Javier Villalobos is an American attorney and politician who is the 21st and current mayor of McAllen, Texas.

[1][2] 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] 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.

[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.