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county = Frio County|

state = Texas |

seal = |

map = Map of Texas highlighting Frio County.svg |

map size = 250|

founded = 1871|

seat = [[Pearsall, Texas|Pearsall]] |

area = 2,938 [[square kilometre|km²]] (1,134 [[square mile|mi²]]) |

area land = 2,935 km² (1,133 mi²) |

area water = 3 km² (1 mi²) |

area percentage = 0.11% |

census yr = 2000|

pop = 16,252|

density = 6|

web = |

|}}

'''Frio County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of [[2000]], the population is 16,252. Its [[county seat]] is [[Pearsall, Texas|Pearsall]][[Geographic references|⁶]]. Frio County is named for the [[Frio River]].

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[[Image:B_Richardson.jpg|thumb|Bill Richardson is currently the [[List of Governors of New Mexico|Governor of the state of New Mexico]]. He has previously served as a Congressman, [[Secretary of Energy]], and [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|Ambassador to the United Nations]].]]

==Geography==

'''William Blaine "Bill" Richardson''' (born [[November 15]], [[1947]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] and a member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]]. He has served as a Congressman, [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|United States Ambassador to the United Nations]], and [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]]; he is presently the [[Governor of New Mexico]]. He was also chairman of the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]] that nominated [[John Kerry]] for the presidency.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 2,938 [[km²]] (1,134 [[square mile|mi²]]). 2,935 km² (1,133 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.11%) is water.

===Major Highways===

Richardson was born in [[Pasadena, California]]. His mother, Maria Luisa Lopez-Collada, was Mexican. His father was a native of [[Boston]], who worked for [[Citibank]] as an executive in [[Mexico]]. He was raised in [[Mexico City]], but as a teenager attended a Boston-area high school. Richardson played [[baseball]] in high school and was fine [[pitcher]]. He was drafted by the [[Kansas City Athletics]] but did not pursue baseball professionally. He went on to [[Tufts University]], where he majored in French and Political Science. He then added a master's degree from Tufts [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]]. He met his wife, [[Barbara Flavin]], in Boston.

*[[Image:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35]]

*[[Image:US 57.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 57]]

*[[Image:Texas 85.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 85 (Texas)]]

*[[State Highway 173 (Texas)]]

===Adjacent counties===

After college, he worked on congressional relations for the [[United States Department of State|State Department]]. He was later a staff member of the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]]. In [[1978]], he moved to [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] and ran for [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]]. He lost on his first attempt, but won on his second.

*[[Medina County, Texas|Medina County]] (north)

*[[Atascosa County, Texas|Atascosa County]] (east)

*[[La Salle County, Texas|La Salle County]] (south)

*[[Dimmit County, Texas|Dimmit County]] (southwest)

*[[Zavala County, Texas|Zavala County]] (west)

==Demographics==

Richardson spent 15 years representing the Third District of [[New Mexico]] in the U.S. Congress. As a congressman, he kept his interest in foreign relations. He visited [[Nicaragua]], [[Guatemala]], [[Cuba]], [[Peru]], [[India]], [[North Korea]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nigeria]], and [[the Sudan]] to represent U.S. interests. He became a member of the Democratic leadership where he worked closely with [[President Clinton]] on several issues.

As of the [[census]][[Geographic references#2|²]] of 2000, there were 16,252 people, 4,743 households, and 3,642 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 6/km² (14/mi²). There were 5,660 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 71.86% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 4.87% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 19.76% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.50% from two or more races. 73.76% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 4,743 households out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.20% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.44.

In [[1997]], [[Bill Clinton]] appointed him to be the [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|United States Ambassador to the United Nations]]. He served there until [[1998]], when he was appointed as [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]]. He served here until [[2001]]. He oversaw the mishandling of the [[Wen Ho Lee]] case.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 30.80% from 25 to 44, 18.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 121.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.20 males.

Richardson was elected governor of New Mexico in November [[2002]], defeating the [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, [[John Sanchez]] by 17 percentage points (56%-39%). He succeeded a two-term Republican governor, [[Gary Johnson]]. He took office in January [[2003]]. Bill Richardson is the only [[Hispanic]] Governor in the United States.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,504, and the median income for a family was $26,578. Males had a median income of $23,810 versus $16,498 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,069. About 24.50% of families and 29.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.20% of those under age 18 and 30.40% of those age 65 or over.

Even as governor, Richardson continues to be interested in foreign policy. During the summer of [[2003]], he met with a delegation from [[North Korea]] to discuss concerns over that country's use of [[nuclear energy]].

==Cities and towns==

==References==

*[[Bigfoot, Texas|Bigfoot]]

* ''Traveling Troubleshooter Is Ready to Settle Down, at the U.N.:THE SECOND TERM: The New Lineup William Blaine Richardson,'' James Brooke, ''New York Times'', Dec 14, 1996. pg. 11, 1 pgs

*[[Dilley, Texas|Dilley]]

*[[Hilltop, Texas|Hilltop]]

*[[Moore, Texas|Moore]]

*[[North Pearsall, Texas|North Pearsall]]

*[[Pearsall, Texas|Pearsall]]

*[[West Pearsall, Texas|West Pearsall]]

==See also==

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*[[Winter Garden Region]]

| width="30%" align="center"| '''Preceded by''':<br>[[Federico Peña]]

| width="40%" align="center"| [[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]]

| width="30%" align="center"| '''Succeeded by''':<br>[[Spencer Abraham]]

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| width="30%" align="center"| '''Preceded by''':<br>[[Madeleine Albright]]

| width="40%" align="center"| [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.]]

| width="30%" align="center"| '''Succeeded by''':<br>[[Richard Holbrooke]]

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| width="30%" align="center"| '''Preceded by''':<br>[[Gary Johnson]]

| width="40%" align="center"| [[List of Governors of New Mexico|Governor of New Mexico]]

| width="30%" align="center"| '''Succeeded by''':<br>-

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==External links==

[[Category:1947 births|Richardson, Bill]]

* {{Handbook of Texas|id=FF/hcf10|name=Frio County}}

[[Category:Governors of New Mexico|Richardson, Bill]]

* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Frio+County%22&t=dc.coverage Historic Frio County materials], hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.]

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