McALLEN – Beginning on Friday, April 10, 2020 and continuing through Sunday, April 12, 2020, all McAllen city parks will be closed to the public for the Easter holiday weekend. McAllen Parks & Recreation crews have already begun removing picnic tables from all city parks. “We recognize that our McAllen parks are a favorite location for area families to host their Easter celebrations,” said McAllen City Manager Roel “Roy” Rodriguez, P.E. “However, the risk of mass gatherings and not maintaining proper social distancing at these picnic events was too great a chance to keep our parks open during this weekend. The parks ...