Under new Texas law, records finally released: McAllen paid Enrique Iglesias $485,000 for holiday parade
FOIFT2020-01-08T16:07:20-06:00By Mitchell FermanThe MonitorOriginally published Jan. 7, 2020 The city of McAllen paid singer Enrique Iglesias $485,000 for his performance at the city’s 2015 holiday parade, the city disclosed on Tuesday, ending more than four years of city officials keeping the contract private. The contract also revealed that the city chartered a flight to fly in Iglesias from Guadalajara, purchased 24 hotel rooms for two nights and provided and paid for sound, lighting, special effects and a runway at the 2015 concert. The release of the contract comes days after a new law went into effect following bi-partisan legislation that was [...]