City Of Palms Hosts Baptist Faithfuls...Mayor Shows Up...

 

By EDUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ

McALLEN, Texas | Back when the new and ritzy McAllen Convention Center opened, the optimistic word from City Hall was that a load of conventions would soon follow, arriving in town in such numbers that the City of Palms would reap a nifty, steady profit.

Who knows where we are with that dream?

But Mayor Javier Villalobos, shown wearing white guayabera in photo above, was at one such convention over the weekend and, in fact, posted this on his Facebook page: [ It was awesome welcoming the Texas Baptist Convention to McAllen. Baptist from around the state and all the way from Washington were in attendance. I made sure to ask them to say a little prayer for our City of McAllen. ]

I don't know about inanimate McAllen needing prayers as much as it needs sales tax revenues, but Villalobos likely thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.

He's been mayor only a few months, yet the reputation he is building is one of being on-the-go, what with his many trips to Mexico, attendance at this convention and visiting a few local eateries that always find photos of the businesses pasted onto his Facebook page.

We left a note asking for info about the number of conventions McAllen hosts per year, and we'll see if we get an answer from the Man at The Top. Could be, we will.

Could be, we won't.

Mayor Villalobos is a busy, busy guy these days...

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