{"id":20354,"count":2,"description":"Mexia (\u00a0\/m\u0259\u02c8he\u026a.\u0259\/ m\u0259-hay-\u0259 or \/m\u0259\u02c8h\u025b\u0259r\/ m\u0259-hair) is a city in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,552 at the 2008 census.\nThe city's motto, based on the fact that outsiders tend to mispronounce the name [\u02c8m\u025bksi\u0259], is \"A great place, no matter how you pronounce it.\"\nNamed after General Jos\u00e9 Antonio Mex\u00eda, a Hispanic hero for the Republic of Texas Army during the Texas Revolution, the town was founded near his estate. Nearby attractions include Fort Parker Historical recreation, the Confederate Reunion grounds, and Mexia State Supported Living Center (formerly Mexia State School), which began as a prisoner of war camp for members of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps during World War II.\nMexia is also home to the Mexia Public Schools Museum, one of a few museums dedicated to the historical and social significance of a Texas public school system.\nMexia hosts a large Juneteenth celebration every year.\nAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/mexia\/","name":"Mexia","slug":"mexia","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/20354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=20354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}