The City of McAllen is the premier retail shopping destination in South Texas and northern Mexico. While new shopping centers and box chains continue to open in McAllen, city leaders know that small businesses are a critical component of the retail success of the community. Hoping to help small businesses compete with big box, modern construction, the City of McAllen has continued to fund an ongoing grant revitalization program. Refresh 50/50 is a matching grant program for designated business corridors in McAllen that will allow for small, local businesses to apply for a matching grant of up to $15,000 from ...