US! Answered by Ten Kenorland - Sat Jul 22 17:12:43 2006 What can we do in South Texas?
Q. I have lived in South Texas (San Benito/Harlingen more specifically) fo a little over a year and still don't know the sights (other than South Padre Island). I have a friend from England who's coming to visit for the summer, and we are planning a week here in Texas before spending another 3 weeks in Southern California (where I previously lived for 10yrs). Aside from working and college, I haven't had much time to sight see, and I'm trying to keep the Englishman out of Mexico (or he might not come back). What is there to do down here that is more for the younger crowd? Even pretty little lakes and stuff will work! Asked by Crystal M - Mon Mar 2 22:08:05 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Well, there's the Port Isabel Lighthouse, and the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville. The Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park is in Mission, and there's the Falcon State Park on Falcon Lake. Other than that, I don't have any real ideas. I'm afraid you're living in a fairly dismal part of the state. Still, I hope you and your friend have a good visit! Answered by Donna L - Mon Mar 2 22:46:01 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "San Benito, Texas" |
