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McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Hidalgo County. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across from the Mexican city of Reynosa. McAllen is about 70 mi (110 km) west of the Gulf of Mexico.
Reynosa–McAllen, [1] also known as McAllen–Reynosa, [2] or simply as Borderplex, [3] is one of the six international conurbations along the Mexico–U.S border. The city of Reynosa is situated in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, while the city of McAllen is located in the American state of Texas, directly north across the bank of the Rio Grande.
Hidalgo County ( / hɪˈdælɡoʊ /; Spanish pronunciation: [iˈðalɣo]) is located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat is Edinburg [ 2] and the largest city is McAllen. The county is named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who raised the call for Mexico 's independence from Spain. [ 3]
The Lower Rio Grande Valley ( Spanish: Valle del Río Grande ), commonly known as the Rio Grande Valley or locally as the Valley or RGV, is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. [ 1] The region includes the southernmost tip of South Texas and a portion of northern Tamaulipas ...
La Plaza Mall is a regional shopping mall located in McAllen, Texas, at the intersection of Interstate 2 ( Expressway 83) and 10th Street. It has 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m 2) of gross leasable area and features 184 specialty stores, many of which are flagship stores, and restaurants. [2] The mall is one of the highest-grossing operated ...
In 1963, Trans-Texas flights to McAllen were all Convair 240s flying direct to Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas Love Field, Fort Worth (via now closed Greater Southwest International Airport), Houston, Laredo, Longview, TX, San Antonio, Shreveport, Tyler, TX and Victoria; [19] In 1968 Convair 600s were on all TTa flights from the airport. [20]
The Hidalgo Texas Port of Entry is located at the northern end of the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge, in the city of Hidalgo, Hidalgo County, Texas . The northbound traffic is coming from the city of Reynosa in Tamaulipas state of Mexico. Since 1996, all northbound trucks are required to use the Pharr–Reynosa International ...
McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge. Bridge's opening day celebration on 10 July 1926 in the plaza of Reynosa, Mexico. / 26.095°N 98.2714°W / 26.095; -98.2714. The McAllen–Hidalgo International Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Rio Grande between the state of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico and the state of Texas ...