At a McAllen City Commission workshop, city staff and artist Oneida Ecevez Trevino presented five mural designs for the downtown public parking garage and commissioners gave informal direction favoring options 2 and 5. The presentation was informational only; no formal votes were held.

The presenter said the artist has about 20 years of experience, earned a bachelor's degree in art from UT Pan American (now UTRGV) and has completed multiple public works in the Rio Grande Valley. The presenter noted one of Trevino's portraits received honors from the U.S. Congressional Art Exhibition and that TxDOT selected one of her renderings for an art installation at Second and Pecan.

Staff displayed the garage elevation visible from Chicago Avenue and the adjacent alley and walked commissioners through five design options. Option 1 emphasizes various birds, some resident and some migratory, and palm leaves to reference McAllen's nickname, "City of Palms." Option 2 features cedar elm and birds including the chachalaca; Option 3 repeats Option 2's birds but omits foliage to emphasize sky; Option 4 highlights local species such as barn owl and rose-crested grosbeak; and Option 5 presents a narrative scene with water features (noted by the presenter as possibly representing the city lake or the Rio Grande), native plants such as sago palm and anacua tree, monarch butterflies and other local wildlife. The artist has given the project the working title "Soaring through McAllen."

Commissioners did not take a formal vote but several offered verbal reactions. One commissioner said, "They're actually, they're beautiful," and another said they preferred the cleaner focus of Option 2. Multiple commissioners voiced support for Options 2 and 5, and staff noted the presentation was intended to collect such direction so design work can proceed.

Staff also reminded commissioners that workshops are informational under the Texas Open Meetings Act and that remaining agenda items were eligible for executive session; the workshop recessed to executive session and later adjourned.

Next steps were not specified in the workshop record beyond the request for directional feedback; no timeline, funding source, contract terms or final approval date were provided in the presentation.