USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Rio Grande Valley (informally called The Valley) is a region in Deep South Texas, which includes Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties. To the east this region is bordered by the Gulf Coast of Texas. To the south it is bordered by the Rio Grande River and the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Rio Grande supplies water for drinking and irrigation uses for more that 6 million people and 2 million acres of land.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rio Grande begins in the San Juan mountains of Colorado’s southern Rockies and curls its way down to New Mexico, where it tumbles south some 400 miles before hanging a left in El Paso to begin its stretch as the Texan southern border of the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Rio Grande Valley is sometimes referred to as the RGV or The Valley by locals. The region is known for its warm weather, exotic birds, and citrus orchards. The warm weather attracts large number of retirees from the Northern United States and Canada during the winter months.