McAllen mayoral candidates discuss their goals for the city
8 hours 26 minutes 46 seconds ago
Wednesday, April 21 2021
Apr 21, 2021
April 21, 2021 7:13 AM
April 21, 2021
in
News - Local
Share:
This election season, McAllen residents will have to choose between five candidates for the next mayor of McAllen.
Among those seeking your vote is Veronica Vela Whitacre, who s served on the McAllen commission for eight years and is currently the mayor pro tem. Whitacre says her top priority is adjusting the budget to help meet the needs of the community.
“Businesses that were strong at one point, and they deserve to be strong again, so we need to make sure that we have the grants that are able to help get them over that one little hump,” Whitacre said.