Mayor Richard Cortez

Does McAllen, Texas deserve notoriety as the most expensive place for Medicare recipients or is it just a convenient focal point of diversion for politicians who want to avoid the real issues?   The city of McAllen Texas has been in the unwelcome spotlight this month because of an article in the New Yorker Magazine by Atul Gawande discussing the fast raising costs of health care in the area. Dr. Gawande recently visited doctors and hospitals in the area after a review published in the New...Read Full Story

Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund 2008 Informational Workshop in McAllen presented by McAllen Chamber of Commerce. What : TFPF 2008 Workshop Where : McAllen, Texas When : May 15th from 7 - 8 pm. Cost : FREE Location : McAllen Chamber of Commerce 1200 Ash Avenue McAllen, TX 78505 Co-presented with the Rio Grande Valley Film Commission AFS Director of Artist Services Bryan Poyser will provide information about applying to the Fund and screen work samples from previously funded...Read Full Story

Owning carpets would almost certainly mean you own a vacuum cleaner as well. Although there are a vast number of vacuum types, vacuum attachments, and vacuum specifications, vacuums serve one great purpose. Vacuums no matter what size or shape are made to clean. Because vacuums are made to clean, you would normally want to clean it clean as well. And there are a lot of ways to ensure its cleanliness. Read on to learn more about how and why you should clean your vacuum cleaners. 1. Checking...Read Full Story

Your house will never be well organized as long as you don't organize clutter. When you let clutter get the best of you in your house, you wind up having to do something with the clutter to actually clean the house then. They will now be spending most of their time trying to get rid of the clutter to be able to clean, and when they finally get everything uncluttered they are too worn out to clean or they have run out of time. But here are some tips to getting control over the clutter so it...Read Full Story

Here is a short slide show from yesterday's National Hispanic Heritage Month Donate Life Flag Raising Ceremony in McAllen Texas. Mayor Richard Cortez, members of the McAllen City Commission and TOSA representatives were all present to raise the organ Donor flag to honor the generosity of organ donors and their families. To register to be an organ donor in Texas please visit Donate Life Texas Please visit Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA) to learn more about organ donation. Photo credit...Read Full Story