Miscellaneous
The town is the home of the annual Tour de Muleshoe bicycle ride, a local competition which features 100K, 40-mile (64 km), and 10-mile (16 km) bike tours every year.
The original "Leal's Mexican Food Restaurant" is located in Muleshoe. Hector Jesus "Jesse" Leal (September 2, 1930–November 6, 2009) and his wife, Irma, opened a small tortilla factory in 1957 on the edge of town that also served many traditional Mexican dishes. They envisioned a full-fledged restaurant, and in 1968, they opened "El Nuevo Leal's Restaurant" on American Boulevard (US Highway 84). Leal's family has spread the "Leal's magic" to Amarillo, Plainview, and Henrietta, Texas, as well as Clovis, New Mexico. The Leals have also placed their signature tortilla chips and hot sauces into regional grocery stores. Leal died in Clovis at the age of seventy-nine.
Victor E. Leal (born March 22, 1962), son of Jesse and Irma Leal, is the resaturant CEO. Now based in Amarillo, Leal is a former mayor of Muleshoe. In 2010, he lost the Republican nomination for the District 87 seat in the Texas House of Representatives to Amarillo attorney Walter Thomas Price, IV. He is a member of the Texas Economic Development Corporation under appointment from Governor Rick Perry.
"The Muletrain News" broadcasts in Muleshoe by Gil Lamb Advertising/Channel 6. The program has been on radio and cable television since March 1954 and can still be heard on Reach Broadband's cable service and at the website http://gillambadvertisingmuleshoe.com
The Muleshoe Mules won the Division 1 2A football State Champions for the 2008-09 football season. This is the first State Champion title that the Mules have won so far.
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