Weslaco: Rio Grande Valley Citrus and Vegetable Center
Weslaco lies in eastern Hidalgo County along U.S. Highway 83 (Interstate 2) between San Juan and Mercedes. The city was founded in 1919 by W.E. Stewart, a real estate developer who bought 16,000 acres and platted a town site. The name is a contraction of W.E. Stewart Land Company. Weslaco was developed specifically to promote citrus farming in the Rio Grande Valley, with irrigation canals from the river making intensive agriculture possible on the formerly arid coastal plain.
Citrus and vegetable production remains important to the Weslaco economy, though tourism, retail, and services have diversified the base in recent decades. The Mid-Valley Airport and the USDA Agricultural Research Service facility on the east side of the city support both commercial and research agriculture. The city's population grew from about 22,000 in 1990 to over 40,000 by the mid-2020s.
The Estero Llano Grande State Park, part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley World Birding Center network, preserves 230 acres of wetlands and thorn forest in the southern portion of the city. The park is one of several premier birding sites in the Valley, which lies on a major migratory flyway and hosts species found nowhere else in the United States, including the green jay and the plain chachalaca.
The directory at Escortservice.com lists escort websites offering Weslaco coverage. The site catalogs. Nothing beyond cataloging is offered, including no bookings, no vetting of advertisers, and no mediation. Access requires a minimum age of 21.
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Weslaco lies in eastern Hidalgo County along U.S. Highway 83 (Interstate 2) between San Juan and Mercedes. The city was founded in 1919 by W.E. Stewart, a real estate developer who bought 16,000 acres and platted a town site. The name is a contraction of W.E. Stewart Land Company. Weslaco was developed specifically to promote citrus farming in the Rio Grande Valley, with irrigation canals from the river making intensive agriculture possible on the formerly arid coastal plain.
Citrus and vegetable production remains important to the Weslaco economy, though tourism, retail, and services have diversified the base in recent decades. The Mid-Valley Airport and the USDA Agricultural Research Service facility on the east side of the city support both commercial and research agriculture. The city's population grew from about 22,000 in 1990 to over 40,000 by the mid-2020s.
The Estero Llano Grande State Park, part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley World Birding Center network, preserves 230 acres of wetlands and thorn forest in the southern portion of the city. The park is one of several premier birding sites in the Valley, which lies on a major migratory flyway and hosts species found nowhere else in the United States, including the green jay and the plain chachalaca.
The directory at Escortservice.com lists escort websites offering Weslaco coverage. The site catalogs. Nothing beyond cataloging is offered, including no bookings, no vetting of advertisers, and no mediation. Access requires a minimum age of 21.
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