Route 83 freeway passes through Mission, south of the center of town.

The United States Postal Service operates in the city of Mission.

Mission shares the same economic growth that nearby McAllen is experiencing.

[12] The city has been advertised as the "Home of the Ruby Red Grapefruit" since 1921, due to the fruit being commonly grown in the area.

The city holds the annual Texas Citrus Fiesta Parade along Conway Avenue, which features fruit-decorated floats, bands, law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and many local and city government officials.

Moore Air Force Base (deactivated) is located 15 miles (24 km) north of the city.

It is the location of the First Lift Station of the Mission Canal Company that once irrigated 15,000 acres (61 km2) of farmland in the Rio Grande Valley.

In 1976, Juanita Speer Farley donated the deed to her property to the city.

A new library, designed by Warren Suter, an architect from Mission, was constructed in 1976 and 1977.

The official completion date of the 14,000 square feet (1,300 m2) library was June 1, 1977.

An additional expansion of 30,100 square feet (2,800 m2), designed by architect TAG International, LLP, and constructed by Velasco Construction, was scheduled to be completed in March 2005, and the renovation of the older portions of the library was scheduled to begin afterwards.