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Javier Villalobos
Mayor of McAllen
Assumed office
June 14, 2021
Preceded byJim Darling
Personal details
Born
Javier Villalobos

Crystal City, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)McAllen, Texas, U.S
Alma materTexas State University (BA)
Texas Southern University (JD)
ProfessionAttorney

Javier Villalobos is an American attorney and politician who is the current Mayor of McAllen, Texas. He won election in June 2021 and was sworn in on June 14, 2021.[1][2]

Education

Villalobos received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State University, and a Juris Doctor degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.[3]

Career

Villalobos spent 26 years as an attorney in the areas of Criminal, Family, and Government/Administrative law.[4] He served as chairman of the Hidalgo County GOP, provided legal advice to local governments and mounted an unsuccessful campaign for McAllen City Commission in 2015. He served as a City Commissioner for District 1 from 2018-2021 prior to being elected Mayor of McAllen.[5] He ran for the Texas House of Representatives for House District 41 in 2008.[6] In 2018, he was appointed by Governor of Texas Greg Abbott to the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board for a term set to expire February 1, 2023.[3]

References

  1. ^ Texas Border Business (June 14, 2021). "Javier Villalobos is McAllen's New Mayor". Texas Border Business. ((cite web)): |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ KVEO Digital Staff (June 14, 2021). "City of McAllen swears in new mayor, returning officials". Valley Central.
  3. ^ a b Office of the Texas Goveror (July 18, 2018). "Governor Abbott Appoints Villalobos To Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board". Office of the Texas Governor.
  4. ^ State Bar of Texas (June 22, 2021). "Find a Lawyer". State Bar of Texas.
  5. ^ Dave Hendricks (June 5, 2021). "Villalobos wins McAllen mayoral election by just 206 votes". ProgressTimes.
  6. ^ Legislative Media (October 6, 2008). "For state representative candidate Javier Villalobos, life's blessings measured by helping others succeed". Titans of the Texas Legislature.


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