Longtime McAllen City Manager retires
Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:00am
After 10.5 years on the job, Roel “Roy” Rodriguez says it’s time to relax, just a little.
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City of Edinburg hires new in-house attorney
Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:00am
In what seems to be a growing trend among local municipalities, the City of Edinburg hired its first in-house city attorney during its July 17 meeting, as opposed to its previous long-standing practice of contracting for outside legal services.
Expanded passenger rail again on the table
Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:00am
A huge pot of federal rail funding and chronic highway congestion are prompting some Texas officials to again consider expanding passenger rail in Texas, according to The Texas Standard.
Rio Grande Valley’s pet population off the leash
Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:00am
The smell was the giveaway. For more than a year, Hilda Luna suspected something was off inside the house that sat behind hers in a neighborhood in North McAllen.
Commercial real estate loans, adjustable-rate mortgages to rise
Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:00am
This May, a story published at internationalbanker.com carried with it this attention-grabbing headline: “Commercial Real Estate Loans: A Ticking Time Bomb for U.S. Banks.”