McAllen Citizens League

04/23/2026

The Monitor covered our District 5 Candidate forum. We urge all District 5 voters to get to the polls
Early voting ends 4/28. The MISD $335 million school bond Early voting also ends 4/28 with Election day on Saturday 5/2/26!

Early voting for McAllen’s District 5 commissioner race is underway, and as residents are making their way to the polls, the three candidates just wrapped up their second, and probably final, forum.

04/22/2026

Thank you to everyone that joined us yesterday for our McAllen City Commissioner Dist. 5 Special Election Candidate Forum + MISD $335 Million Bond Briefing

Please share this video and credit The McAllen Citizens League if you utilize portions of this broadcast on other channels.

Reminder that Early Voting is now through April 28th and Election day is May 2nd.

McAllen Commissioner Dist. 5 Candidates:
Michael Fallek
Mark Murray
Felida Villarreal

MISD Superintendent, Dr. Rene Gutierrez presents $335 Million Bond Election

Forum Moderator,
Carlos Sanchez, former Director of Public Affairs, Hidalgo County, Retired Journalist, former Political Editor Texas Monthly

04/22/2026

Excellent attendance at the MCL District 5 candidate forum. We urge everyone to talk to your friends and family that live in this central McAllen district to encourage them to go VOTE! We thank all the candidates for their participation and willingness to serve!! Forum video will be posted here. The MISD Superintendent also presented the $335 million school bond proposed which is also on the ballot. As a side note: MCL also invited the Vote No group to speak but they were not able to participate. Get informed!! VOTE!!

02/19/2026

We are proud to share today's Texas State Rep Dist 41 Candidate Forum in full. Please share with with your friends and family, encourage them to get informed and vote!

Thank you to the candidates for making themselves available to the citizens and to all our members that joined us today for another great forum.

Early Voting from February 17-27
Election day is March 3rd

Make your voice heard and vote!

Candidates:
Victor “Seby” Haddad (D)
Julio Salinas (D)
Gary Groves (R)
Sarah Sagredo-Hammond (R)
Sergio Sanchez (R)

Eric Holguín (D) unfortunately could not attend due to a family emergency. Our prayers go out to him and his family.

Thank you to The Double Tree Hotel, Former McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, Futuro RGV, and to all our incredible 2026 program sponsors.

Gold Sponsors:
Clark Chevrolet
City of McAllen TX Government
KC Advertising Specialties
Pollux Castor Creative Advertising + Production
Texas A&M McAllen

Silver Sponsors:
Lone Star National Bank
Frost Bank
McAllen Public Utility

Bronze Sponsors:
Franz Law Group
Linebarger Attorneys at Law
McAllen Heritage Center - museum of history & culture

Friends of MCL:
Ernie & Debbie Aliseda
Elva Cerda
Christina DeMara
Imagine It Studios
John Della Maggiora
Judith Flores-Saldivar & Sam Saldivar
Socialife News Magazine
Valley Land Title Co.

02/18/2026

HUGE THANK YOU 👏 to our 2026 program sponsors.

Reminder to join us tomorrow for our Texas State Representative Dist. 41 Candidate Forum

Thursday, February 19th, 2026
11:30am - 1:15pm

The Double Tree Hotel
1800 South 2nd St, McAllen, TX

Reservations are now closed. Thank you to all that RSVPd

Gold Sponsors:
Clark Chevrolet
City of McAllen TX Government
KC Advertising Specialties
Pollux Castor Creative Advertising + Production
Texas A&M McAllen

Silver Sponsors:
Lone Star National Bank
Frost Bank
McAllen Public Utility

Bronze Sponsors:
Franz Law Group
Linebarger Attorneys at Law
McAllen Heritage Center - museum of history & culture

Friends of MCL:
Ernie & Debbie Aliseda
Elva Cerda
Christina DeMara
Imagine It Studios
John Della Maggiora
Judith Flores-Saldivar & Sam Saldivar
Socialife News Magazine
Valley Land Title Co.

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02/16/2026

Supporting our community!! Helping raise scholarships for McAllen Housing Commission resident graduates to attain higher education goals builds and brighter future!

🌟 Thank you, McAllen Citizens League for your generous monetary support to our annual Robert "Bobby" Calvillo Home is Where the Heart is 5k fundraiser!

01/21/2026

Appreciate the coverage of our January discussion. We plan to provide follow up discussions to increase awareness and participation in a critical issue!

Exclusive Video: The State of Water in the Rio Grande Valley forum
https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/the-state-of-water-in-the-rio-grande-valley,55002

01/16/2026

The MCL January meeting was extremely successful with a full house present! Our panel of experts and advocate for water safety provided an excellent discussion about a precious resource and an issue that affects us all.
MCL has been a strong community organization since 1952 consistently providing our members and the community at large with discussions and forums about important issues in our community! Our next meeting is coming up on Feb 19, 2026 at the Doubletree Hotel in McAllen. More details will be posted here soon!

01/16/2026

Thank you to all the members that attended yesterday's meeting on the subject of the State of the Water in the Rio Grande Valley. We had an informative update from region leaders and are proud to share the video recap including the presentation in it's entirety.

Thank you again and look out for our next meeting announcement soon.

10/06/2025

First MCL Member Meeting is upon us! Thursday, Oct 23rd, 11:30am at Rio Bank

“Building Safer Communities”
A Forum with our Hidalgo County Sheriff
and McAllen Chief of Police

Guest speakers:
Sheriff Eddie Guerra,
Hidalgo County Sheriff

Chief Victor Rodriguez,
City of McAllen Police Department

Call (956) 681-2861 to RSVP. Voicemail accepted.
RSVP Deadline: October 16th

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO PAY LUNCH & RSVP:
https://www.clover.com/pay-widgets/c56a1ec7-df2f-4543-af02-b475a7df5b8e

Lunch: $20 members | $23 non-members

FB Event Page with full info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1525895175114831/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

09/08/2025

The MCL Board met for the annual retreat! Member surveys were reviewed and resulted in programming largely based on that input!! MCL'S first meeting will be held Thursday, 10/23/25 @ 11:30am at Rio Bank event center! Details coming soon!! Not pictured- Judith Flores-Saldivar John Della Maggiora Leroy Cadena

MCL hosts luncheon meetings for members and the public as scheduled except June through September. Topics covered include pertinent issues or current affairs that affect our community. Meeting schedule will be posted here.