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McAllen City Government Actions – August 2026

Recent city commission meetings, board decisions, and public services in August 2026 are outlined.

Drafted Sep 11, 2026 · 9 sources · AI summary, check the sources →

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News — McAllen & the Valley archive & search

Reporting from six Valley outlets — KRGV, Telemundo 40, ValleyCentral, Border Report, The Monitor, and Progress Times. McAllen stories first. Their content, linked and attributed. Spanish-language stories are AI-translated and labeled — the link always opens the original.

ValleyCentral CBS 4

Woman who allegedly filmed herself counting drug money held without bond

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman accused of counting cash at a stash house was held without bond Tuesday. Leila Lizette Vallejo, 21, of Donna allegedly recorded herself counting cash at a stash house in Mission. When federal agents searched the stash house, they found about $903,000 in cash — and videos of Vallejo counting [...]

Sep 11, 2026

Telemundo 40 Español

Five arrested in McAllen for alleged prostitution-related offenses

McAllen reports five arrests after an operation targeting alleged solicitation of prostitution. They also ask the community to report information.

Sep 11, 2026 · translated from Spanish by AI — the link opens the original

KRGV Channel 5

McAllen launches $3 bus route to Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge

Metro McAllen has launched a new $3 bus route connecting the downtown Central Bus Terminal directly to the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge to provide a safer, affordable transit option.

Sep 10, 2026

KRGV Channel 5

Free Narcan now available in Hidalgo County vending machines

Hidalgo County has launched five free Narcan vending machines across Edinburg, McAllen, Weslaco, and Elsa to expand access to the life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug.

Sep 8, 2026

ValleyCentral CBS 4

How much water does it take to power AI? A local RGV engineer explains

MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As data centers expand across the country — including several projects planned for the Rio Grande Valley — concerns over how much water they use are growing. The facilities are designed to store and process massive amounts of information, including the computing power behind artificial intelligence. Jacob Garza, a principal engineer with [...]

Sep 8, 2026

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KRGV Channel 5 · video

KRGV CHANNEL 5 NEWS Update - September 11

Sep 11, 2026

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KRGV Channel 5 · video

Fluidstack breaks ground on $4 billion data center project in Cameron County

Sep 10, 2026

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Lark Branch Library

Fri, Sep 11 · 11:30 AM

Healthcare Roundtable Discussion

Fri, Sep 11 · 6:00 PM

Music at the Park

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Sat, Sep 12 · 8:30 AM

Tres Wellness Fitness Grand Opening

Sat, Sep 12 · 9:00 AM

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This week's city services

schedules & details

Weekly garbage collection

Every resident receives a black garbage cart. Place the cart on the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled day and bring it back inside by 7:00 p.m. The cart must… more

Recycling program

The city provides a blue recycling cart that requires a separate application and badge. The recycling fee is $15.50 per month; an additional bin costs $13.50 p… more

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