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4 unusual facts about Pharr


Interstate 69

Among these proposed spurs are an extension of Interstate 530 from Pine Bluff, Arkansas (known as "the Dickey Split," for its champion, congressman Jay Dickey), an upgrade of U.S. Route 59 from Texarkana, Texas, and a split in southern Texas to serve three border crossings at Laredo, Pharr-McAllen, and Brownsville.

Pharr, Texas

In 1900 Henry N. Pharr for a number of years was a director of the State National Bank of New Iberia, Louisiana, and was a former president of the Louisiana - Rio Grande Sugar Company and the Louisiana - Rio

Robert Reid-Pharr

A prolific public speaker, he had a part in the film The Watermelon Woman, directed by Cheryl Dunye.

His essays have appeared in, among other places, Callaloo, Social Text, Transition, Studies in the Novel, Women and Performance, African American Review, American Literary History, Fuse, AfterImage, Radical America, American Literature, Gay Community News, and the Washington Blade.


Clyde Pharr

Pharr was born in Evans Point, Texas, the son of Samuel Milton Pharr and Josephine Fleming Pharr.

Filemon Vela, Jr.

In Edinburg School District v. Landmark, Vela represented Edinburg to fight for more funding and in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District v. Landmark, he represented the district in fighting contractors accused of building another poorly constructed school facility.

Heather Maxwell

Band members have included Temi Awosogba, Mai Lingane, Seth Green, Robert Jospe, Matt Wyatt, Sam Wilson, Marthe Bolda, Bob Hallahan, Pete Spaar, Randall Pharr, and Charlie Kilpatrick.

Las Milpas, Pharr, Texas

Las Milpas (Spanish: "The cornfields") is a community in the City of Pharr, in central Hidalgo County, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley.

Susan Pharr

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Susan Pharr, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 10+ works in 50+ publications in 4 languages and 3,000+ library holdings.


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