Bill Text: TX SR27 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 4, 2025, as McAllen Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2025-02-04 - Reported enrolled [SR27 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR27-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| welcome residents of McAllen who are gathering at the State | ||
| Capitol on February 4, 2025, to celebrate this vibrant South | ||
| Texas community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, McAllen traces its history to 1797, when Spanish | ||
| settler Jose Manuel Gomez founded the Santa Anita Ranch in what | ||
| is now southern Hidalgo County; the ranch grew in size and was | ||
| eventually inherited by Mr. Gomez's great-granddaughter, Salome | ||
| Balli, who married John McAllen; together, they continued to add | ||
| to the property and renamed it McAllen Ranch; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1904, the Saint Louis, Brownsville and | ||
| Mexico Railroad arrived, and that same year, Mr. McAllen and | ||
| other early settlers formed the McAllen Townsite Company and | ||
| established a community named for John McAllen; other | ||
| developers founded East McAllen in 1907, and the two towns | ||
| eventually merged and became home to a growing number of | ||
| businesses, churches, residences, and a newspaper; by 1920, | ||
| the city had a population of some 6,000 residents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the last five decades, McAllen has grown into | ||
| a thriving center in the Rio Grande Valley for commerce, | ||
| government, and business and ranks among the top 10 best cities | ||
| for small businesses nationwide; as a result of its retail tax | ||
| strength, it ranked second in sales tax per capita allocation in | ||
| Texas for cities over 100,000 in population in 2024, and the city | ||
| has one of the lowest property tax rates in the region; it | ||
| continues to be listed among the fastest-growing metropolitan | ||
| statistical areas in the country and U.S. News & World Report | ||
| ranked McAllen in the top 50 best places to live in the United | ||
| States and as the second-best place to live in Texas for | ||
| 2024-2025; the McAllen National Incident-Based Reporting System | ||
| crime report recorded the lowest crime rate in the last 37 years | ||
| at the end of 2024; and | ||
| WHEREAS, McAllen is renowned for its natural beauty and | ||
| is home to Quinta Mazatlan, a Spanish revival estate set amid | ||
| sprawling tropical gardens; this unique conference and events | ||
| center encompasses quiet trails winding through more than 15 | ||
| acres of birding habitat featuring more than 500 visiting bird | ||
| species; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The city also features a rich array of cultural | ||
| attractions and prides itself on being a destination city with | ||
| more than 800 events held annually, and in 2024, the city was | ||
| named an IFEA World Festival and Event City for the third | ||
| time; the McAllen Holiday Parade, presented by H-E-B and | ||
| powered by Bert Ogden Auto Group, has been a popular and | ||
| highly acclaimed event for many years, and other world-class | ||
| events held in the city include the McAllen Public Library's | ||
| World Languages Festival and South Texas Book Festival, the | ||
| South Pole Illuminated Festival, MXLAN Music and Arts | ||
| Festival, the McAllen Marathon Scott Crane Running Series, | ||
| Planta Nativa at Quinta Mazatlan, and the McAllen Convention | ||
| Center's CarFest; and | ||
| WHEREAS, McAllen has built a reputation as an outstanding | ||
| place to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may | ||
| indeed take great pride in the prominent role that their city | ||
| continues to play in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as McAllen Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for a memorable visit to Austin; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Hinojosa of Nueces | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 4, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
