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McAllen

American  
[muh-kal-uhn] / məˈkæl ən /

noun

  1. a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.


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McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos said he is concerned about the raids raising home prices and putting a damper on new business investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Among the most prominent examples of the ruling’s effect on transparency was McAllen, Texas’ refusal to disclose how much money was spent to lure pop star Enrique Iglesias to the city for a concert.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

That led iACT to the Senda de Vida migrant shelter in Reynosa, which sits at the end of an unpaved gravel road just across the border from McAllen, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

After group of migrants returned to a shelter in McAllen on Tuesday, saying they were turned away at the airport, advocates exchanged messages trying to figure out what the new TSA procedures were.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

The nature of the answer would tell him the manner in which McAllen should now be handled.

From Gone Fishing by Schmitz, James H.