Media Releases

Protesters Vacate Blocked Areas this Evening UPDATE – Pharr Bridge Resumes Operations Pharr, Texas – After a blockade of agricultural tractors and machinery by Mexican protesters on the [...]

Mexican Blockade Halts Trade and Commerce at International Ports of Entry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 Pharr, Texas – The City of Pharr and the Pharr International Bridge have been [...]

City Commission Proclaims July as Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month City Commissioner Dr. Ramiro Caballero read a proclamation by Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D. declaring [...]

Pharr Police Department Headed in a New Direction FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020 Pharr, Texas – The City of Pharr announced today that its police department is headed in a new [...]

City of Pharr Awarded $37,710,421 in Financial Assistance from TWDB for Water and Wastewater System Improvements Pharr, Texas – The City of Pharr learned from the Texas Water Development [...]

Pharr to Launch 2020 Census Field Operations to Kick-Off Citywide Canvassing Efforts TOMORROW, Friday 6/12 at 3 pm Pharr, Texas – The City of Pharr is proud to announce that it will be launching [...]

Pharr Mayor and State Officials to be at COVID-19 Testing Site in Pharr TODAY AT 3:30 pm Pharr, Texas – The City of Pharr will host a FREE public COVID-19 mobile testing site this weekend [...]

Pharr to Provide Sandbags to Residents Pharr, Texas – The City of Pharr will be providing self-serve sandbags to residents in anticipation of inclement weather expected and at the start of the [...]

Pharr EDC Launches Pharr CARES Grant Program for Businesses Pharr, Texas – In the wake of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, businesses across the country have been forced to adjust to a [...]

Pharr Prepares for 2020 Hurricane Season More than 12 miles of canals cleaned and dredged as preventative maintenance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMONDAY, MAY 26, 2020 Pharr, Texas – In anticipation of [...]