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Pharr City Report for 8/17/2020 City Approves Ordinance Allowing Outdoor Dining Pharr City Commissioners approved an ordinance on first reading which will allow restaurants to use up to 50% of their parking lot for outdoor dining. The ordinance is temporary and will...

Pharr City Report for August 3rd, 2020 The Board of Commissioners of the City of Pharr met for a regular meeting on Monday, August 3, 2020, and considered an agenda that included the following highlights: Pharr Sees Increase in Property Tax Values  City Manager Ed...

Pharr Mayor Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez has signed a disaster declaration due to the widespread and severe damage resulting from Hurricane Hanna. The declaration will take effect immediately and will last for seven days unless extended by the City Council of the City of...

Pharr Issues Live Safe, Work Safe Orders, Suspends Construction to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 Pharr, Texas – With the increase in positive cases of COVID-19 in the community, and to protect the health and safety of Pharr residents, Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D....

Pharr Selects Andy Harvey as Chief of Police FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMONDAY, JULY 13, 2020 Pharr, Texas – At a special meeting of the Pharr City Commission held today, the City of Pharr announced the selection of Andrew "Andy" Harvey, Jr. as the city's new police chief....

Pharr to Host Special Announcement Regarding Police Chief TODAY, Monday, 7/13 @ 12 pm Pharr, Texas – The City of Pharr officials will host a special announcement regarding the Pharr Police Chief. The announcement will be made at a special meeting of the...

Protesters Vacate Blocked Areas this Evening UPDATE - Pharr Bridge Resumes OperationsPharr, Texas – After a blockade of agricultural tractors and machinery by Mexican protesters on the Mexican side of the Pharr International Port of Entry, the Pharr International...

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 made aware of a situation blocking both northbound and southbound...