With rising costs and less travel from Mexico, downtown McAllen businesses see drop in sales

MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — While retail sales tend to always take a dip after the holiday shopping season, some small business owners in downtown McAllen say they're seeing abnormally low sales — even for this time of year. The city of McAllen announced Wednesday that there were nearly $5 billion in retail sales in 2025, generating [...]