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Rio Hondo, Texas - Rio Hondo High School
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The Rio Hondo High School system began generating power on March 31, 2000. The system is rated at 4 kilowatts. Situated on the eastern bank of the Arroya Colorado; land promoters divided lots for the town in 1910 and sponsored a contest to name the townsite. Rio Hondo was selected, which means "deep river"; incorporated in 1927. The city is part of very fertile farmland in the Rio Grande Valley with cotton and grain as principal crops. Valley temperatures lure many winter visitors. One of two lift-span bridges in Texas is in Rio Hondo. Built in 1953, the bridge allows barge and boat traffic to make their way to port at Harlingen. Visitors often seek sodas and other fountain drinks from an old-time soda fountain in vintage downtown drug store. The Laguna Altacosa National Wildlife Refuge is 46,000 acre refuge at the southern end of the Central Flyway, and includes 7,000 acres of marshland, and salt and freshwater. Thousands of waterfowl winter here. Resident species include many kinds of gulls, least grebe, Harris' hawk, kiskadee flycatcher, and painted bunting. Other wildlife includes coyote, bobcat, javelina, and white-tailed deer. More than 100 individuals with a common interest in aviation formed the Texas Air Museum with a goal to present aviation history with exhibits dedicated to past and present aviation in Texas, the Eastern Front during WW II (campaigns in Norway), Korea and Vietnam. Among the planes exhibited is a Russian Yak-3, a Focke-Wulf 190 F-8, "Huey" UH 1H, and a T-6, the original aerobat 1A. BACK
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