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FAQ: Mayor Javier Villalobos on McAllen's Economic Strength, Regional Collaboration, and Border Advantages
In a new episode of The Building Texas Show, McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos discusses regional collaboration, border economics, workforce development, and fiscal discipline. The conversation highlights why McAllen is one of Texas’ safest, fastest-growing, and most resilient border cities.
TL;DR
McAllen's collaborative regional approach and strong financial reserves create opportunities for businesses to leverage cross-border commerce and benefit from major investments like SpaceX.
Mayor Villalobos explains McAllen's strategy of regional coordination, disciplined financial management with tax reductions, and workforce development through local educational institutions.
McAllen's focus on safety, affordable living, and community events creates a better quality of life while fostering economic resilience that benefits the entire region.
McAllen's mayor serves unpaid as a full-time economic diplomat, transforming a 70-acre reservoir into mixed-use space while maintaining one of Texas' lowest costs of living.
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The main topic is why McAllen has emerged as one of Texas' most stable, collaborative, and economically resilient border cities, covering regional collaboration, border economics, workforce development, and fiscal discipline.
McAllen ranks among the safest U.S. cities, has one of Texas' lowest costs of living, is a top destination for small business growth and cross-border commerce, and functions as the economic engine of the Rio Grande Valley with strong financial reserves.
He describes it as an unpaid, full-time commitment centered on stewardship, visibility, and economic diplomacy, particularly across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cities across the Rio Grande Valley—including McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Brownsville, and Harlingen—have shifted from competition to coordination, partnering with Hidalgo, Cameron, and Starr counties to capitalize on major investments.
Institutions like UTRGV, Texas A&M–RGV, and South Texas College serve as critical pipelines for skilled talent in welding, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and technical trades.
Major projects include redeveloping a 70-acre reservoir into a mixed-use destination, expanding the McAllen Convention Center, and opening a full cargo facility at the international bridge to grow sales tax revenue, tourism, and global connectivity.
McAllen maintains disciplined financial management with more than 130 days of working capital in reserves and consecutive property tax rate reductions.
McAllen sits at the center of a fluid, working border between two of the world's most powerful economies, enabling collaboration that strengthens the city locally, regionally, and internationally.
The city offers community-driven quality of life with large-scale holiday events like the South Pole of Texas and the McAllen Holiday Parade, plus year-round tourism and convention activity.
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