Region: South Texas Plains
The city's name is from the initials of the W.E. Stewart Land Company, which
promoted the town site in the irrigated Rio Grande Valley in 1919. It is in the
heart of an immense citrus, vegetable and cotton-producing area. Visit Weslaco's
historic downtown and find specialty items, jewelry, antiques and gift
shops.
The charming city hall, built in 1928, features intricate cast-stone
sculpture adorning entryway and cupola of the Spanish Moorish building. The
interior stairway is set with colorful Spanish tiles in geometric designs. It is
a designated historical site. 500 S. Kansas Ave. Visit the public library,
complete with a Spanish open courtyard. 525 S. Kansas Ave.
Harlon Block Memorial features a simple, but elegant, monument to a local
Marine, who participated in the famed flag-raising on Iwo Jima. At the Texas
Army National Guard Armory, 1100 Vo-Tech Drive.
Access to Nuevo Progreso, Mexico, is seven miles south on F.M. 1015.
Floats illuminate Weslaco's downtown during the Mid-Valley Lighted Christmas
Parade, the first Friday of December. Home to the Texas 1015 onion, Weslaco
hosts an Onion Festival every April. 956/968-2102. www.weslaco.com.