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Alamo, Texas

An irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Alamo was incorporated in 1924 and named for the Alamo Land and Sugar Company. The town is well known as one of the Valley's gateways to Mexico, via U.S. 281 to Nuevo Progreso. The location is a beautiful winter resort-retirement area with an abundance of vegetables and citrus in the vicinity as well.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Sunderland's Cactus Garden

Five acres of native and exotic cacti and succulents; among thousands of plants is the largest nursery-grown cactus in Texas, a 25

Alamo, TX Gardens

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

2,088 acres of thick, brushy growth, typical of Valley before agricultural development. Preserves and protects abundant wildlife and plant species. More than 400

Alamo, TX Wildlife Refuges

Alamo Country Club

Course Access: Private
Holes: 9
Reserve Advance Tee Times: 1

Alamo, TX Golf Courses

Things to do near Alamo, TX

Frontera Audubon

A 12-acre nature preserve featuring mature native woodlands, trails, wetlands and butterfly gardens. Target birds include Gro...

Piedras Negras, Mexico

A comfortable walking distance from downtown Eagle Pass, across the Rio Grande, is the busy Mexican city of Piedras Negras; p...

Killer Bee

The discovery of the first Africanized bee in the United States was found just outside Hidalgo in 1990. The fiberglass and st...

Fort Sam Houston

Established in 1845 and moved to its present location in 1876, this installation has long been one of the Army's most importa...

Live Oak County Museum

Historical relics and documents of early Live Oak County....