History of McAllen: 1991-2000

The official U.S. census population for McAllen in 1990 was 89,000...
The 80's saw triumph and heart break for the city...
The 90's would show the city maturing...settling into a solid center of business and culture...
In the early 90's, the Texas Govenor, Ann Richards signed the legislation creating South Texas Community College out of the former McAllen campus of Texas State Technical Institute...the school would start out with about 800 students...18 years later, it would enroll 30-thousand...
A new large, modern McAllen Airport terminal was dedicated...
The maquiladora industry showed an impact of close to 400-million dollars on the local economy...
A new McAllen City Hall was opened...City Commission meetings were recorded and shown on a city TV channel...
The first hispanic mayor of McAllen, Leo Montalvo, was elected...
McAllen surpassed Laredo as Texas' most popular shopping destination...
another skyscraper was built...the Texas State Bank at N. 10th and Nolana...
The Green Jay became McAllen's official bird...
The city opened a 20-thousand square foot recycling center.

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