Every figure comes from an official record — the Texas Comptroller, the Census Bureau, or the City of Pharr's own documents — and links to its source. Summaries are AI-generated: verify against the originals.
$83,703,900
What it costs to run Pharr
FY 2024-25
Adopted total budget for FY 2024‑25 is $83,703,900.
The 20 largest departments as printed in the city's adopted budget book. Fund and function summary rows are excluded — they'd count the same dollars twice, which is why the sum differs from the headline total.
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source: adopted budget
Where the money comes from
General Tax Revenue$52,246,300
Transfers In$17,101,600
Revenue Producing Facilities$5,704,600
Debt Proceeds$3,261,500
Gross Receipts$2,914,200
Licenses & Permits$1,169,600
Fines & Fees$742,900
Charges for Current Services$466,300
Grants$96,900
From the adopted budget's summary; each table's scope (which funds it covers) differs, which is why section totals don't match each other.
What kind of spending? (salaries, utilities, equipment…)
Personnel Services$47,195,200
Transfer Out$12,600,700
Other Services$6,625,200
Non‑Departmental$6,488,800
Capital Outlay$2,970,100
Supplies$1,901,400
Maintenance$1,842,200
Vehicle Maintenance$1,812,900
Rentals$1,217,000
Debt Service$1,050,400
Sales tax paid to the city, by year
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Pharr, summed per calendar year. The online record starts in 2013. More context in History.
· sourceverified in source
The city's own businesses — the bridge and the internet utility
Pharr owns an international bridge and an internet
provider (TeamPharr.net). Their finances answer a common question: why doesn't bridge
money offset taxes? It does — the bridge's profits transfer into the city's other
funds every year; without them, the burden on taxpayers would be larger.
$20,532,700
Bridge toll revenue
FY 2024-25 proposed
$14,096,500
Bridge profits sent to the rest of the city
FY 2024-25 (was $17.6M actual in FY 22-23)
$7,673,100
TeamPharr.net internet revenue
FY 2024-25 proposed ($523,887 actual FY 22-23)
$4,265,300
Support transferred INTO TeamPharr.net
FY 2024-25 proposed
TeamPharr.net
isn't profitable yet: FY22-23 fiber revenue was $523,887 against $1.24M in expenses, and
in FY24-25 it receives a support transfer — a build-out investment, not an earner yet.
Figures from the adopted FY24-25 budget (Bridge and TeamPharr.net fund pages).
· source: budgetbridge monthly revenues
What is the city budget?
This document is the City of Pharr’s FY 2025‑2026 operating budget. It projects the city’s revenues—including property taxes, fees, inter‑governmental transfers and debt proceeds—and details how those funds will be spent across all departments and functional areas such as public safety, public works, parks and recreation, and debt service. The tables show a balanced budget with a small overall surplus.