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Pharr, Texas – FY 2025‑26 Operating Budget and FY 2026‑27 Property‑Tax Hearing (2026)
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The Monitor (MyRGV)
Pharr poet talks possible Grammy nom; passion for birds, community
Amanda Puryear El, a 43‑year‑old poet from Pharr, talks about her turbulent upbringing, gang involvement and three expulsions from PSJA North while teaching at Buell Central High School’s DAEP. She has published 11 books, delivered a TEDx talk and was reappointed as Pharr’s first poet laureate for another year, a point of local pride.
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$19 million worth of methamphetamine seized in jalapeño shipment in Pharr
Customs and Border Protection agents from the Field Operations Office seized just over $19 million in methamphetamine.
ValleyCentral CBS 4
Pharr man sentenced to 40 years for sexual abuse of children
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Pharr man will spend 40 years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing two children between the ages of 6 and 12, Hidalgo County District Attorney Torbio "Terry" Palacios announced Friday. Martin Hernandez Alvarado, 61, was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child and indecency with a [...]
KRGV Channel 5
Pharr man sentenced to 40 years prison for sexual abuse of a child
A Pharr man, 61‑year‑old Martin Hernandez Alvarado, was found guilty by a Hidalgo County jury on June 17 and sentenced by Judge Bobby Flores on Oct. 19 to 40 years in prison for continuous sexual abuse of a child and an additional 20 years for indecency with a child, to run concurrently. The case stemmed from allegations received by the Pharr Police Department on March 17, 2021, involving children aged 6 to 12. Residents will note the 40‑year prison term imposed.
KRGV Channel 5
5 On Your Side: Clog in sewage line causes odor issue in Pharr neighborhood
Pharr, TX (KRGV) — The city of Pharr fixed a sewage overflow from a manhole in one neighborhood after people filed similar complaints on the city
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In Pharr soon
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
6th Annual Trail of Terror: La Noche de los Muertos
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Pharr-o-ween: Farmers Market (Halloween Edition)
Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM
Texas Arbor Day Celebration
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM
Salute to Veterans Parade
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Pharr Central
Your city, in one place
$83,703,900
The Money — budget, taxes, audits
80,830
The People — ages, incomes, Social Security
1990
History — the city since 1990
Sec. 1
Trash & brush — schedules & reporting
Oct 28
Events — meetings & the calendar
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Documents — budgets, minutes, notices
The money
Public money, explained
Taxes right now
Living here
What Pharr looks like
$49,884
Median household income
2019-2023 ACS 5-year
verified in source
79,809
People living in Pharr
2019-2023 ACS 5-year
verified in source
29.5
Median age
2019-2023 ACS 5-year
verified in source
The record
What's happened
New document
New January Semi-Annual Report Available
A semi-annual report is the city's twice-a-year accounting of its investments - where public money is held and what it earns. This particular file is a scanned PDF, so we couldn't summarize its contents automatically; open the original to read it.