There’s still one bar in downtown McAllen that has yet to reopen after the city shut off the power to over a dozen bars and clubs in the area on Sept. 12.

La Santa was among the bars affected by the outage that the city said was triggered by the businesses not having the proper permits as part of an effort to curb underage drinking and enforce permit requirements.

La Santa owner Antonio Cedillo and his business partner Rafael Ortega spent their Thursday at the McAllen Development Office. Both men said they’ve been spending a lot of time there trying to get their permits in check for nearly three weeks.

Both men said the process has been complicated. Cedillo said they’ve provided floor plans of the business to the city, and have even had to provide a detailed list of the materials the b

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