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12 unusual facts about Harlingen


Aeroméxico Connect

The route network expanded all across the north of Mexico, and some routes to the United States were operated for a brief period, such as: Harlingen, McAllen, Corpus Christi, and Austin in Texas.

Clarence Bouma

Clarence Bouma (November 30, 1891, Harlingen, Friesland - August 12, 1962, Grand Rapids, Michigan) was a theologian and professor at Calvin Theological Seminary.

Fe-TV

Based in Harlingen, Texas, the network is an outreach of Faith Pleases God Church, along with sister network La Familia Network (LFN).

Harlingen

Harlingen, Friesland, a municipality and city in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands

Harlingen, New Jersey, an unincorporated village in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, United States

Harlingen, Texas

KVMV Family Friendly & Commercial Free 96.9 FM (Adult Contemporary Christian)

Jean Martirez

She was then hired as an anchor and reporter for the Harlingen, Texas CBS-affiliate KGBT.

KCHD-CA

The permit for the station, given callsign K43CM, was awarded to Aracelis Ortiz of Faith Pleases God Church in Harlingen, Texas, operators of Spanish-language religious television stations.

Merry Christmas from the Family

Fred and Rita—whose relationship to the narrator appears to have been forgotten—arrive from Harlingen in a motor home, which when plugged in, overloads the electrical system and knocks out the family's Christmas lights.

Warren W. Tichenor

Warren W. Tichenor (born in Harlingen, Texas in 1960) served as the nation's 17th United States Ambassador to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, serving under President George W. Bush, having been sworn in on 12 June 2006 after being confirmed by a unanimous vote of the United States Senate on 26 May 2006.

Willie Dee Bowles

After graduating from Sam Houston State in 1931, Bowles taught English and Spanish at Alief High School near Houston, Texas until 1934, and then, from 1934 through 1939, taught History at Harlingen High School in Harlingen, Texas.

World Institute of Scientology Enterprises

In 2002, The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of former employees of dentist Juan Villareal and Harlingen Family Dentistry in Harlingen, Texas who refused to attend Scientology training courses.


Almenum

Philip II of Spain granted Harlingen permission to include Almenum within its border in 1563.

Beeville, Texas

TTa operated scheduled passenger flights with Douglas DC-3 prop airliners from Chase Field with service to Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Harlingen, Houston, San Antonio and other destinations in Texas.

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

The HCISD district office and KHGN-TV Channel 17 TV station are located at 407 N. 77 Sunshine Strip in Harlingen, Texas (78550).

KHGN-TV is used to inform parents and students of updates involving Harlingen and its schools.

KGBT

KGBT-TV, a television station (channel 4 analog/31 digital) licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States

KMBH

KMBH-FM, a radio station (88.9 FM) licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States

Rio Grande Valley Giants

The Corpus Christi Giants, which joined the TL in 1958, finished last in attendance (61,500) in 1959, and transferred to Harlingen over the winter.

The Rio Grande Valley Giants was an American minor league baseball franchise in the Double-A Texas League located in Harlingen, Texas, that played from the beginning of the 1960 season through June 10, 1961.

Texas State Technical College System

TSTC also operates campuses in Harlingen (with a branch in Ingleside), Marshall (with a branch in Red Oak to open in 2014), and West Texas (with campuses in Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, and Sweetwater), as well as TSTC Corporate College, which operates customized training programs for specific industries.