McAllen economy ranked among nation's strongest by Brookings Institution

McAllen economy ranked among nation's strongest by Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution - March 2010 MetroMonitor
March 17, 2010

The McAllen area ranked among the 20 strongest-performing metropolitan economies in the nation during the last three months of 2009, according to a study to be released today by the Brookings Institution, a public policy think tank in Washington, D.C.

Austin, San Antonio, El Paso and Dallas-Fort Worth also ranked in the top 20 in economic performance among the 100 largest U.S. metro areas, according to the institution's MetroMonitor barometer.

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Mayor Cortez, supporters lobby for youth park expansion, sale of Westside Park

Mayor Cortez, supporters lobby for youth park expansion, sale of Westside Park
McAllen voters will decide in May special election

March 16, 2010 9:13 PM
Nick Pipitone
The Monitor

McALLEN — Mayor Richard Cortez and several supporters urged voters Tuesday to approve two separate ballot propositions that would usher in big changes to the city’s parkland and change the city’s tax rate for the first time in over a decade.

McAllen voters will decide in a May special election whether the city should issue $35 million worth of bonds to build a youth baseball and softball complex, expand the city’s lone youth soccer complex, build a giant new tennis center and renovate Municipal Park.

A second proposition will authorize...

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