"Javier Villalobos of McAllen is an attorney and owner of the Law Office of Javier Villalobos, P.C., and serves as a City Commissioner for the City of McAllen. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a volunteer for various non-profit groups. 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 at Texas Southern University," the Texas governor site states.
"Javier Villalobos is a proven leader who cares deeply about the people of the Rio Grande Valley. Congratulations on becoming the next Mayor of McAllen!" Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on a Facebook post.
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Villalobos, an attorney, was appointed to the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board by Abbott in 2018 and is the former chair of the Hidalgo County GOP.
"Amazing news! McAllen, Texas is a major border town of 140,000 people. 85% Hispanic — and just elected a Republican mayor. The macro realignment accelerates in South Texas, and elsewhere, as Hispanics rally to America First," former Trump 2020 campaign adviser Steve Cortes stated on Twitter.
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Villalobos defeated opponent Veronica Whitacre by a little over 200 votes in a runoff election, KVEO reported. He is now a McAllen City Commissioner.
"Let me start by thanking the voters, my team, my family [and] everyone who helped run this campaign. Thank you McAllen for trusting [and] believing in me. I promise to not let you down," Villalobos wrote on Facebook this weekend.
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He got praise from conservatives across the nation. Hidalgo County, home of McAllen, went to President Biden by roughly 17 points in the 2020 election.
"Holy cow... Republicans just flipped the mayorship of McAllen, Texas. This was not expected and shows Hispanics in South Texas may have shifted with the GOP even post Trump," author Ryan Girdusky wrote on Twitter.
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"BIG win for Republicans tonight in a border community. Biden’s border crisis has real world ramifications for communities across the country, especially in cities like McAllen," RNC spokesman Nathan Brand wrote on Twitter.
Villalobos' success comes as the Biden administration meets criticism from the right for its border management.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued a group of migrants seen on video last week almost drowning while attempting to cross the Rio Grande River into Texas.
The incident unfolded Wednesday in Roma, west of McAllen, and was caught on video by Fox News’ Sara Carter.
"I’m drowning!" one of the migrants could be heard shouting as body parts are seen emerging and then disappearing from the surface of the water.
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