Montalvo, Leo,
Montalvo was born in Caderrayta Jimenez, Nuevo Leon (Mexico), on June 9, 1943, and immigrated to the U.S. at age nine. He graduated from Texas A & M University in 1966 and from The University of Texas School of Law in 1981, after which he established a law practice in McAllen, Texas. Montalvo was elected McAllen city commissioner in 1983 and McAllen mayor in 1997. He is the first Mexican American mayor of McAllen.
From the description of Oral history interview with Leo Montalvo, 1997 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 50399488
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