Texas Border Business
Today, Mayor of McAllen Javier Villalobos and McAllen City Manager Roel “Roy” Rodriguez, P.E.; Mayor of Mission Mayor Dr. Armando O’Caña; Hidalgo Mayor Sergio Coronado, together with Governor-Elect of Nuevo Leon, Samuel Garcia; and Juan Olaguibel, Superintendent of McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge & Anzalduas International Bridge announced a new initiative to vaccinate essential workers of the maquila industry from the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. 10,000 Moderna vaccines will be provided for workers who will be bussed to the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.
The initiative is designed to help keep the automotive and other trade industries flowing, by ensuring that maquila workers in Nuevo Leon are vaccinated.
“This is an important partnership that benefits the entire region,” said Mayor Villalobos. “I’m proud that we are able to facilitate this effort to keep trade flowing and ensure that our region stays healthy and continues to grow.”
According to Gov.-Elect Garcia, the trade region with Nuevo Leon and the McAllen-Mission-Hidalgo-Laredo area is the third most prosperous in the world.
