Myra L. Ayala, Edinburg’s recently appointed city manager, is a rarity in more ways than one as the top leader of the municipal government for one of the most populated cities south of San Antonio.By becoming the city’s top administrator, Ayala is now part of a public leadership profession in Texas where women are greatly underrepresented.A city manager is an appointed municipal official who carries out the administrative and executive duties of a city government.Ayala’s appointment as city manager makes her the second female city manager in the Edinburg community since 2003, when Wendy Smith was selected as city manager.In ...