Editing Mission, Texas (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Fortunato Benavides]], judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, born in Mission
* [[Lloyd Bentsen]], former U.S. senator and vice-presidential nominee, born in Mission in 1921
* [[William Jennings Bryan]], presidential candidate and former Secretary of State, lived for a time in Mission
* [[William S. Burroughs]], writer of ''Naked Lunch'', lived in Mission for a short while and wrote about it in [[Junkie (novel)|''Junkie'']]
* [[Jorge Cantu]], MLB player from Sharyland High School, who played for [[Tampa Bay Rays]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Florida Marlins]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], [[San Diego Padres]], and now playing for [[Colorado Rockies]]
* [[Koy Detmer]], brother of Heisman Trophy winner [[Ty Detmer]], played for and carried the Mission Eagles football team to the semi-finals in Texas 5A football under the leadership of his father, Sonny Detmer<ref>{{cite journal|title=Aldine thrashes mission 54-21 despite Detmer's 364 yards.|date=9 December 1990|id={{ProQuest|256140979}}}}</ref>
* [[Jaime García (baseball)|Jaime Garcia]], professional MLB player from [[Sharyland High School]] playing with 2011 World Series champions [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
* [[Kika de la Garza]], former state representative and former U.S. representative, chairman of the Agriculture Committee
* [[Lena Guerrero]], the first woman and first ethnic minority person to serve on the regulatory [[Texas Railroad Commission]]
* [[Pierre Yves Kéralum]] (1817–1872), priest and architect
* [[Joe M. Kilgore]], former [[U.S. representative]], reared partly in Mission
* [[Tom Landry]], Hall of Fame coach of the [[Dallas Cowboys]], born and raised, played for Mission High School
* [[Ana Liz Pulido]], [[James Beard Award]] winner for Best Chef:Texas in 2024<ref name="Rocha, IV-2024">{{Cite web |last=Rocha, IV |first=Samuel |date=2024-06-11 |title=Rio Grande Valley chef named 'Best Chef in Texas' during James Beard Awards |url=https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2024-06-11/rio-grande-valley-chef-named-best-chef-in-texas-during-james-beard-awards |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=[[NPR]] |language=en}}</ref> 
* [[Tito Santana]] (aka Merced Solis), former World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) star
* [[Trinidad Silva]], actor
* [[Jamaar Taylor]], attended Mission High School and played football, and later was drafted by the New York Giants. After his retirement, he helped coach at Mission Veterans Memorial High School for a brief period.