A city in southern Texas, near the Mexican border, known as a major trade and transportation hub.
Named after John McAllen, a Scottish immigrant who donated land for the railroad in the 1900s. The city was incorporated in 1911 and grew rapidly due to its strategic location for cross-border commerce.
McAllen sits at the very tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley, making it one of America's most important gateways to Latin America. Despite being relatively unknown outside Texas, it's actually one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States, fueled by international trade through the nearby bridges to Mexico.
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