Alamo

Built around irrigated farmland in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Alamo grew into a small city in Hidalgo County. The community lies in South Texas’s flat subtropical plain, near the Rio Grande and the international border with Mexico. Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, located in Alamo, protects wetlands, resacas—former river channels—and remnants of native thornforest, making it an important stop on regional birding routes. The city’s identity is tied to the Mexican-American culture that shapes the wider valley, as well as to agriculture sustained by irrigation. Its name recalls the Alamo mission in San Antonio, a defining symbol in Texas history. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley connects regionally.

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