Departments — McAllen

Department-by-department — McAllen

From the city's own adopted budget book — department totals, with category subtotals where the book prints them. McAllen doesn't publish a line-item ledger; that detail requires a Texas Public Information Act request. Nothing is estimated.

2025-2026 Adopted 2025-2026 figures, as the city prints them.

Police

$45,780,684

Fire

$28,313,564

Water Fund

$26,591,496

Sanitation Fund

$25,252,869

Wastewater Fund

$16,211,813

Parks

$11,712,223

Convention Center Administration

$8,721,783

Airport

$8,522,579

Public Safety

$8,283,359

Recycling Center

$8,176,593

General Government

$7,659,649

Water Treatment Plant

$7,451,231

Culture and Recreation

$6,642,975

Fleet Operations

$6,437,708

Metro McAllen Administration

$6,313,413

Plants and Stations

$6,165,221

Commercial Box

$5,839,547

Information Technology

$5,790,318

Highways and Streets

$5,660,449

Residential

$4,987,889

Facilities Administration Department

$4,728,556

Library

$4,695,960

McAllen Public Library

$4,695,960

Brush Collection

$4,019,715

Brush Department

$4,019,715

Health and Welfare

$3,950,982

Transmission & Distribution

$3,814,486

Water Fund Administration

$3,586,501

Wastewater Collections

$3,359,685

Bridge Operations (International Toll Bridge Fund)

$3,098,228

Traffic Operations

$3,092,063

Engineering

$2,930,325

Street Lighting

$2,770,715

Environmental and Health Code Compliance

$2,736,149

Cost of Raw Water

$2,500,000

Drainage

$2,447,041

Property & Casualty Insurance Fund Administration

$2,431,695

Recreation

$2,371,887

Administration

$2,306,801

City Attorney’s Office

$2,218,552

Finance

$2,090,614

Tax Office

$2,026,674

Building Permits & Inspection

$1,995,574

Champion Lakes Golf Course Fund

$1,946,994

Quinta Mazatlan

$1,604,448

Quinta Mazatlán

$1,604,448

Emergency Medical Services

$1,500,000

Risk Management

$1,396,195

Customer Relations Department

$1,357,280

Composting

$1,279,544

Building Maintenance

$1,276,762

Liability Insurance

$1,270,358

Human Resources

$1,269,569

Meter Reader Department

$1,263,868

Utility Billing Department

$1,248,917

Pools

$1,234,373

Street Cleaning

$1,178,076

Street Cleaning Department

$1,178,076

Administration (Anzalduas International Crossing Fund)

$1,143,163

Champion Lakes Golf Course Maintenance & Operations

$1,131,048

Administration (International Toll Bridge Fund)

$1,063,626

Office of Communication

$1,007,328

Laboratory Services

$848,229

Bridge Operations (Anzalduas International Crossing Fund)

$846,216

Health Insurance Administration

$799,527

Water Laboratory

$759,342

Parks Administration

$726,707

Parks and Recreation Administration

$726,707

Library Branch Palm View

$670,073

Palm View Branch Library

$670,073

Library Branch Lark

$660,863

Lark Branch Library

$660,863

McAllen 311 Call Center

$655,824

Champion Lakes Golf Course Pro Shop

$627,300

Management & Budget

$624,217

Grant Administration

$600,730

Treasury Management Department

$595,314

Recreation Center - Lark

$586,770

Lark Community Center

$586,770

Recreation Center - Palmview

$569,922

Palm View Community Center

$569,922

Animal Care Services

$544,624

Sidewalk Construction

$486,901

Las Palmas Community Center

$480,031

Audit Office

$303,718

Passport Facility

$273,116

Champion Lakes Golf Course Golf Carts

$257,443

International Relations

$236,960

Materials Management

$199,201

Graffiti Cleaning

$195,621

Employee Benefits

$60,021

Legal

$8,552

City Hall

$7,926

Development Center

$6,155

Environmental & Health Code Compliance

$6,149

Radio Shop

$6,128

Street Maintenance

$5,737

City Secretary

$5,029

Municipal Court

$4,945

Animal Control

$4,624

Office of Management & Budget

$4,217

Champion Lakes Golf Course Dining Room

$3,000

Chamber of Commerce

$2,000

Vital Statistics

$872

Purchasing and Contracting

$517

General Insurances

$358

Planning

$327

Engineering Services

$325