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Juan M. Escobar
Juan M. Escobar is a former county judge and State Representative in Texas. Early life and education Early in his life, Escobar was a migrant worker. Escobar attended Roma High School, where he was a Texas All-State Class AA first team selection in basketball, competed in the 440 at the Texas Class AA State final, and served as Student Council President during his senior year. Military service Escobar served with the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam where he was wounded in action in 1970. He rose to the rank of Sergeant and was assigned to United States Marine Barracks 8th & I in Washington, D.C. where he was a pall bearer for Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Harry S. Truman. He ended his duties as a Marine and was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve where he served as a Platoon Sergeant with a Reco Unit. He began his career with United States Border Patrol in 1978 and was the "Patrol Agent in Charge" at the Sarita checkpoint fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleberg County
Kleberg County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,040. The county seat is Kingsville. The county was organized in 1913 and is named for Robert J. Kleberg, an early settler. Kleberg County is part of the Kingsville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Corpus Christi- Kingsville- Alice, TX Combined Statistical Area Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric .... Most of the county's land lies in the famed King Ranch, which also extends into neighboring counties. History The county was organized in 1913 and was named for Robert J. Kleberg, an early settler (see below). In 1997, the county commissioners officially designated "heaven-o" as the county's greeting. The stated reason was that "hello" c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |