🌱 Why McAllen was chosen to launch this heartfelt Snowball Express flight

Good morning McAllen! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why McAllen was chosen to launch this heartfelt Snowball Express flight
• How a McAllen meeting could reshape our cross-border education pipeline
• How a McAllen-based border report spotlights violence against LGBTQ migrants

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Low clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 64 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy with a few showers, temps: high: 78, low: 66.
• Thursday: Very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Snowball Express Flies From McAllen International Airport (texasborderbusiness.com) — Families of fallen first responders flew out of McAllen International Airport on a special Gary Sinise Foundation Snowball Express flight to Disney World, with city leaders emphasizing the community’s gratitude and support. McAllen was chosen as a departure city, and local airport and American Airlines staff worked to give the families a caring, memorable send-off.
   

2. COSTEP is building a Binational Education Database to share with the World (texasborderbusiness.com) — McAllen recently hosted a COSTEP-led binational meeting where education and economic leaders advanced plans for a public database cataloging all academic and training programs across Rio South Texas and Northern Tamaulipas. With Texas A&M University–McAllen at the table, organizers say the free tool will help attract investment, align local colleges with industry needs, and strengthen the region’s cross-border workforce pipeline.
   

3. Border Report Live: Author discusses violence against LGBTQ migrants (cw39.com) — McAllen is the dateline for a new Border Report Live episode exploring how LGBTQ migrants face harassment and violence while traveling through Central America and Mexico. Author Areli Palomo Contreras discusses stories from 2018–2019 caravans, a Tijuana safe-house project, and ongoing U.S.-Mexico border security measures like expanded concertina wire.
   

4. Guerra confirms Ternium USA will not be building a terminal at the Port of Brownsville (riograndeguardian.com) — From a meeting at McAllen Country Club, Brownsville Navigation District chairman Esteban Guerra confirmed Ternium USA has dropped plans for a new terminal at the Port of Brownsville but will keep moving steel through the port. He highlighted roughly $25 billion in potential projects and thousands of good-paying jobs that could benefit the wider Rio Grande Valley, including McAllen residents.
   

📸 Around McAllen

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🗓 Upcoming Events in McAllen

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Wednesday December 17

• Sensory Storytime
  McAllen Public Library - Children's Program Room Meeting Center at
  11:00 am
• Penny Pinchers
  McAllen Public Library - Children's Program Room Meeting Center at
  6:00 pm
• Stay & Create
  Palm View Branch Library - Study Room B Palm View Branch Library - Palm View - Study Room B (Max 8 People)
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Toddler Time
  McAllen Public Library - Children's Program Room Meeting Center at
  1:00 pm
• Diverse Voices Book Club!
  McAllen Public Library - Conference Room A Meeting Center at
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Craft and Chat: Winter Wonderland
  McAllen Public Library - Conference Room A Meeting Center at
  2:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Baby Storytime
  McAllen Public Library - Meeting Room AB Meeting Center at
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Jam Luncheon
  Roadrunner RV Park , 1222 N Cesar Chavez Rd , Alamo
  11:00 am
• 7th Boys Baseball @ K-White JH
  Mission High School , 1802 Cleo Dawson St , Mission
  5:30 pm
• JV Girls BB @Brownsville Hanna
  Homer Hanna High School , 2615 E Price Rd , Brownsville
  6:00 pm
• JV Boys Soccer vs PSJA Southwest (scrimmage)
  Valley View High School , 600 Jackson Rd , Hidalgo
  6:00 pm
• JV Boys BB vs Economedes
  Valley View High School , 600 Jackson Rd , Hidalgo
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost my dog last night around Larkspur Ave and 4th Street.
  He’s name is Toby but goes by Tobias too, his 16 years old and has no collar. Please spread the word to try to get him back home. (Nextdoor N 6th St)
• We are once again looking for caretaking help for my elderly mother.
  Preferably , we are looking for a female assistant, able to help with meal preparation and medicine administration. My mother is mobile, but has… (Nextdoor Bicentennial)

• Manpower posted a job opening for Material Handler in Mcallen. Apply here.
• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Mcallen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McAllen here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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