Tag Archives: McAllen City Commission

McAllen Selects Local Firm For Bridge Construction

The Anzalduas Bridge (photo U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

The McAllen City Commission approved an award of contract to Wilson Construction Company of McAllen on Monday for the construction of new inbound and outbound commercial facilities and related paving improvements at the Anzalduas International Bridge. The contract is for $81.8 million, with a contract time of 320 days, approximately 11 months. The funding source for the project is a $63 million loan from the North American Development Bank and…

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City of McAllen Approves New Commissioner Districts

At a special meeting on Aug. 1, the McAllen City Commission formally adopted an ordinance redistricting the City of McAllen’s single member voting districts. Redistricting was required because the results of the 2020 federal Census indicated a 48-percent population deviation based upon current district lines. Early in the process of drawing a new single member district map, the McAllen City Commission adopted a resolution establishing criteria to ensure that the…

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New Leadership Joins Hidalgo County

Escochea Salinas and Laura Matamoros

Laura Matamoros is the new economic development director for Hidalgo County. The news came from County Judge Richard F. Cortez today as he also announced Hilda Escochea Salinas as assistant chief of staff. Matamoros’s previous service includes director of business research and strategy for the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation. She was also the director of operations for the United Brownsville Coordinating Board. She is a graduate from the University of…

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