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Today, Sharyland's citrus industry is smaller than it once was, and much of its open space is being lost to [[urban sprawl]] extending from McAllen[http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/report98/mcallen.asp]. This growth is largely a result of the economic changes spawned by the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA).The still unincoporated "region" is also becoming popular as a bedroom community for [[middle class]] professionals working in McAllen and Mission. A 1998 Census Bureau study found that McAllen-Mission is the third fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States. Sharyland's once empty farmland between McAllen and Mission has allowed room to build at extremely low densities[http://www.preservenet.com/studies/LimitSprawl.html].
The Sharyland Plantation [http://www.sharylandplantation.com/frames.asp] subdivision, a 6,000-acre, low-density [[master planned community]] that includes industrial, commercial, and residential venues, has greatly shaped Sharyland's development. It includes more than 800 newly-constructed [[tract homes]] ranging from $130,000 to $1 million. Sharyland Plantation is home to many professionals with positions in management, design, engineering and shipping in American-owned "[[maquiladoras]]" on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/11/27/MNGKPFUQ831.DTL] The subdivision is meticulously landscaped and marketed as luxury living. In November 2005, the McAllen Monitor newspaper reported that Sharyland's infrastructure was strained by its intense growth, and residents were complaining of foul smells that drift through the community from either maquiladoras or a nearby sewage lift station[http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=10290&Section=Local].
== Education ==
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