Hidalgo County is home to the city of Pharr, Texas, which is connected to the city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas in Mexico, by an international bridge. Named in honor of Henry Newton Pharr, a sugar farmer and former president of the Louisiana - Rio Grande Sugar Company. He also owned 8,000 acres of land in the settlement.
Regular Blogs
This weblog began in the summer of 2009 with information about the Pharr Texas Riot in 1971. It so happens that the blogger lives right where that riot took place, and he fills his readers in about the history of the town as well as the high school.
http://pharrfromheaven.blogspot.com
Local recreational vehicle dealership maintains this weblog which gives travel tips, tips for traveling in severe weather, and hacks and do it yourself how-tos for RVs. Also announces a periodic open house and other sales and events.
http://www.pharrrvs.com/blog/
A stay-at-home mother of two children shares her advice about easy and inexpensive decor for various holidays and for every day. She offers virtual tours of her home, room by room, and supplies plenty of photographs of her seasonal redecorating ideas.
http://www.texasdecor.blogspot.com
