Ed. note: If you’re running for elected office, The Advance News Journal will publish your campaign press release at no charge. The following copy came from McAllen District 2 City Commissioner Joaquin “J.J.” Zamora who is seeking his second term in this year’s May election.
The McAllen Holiday Parade turned a $210,000 profit in December — more than four times the amount McAllen made in 2019 — despite challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Today, the City of Pharr announced that it is joining the City of McAllen’s lawsuit against the State of Texas filed earlier this week.
McAllen ISD Trustee Debbie Crane Aliseda has filed for re-election to serve as Trustee Place 3 for the McAllen ISD School Board. This citywide race for the seven-member board will take place in the May 2021 election, hosted by the Hidalgo County Elections Office.
Business shutdowns and limits on their operations through the coronavirus pandemic have battered Texas companies, which are now grappling with another devastating surge in infections as intensive care units at dozens of hospitals across the state are full. Entire industries — bars and restaurants, tourism and travel, oil and gas — continue to struggle.
217 W. Park Avenue
Pharr, TX 78577