Editing West Sharyland, Texas (section)

==Notable people==
'''[[John H. Shary]]''' Founder of Sharyland and the Rio Grande Valley citrus industry. His daughter, Marialice, married Texas Governor [[Allan Shivers]].

''' [[John J. Conway]] ''' Purchased the land that would become Sharyland from the Catholic Church before selling much of it to John Shary. Conway played an instrumental role in developing an irrigation system for local farms, and founded the city of Mission Texas; much of unincorporated Sharyland actually lies within Mission's city limits.

'''[[Lloyd Bentsen]]''' Born in Sharyland and graduated from Sharyland High School. Bentsen was a four-term Senator, vice-presidential candidate, and from 1993 to 1994 served as [[Bill Clinton]]'s Treasury Secretary.

'''[[William Jennings Bryan]]''' Retired to Sharyland after his third unsuccessful run for the presidency, in 1908. Bryan and his wife remained in Sharyland until 1913, when President [[Woodrow Wilson]] made him Secretary of State. After leaving the cabinet in 1915, Bryan sold the "Bryan House" in Sharyland and moved to Florida. Bryan achieved his greatest fame shortly before his death when he squared off against [[Clarence Darrow]] in the famous "[[Scopes Trial]]", which tested whether [[evolution]] could be taught in the classroom.

'''[[Jorge Cantú]]''' Major League Baseball player for the Texas Rangers who was born in [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] and graduated from Sharyland High School.