Tag: San Benito Historical Society
State designates San Benito’s Stonewall Jackson Hotel as historical landmark
SAN BENITO — Decades after standing as the city's most cherished architectural treasure, the former Stonewall Jackson Hotel has been christened a Texas historical landmark.
Freddy Fender honored with Texas Historical Commission marker in San Benito
SAN BENITO — Freddy Fender Lane filled with song Saturday as a crowd seated in folding chairs or standing, with some swaying to the beat of music, joined Margarita Huerta Fender and her brother Isidro Huerta as they sang “Before the Next Teardrop Falls,” famously recorded by their uncle Baldemar Garza Huerta, the singer better known as Freddy Fender.
Photo Gallery: Freddy Fender honored with Texas Historical Commission marker in San Benito
SAN BENITO — The San Benito Historical Society held the official presentation ceremony for the marker at 143 Freddy Fender Lane.
