2022 McAllen State of the City

McAllen Photography by Sergio Arratia

The City of McAllen hosted a sold-out “State of the City Address” on Tuesday, February 8, at the McAllen Convention Center. The annual event, which showcased the City of McAllen and the impact its partnerships are making, had over 1,000 in attendance.

“It is very exciting to know that there are so many people interested in hearing about the state of the City of McAllen,” said Mayor Javier Villalobos. “This is important because we have a very strong and important message about McAllen, our prosperity, and our community that contributes to our city every day.”

Mayor Villalobos expressed appreciation for the many sponsors, as those funds cover the hard costs of the event, support philanthropic efforts, and promote the City of McAllen.

Sponsors for the McAllen State of the City Address include:

DIAMOND: IBC Bank; Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP; Perspective Hospitality; SpawGlass Contractors

TITANIUM: City of Palmhurst; Fox Packaging; GDJ Engineering; L&F Distributors; McAllenHidalgo Bridge and Anzalduas International Bridge; McAllen Public Utility; South Texas College; TEDSI Infrastructure Group; Texas A&M University; Texas National Bank; Vantage Bank Texas

PLATINUM: AT&T; Boggus Ford Lincoln; Clark Chevrolet; D Wilson Construction; Halff Associates; McAllen Chamber of Commerce; McAllen International Airport; South Texas Health System; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

MAYOR JAVIER VILLALOBOS AND ANETTE VILLALOBOS COMMISSIONER SEBY HADDAD AND RONNIE TAVAREZ

SENATOR JUAN “CHUY” HINOJOSA, VAL LA MANTILLA, SANDRA DARLING AND MAYOR DARLING MAYOR JAVIER VILLALOBOS

NICHOLE HERNANDEZ, VERONICA GONZALES AND GABRIELLA NUNNERY

JUDGE RICHARD CORTEZ, NICOLE AGUIRRE, DORA BROWN AND TONY AGUIRRE EDINBURG MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA, SALLY FRAUSTRO GUERRA AND DR. BARBARA BAGGERLY HINOJOSA

BERRY PATEL AND ADRIAN VILLAREAL SAUL SANCHEZ, BLANCA CARDENAS AND CARLOS MELGUISO SHERIFF EDDIE GUERRA, MCALLEN POLICE CHIEF VICTOR RODRIGUEZ AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY RICARDO RODRIGUEZ