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In 2004, Richard held the position of Vice Chairman of the McAllen Public Utility Board, a board entrusted with the water and sewer services for the City of McAllen. In June 2005, Richard Cortez was elected the 19th Mayor of the City of McAllen. He was re-elected for a second four-year term in May 2009, garnering 82 percent of the popular vote.
In 2001, the McAllen Central Station was opened in Downtown McAllen, which provides a transit hub for all local lines, as well as connects to a variety of domestic and international bus lines. The City of McAllen created the Transit Department that same year to help manage the recently created McAllen Central Station.
Downtown McAllen is the main business district in McAllen, Texas. U.S. Interstate 2 runs directly south of the downtown area. The City's Central Business District and encompasses the area west of 10th street, east of Bicentennical, south of Hackberry and north of Interstate 2.
He served as a City Commissioner for District 1 from 2018-2021 prior to being elected Mayor of McAllen. [5] He ran for the Texas House of Representatives for House District 41 in 2008. [ 6 ] In 2018, he was appointed by Governor of Texas Greg Abbott to the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board for a term set to expire February 1, 2023.
McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Hidalgo County. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across from the Mexican city of Reynosa. McAllen is about 70 mi (110 km) west of the Gulf of Mexico.
McAllen Miller International Airport terminal built. [1] South Texas Community College opens. [1] 1995 - City Hall rebuilt. [1] 1997 City website online. [21] [22] Rubén Hinojosa becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 15th congressional district. [23] 1998 - Texas State Bank building constructed. [1] 1999 - "Futuro McAllen" civic group formed ...
McAllen — a city in Hidalgo County, and in the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan and Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Areas, in South Texas and the Mexico-U.S. Border area. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
McAllen International Airport (IATA: MFE, ICAO: KMFE, FAA LID: MFE) is an international airport serving McAllen, Mission and the surrounding Lower Rio Grande Valley region of Texas in the United States. It is located within the City of McAllen in Hidalgo County. [1]