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In the News (Wed 3 Dec 08)

  
  City of McAllen, TX
The McAllen Parks and Recreation Department will host a national Amateur Softball Association tournament this summer from August 31st to September 3rd.
Teams from across the state and nation will travel to McAllen to compete.
Everyone is invited to Westside Softball Complex on 1000 South Ware Road to enjoy the great tournament action.
www.mcallen.net   (69 words)

  
 McAllen, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
McAllen is a fast growing city in the United States and the cost of living is the lowest of any metropolitan area in the United States.
McAllen Express covers six different color coded routes throughout the city from 6:00 am to 5:55 pm Monday through Friday.
Undoubtedly, the local economy of McAllen is greatly boosted by activity from Mexico.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McAllen,_Texas   (689 words)

  
 McAllen Medical Center : McAllen Heart Hospital
McAllen Heart Hospital opened on January 15, 1996 as a specialty care facility dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
McAllen Heart Hospital was designed to provide the best possible setting for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
McAllen Heart Hospital was the first freestanding cardiology and cardiovascular hospital in the United States.
www.mcallenmedicalcenter.com /p123.html   (620 words)

  
 Visit McAllen, Texas, City of Palms and Jewel of the Valley Crown
McAllen is the retail center of South Texas and Northern Mexico, drawing from a consumer base of over 10 million people.
The McAllen area has also been successful in attracting new call centers employing over 4,200 people due mostly to the fact that the Valley boasts the 7th largest pool of available labor in the country, and it’s bilingual, too.
McAllen MSA’s share of total building permits was $161 million and $434 million for 1990 and 2000 respectively.
wintertexans.com /mcallen.htm   (853 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: MCALLEN, TX
It was constructed as housing for migrant agricultural workers and to facilitate the hiring of workers by farmers.
The population of McAllen was 20,005 in 1950 and 32,728 in 1960.
McAllen was an agricultural, oil, and tourist center in 1970, when the city had a 200-bed hospital and a new air-conditioned high school, the first school in the nation featuring on-site power generated by natural-gas-powered turbines.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/hdm1.html   (1466 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: MCALLEN RANCH
The McAllen Ranch is a working commercial cattle ranch specializing in Beefmaster cattle in the northwest corner of Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande valley, thirty-two miles northwest of Edinburg, the nearest town.
McAllen was born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1826, and immigrated to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in 1849, on his way to California.
Salomé McAllen died in 1898, and her interests were divided between her sons and her husband.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/apm5.html   (1287 words)

  
 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Market Report: Economy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
McAllen's economy in April was in the midst of its fourth straight year of overall expansion, according to that month's McAllen Economic Index, which rose 3.6 percent from April 2004.
McAllen is the fastest-growing city in Texas and the fourth-fastest-growing city in the nation, but the entire Rio Grande Valley has seen double-digit growth for more than a decade.
New international bridges have opened in Brownsville and Pharr and the expressways connecting McAllen, Harlingen and Brownsville are being expanded to handle increased traffic and to establish the infrastructure for the planned I-69, known as the NAFTA highway, connecting Mexico and the border region to Canada.
recenter.tamu.edu /mreports/McAllenEdMiss11.asp   (7696 words)

  
 McAllen, Texas (Cities)
In Hidalgo County, McAllen is located west of Harlingen on US 83 and US 281 near the Rio Grande River, the United States/Mexico border and the Gulf of Mexico.
McAllen is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas metro area.
McAllen celebrates several annual events, including the Candlelight Posada, held in Archer Park in early December, the Fourth of July Fajita Cookoff, the Texas Citrus Fiesta, Springfest!, Borderfest, and the Annual Texas Square Dance Jamboree.
www.ohwy.com /tx/m/mcallen.htm   (179 words)

  
 Relocating and Moving to McAllen, Texas
General Characteristics: McAllen, is in the geographic center of the region most recently termed The Borderplex, which includes the four Rio Grande Valley counties and the Northern Mexico border cities from Matamoros to Ciudad Mier.
McAllen has been called the "Jewel in the Valley Crown." The valley of the Rio Grand once was primarily agricultural.
And in 1999, from among the top 20 cities in Texas, McAllen ranks 2nd in per capita sales tax collections, 3rd in the percent change in population, 11th in retail sales and 17th in population.
www.drelocation.com /Texas/hidalgo/mcallen.htm   (499 words)

  
 McAllen Chamber of Commerce » Business & Community » Economic Development »
The McAllen MSA is outpacing the rest of the nation in population and job growth.
McAllen provides companies with close proximity to their principal manufacturing plants and the emerging new markets in Mexico, Central and South America.
Add to this the young and trainable labor force (median age is 26 in the McAllen MSA and 21 throughout Mexico) the city’s opportunity for growth is astounding.
www.mcallen.org /business/development   (1110 words)

  
 McAllen Texas Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
McAllen is served by an international airport linking us to the nation's major hubs.
McAllen is a color splashed subtropical garden, centered in the rich history and tradition of the Rio Grande Valley.
McAllen is the retail center of South Texas and Northern Mexico, drawing from a consumer base of over ten million people.
www.snick.com /states/tx/cities/mcallen.htm   (1100 words)

  
 McAllen, Texas - All Info About McAllen, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The greater McAllen area - an area of deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley - is one of the fastest-growing areas in the U.S., both in terms of population growth and job growth.
McAllen sits in the middle of one of the best birding spots in the world, and the city is mere minutes away from the World Birding Center.
McAllen sits in the far southern extreme of Texas, just a few miles from the Rio Grande River and the Mexico border.
texas.allinfoabout.com /cities/mcallen.html   (413 words)

  
 Texas Community Profiles, Texas Communities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The City of McAllen is the fourth fastest growing MSA in the nation according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
McAllen was ranked #1 in Mid-sized cities for growth and development by "Southern Business and Development Magazine".
The McAllen MSA is the retail, cultural, financial, medical and educational center of the Lower Ri Grande Valley.
community.tded.state.tx.us /communities/commpages/402.htm   (190 words)

  
 McAllen, Texas - History
McAllen decided to establish a townsite on the rail line eight miles north of the town of Hidalgo, then the county seat of Hidalgo County.
So far in 1998 McAllen has had less than 1 inch of rain, when the normal average would be over 8 inches of rain by this time of the year.
McAllen City Officials were joined by Texas Governor Rick Perry; Texas Secretary of State, Henry Cuellar; U.S. Representative Ruben Hinojosa and Robert C. Patrick, regional director of the Federal Transit Administration.
www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /history/mc_hist.htm   (4394 words)

  
 Religious Conference Manager: McAllen come to the Texas tropics - South Texas Plains - Brief Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Groups of 100+ can be welcomed by the McAllen Greeters, a costumed ream of locals, who, for over 35 years, have served their trademark "Border Buttermilk," a non-dairy concoction whose only known ingredient is tequila.
McAllen's location is convenient to both the Mexican border and the Gulf of Mexico.
McAllen International Airport is served by American Airlines via Dallas, Continental Airlines via Houston and TWA Airlines via Austin.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BIO/is_3_13/ai_84145447   (470 words)

  
 Wizards' McAllen steady, calm
A two-year starter, McAllen notched one of the best performances during a non-league game at Pine Bush Tuesday.
McAllen, who has two shutouts this season, took it from there, holding Pine Bush (7-3) off.
Now, McAllen can concentrate on helping the Wizards win the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division II title.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2000/10/08/mcallen.htm   (297 words)

  
 McAllen on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
McAllen, Texas, Businesses Expand Operations in Anticipation of Mexican Growth.
McAllen, Texas, Medical Center Ranks in Top 100 Most Expensive in Nation.
McAllen: come to the Texas Tropics; South Texas plains.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/McA1llen.asp   (518 words)

  
 McAllen, Texas; Historic McAllen and McAllen Discount Hotel Reservations.
At the foot of this building is an arch from the old McAllen High School (NE corner of the parking lot).
A few Iowans have been known to show up at the Illinois picnic, but this was only in retaliation for the ugly 1938 incident which we will not discuss here.
Just a few miles south of McAllen is Hidalgo, where you can cross the border to visit Reynosa in Mexico.
www.texasescapes.com /TOWNS/McAllen/McAllen_Texas.htm   (373 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: McAllen, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hidalgo County is a county located in the state of Texas.
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live.
Chase Texas Tower (originally named Neuhaus Tower) is the tallest building in McAllen, Texas.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/McAllen,-Texas   (3109 words)

  
 McAllen, Texas
McAllen continued to acquire land for his Santa Anita Ranch.
McAllen decided to establish a townsite on the rail line eight miles north of the town of Hidalgo.
A three story wing was added on to the north side of the existing structure and the library took on it's present form.
www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /library/child/homework/mcallen.htm   (1362 words)

  
 McAllen News
McALLEN, Texas The relatives of three young men who were incarcerated at a South Texas juvenile detention center have filed a 4-point-5 million dollar federal lawsuit, claiming guards caused severe injuries by...
McAllen mayor Richard Cortez is wondering whether a state senator received special treatment when he was caught with a gun at the airport.
McAllen kicks off tour to mysterious sites of the city Think of it as Scooby-Doo and the ganga s Mystery Machine a ' except with a lot more seats and less of a a 70s flower-power vibe.
www.topix.net /city/mcallen-tx   (1188 words)

  
 Firehouse.Com News - 10/4/02 - Reynosa, Texas Bomberos Graduate from McAllen Training Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Training began in McAllen in early July on topics such as equipment usage, fire fighting techniques and other skills.
Some material was pre-planned for the classes, but other topics came up as the McAllen department’s trainers discovered more of what the bomberos needed to know.
McAllen and Reynosa have always had a loose fire service agreement in case major accidents occurred.
www.firehouse.com /news/2002/10/4_Ptx.html   (603 words)

  
 mcallen monitor - is about
McALLEN — The state's Republican candidate for the United States Senate campaigned Thursday in McAllen to talk about his...
The Monitor, located in McAllen, Texas, is the largest and leading newspaper in the Rio Grande Valley.
The McAllen Monitor and myRGV.com are proud to introduce a free community service program where you can...
www.angelfire.com /ab8/angelte/21/mcallen-monitor.html   (268 words)

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