The doc turned into a public official PHARR – Hard to believe it’s been approximately four years since Ambrosio “Amos” Hernandez, MD, filed to run for the office of Pharr mayor with his wife and son standing beside him. The first news story/public profile to first appear in the Advance issue dated Feb. 4, 2015. The question on everyone’s mind at the time: Why would a very busy pediatric surgeon choose to run for mayor? All those ribbon cuttings? All those late-night meetings? As a surgeon, did he actually have the spare time to attend city functions, much less late-night meetings ...