city, Hidalgo county, southern Texas, U.S., part of the McAllen- Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area, in the lower Rio Grande valley. A settlement was made in 1907 near a mission established (1824) by the Oblate Fathers of the Franciscan order. It developed as a shipping and packing centre for citrus fruits and is the site of the annual Texas Citrus Fiesta (a salute to the Texas Ruby Red grapefruit). The national headquarters of the American Poinsettia Society is located in Mission. Inc. 1910. Pop. (1990) city, 28,653; McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA, 383,545; (2000) city, 45,408; McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA, 569,463.