The Board of Commissioners of the City of Pharr met for a regular meeting on Monday and considered an agenda that included various highlights.
By Gregg Wendorf Advance News Journal PHARR — At the Pharr City Commission meeting Monday, former two-term Hidalgo County District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez was named the city’s new deputy city attorney and prosecutor. For his work, he will reportedly be paid a monthly stipend of $5,000, which equates to $60,000 per year.
Special to the Advance HOUSTON — A 54-yearold Lyford man had entered a guilty plea to extortion under color of law, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Special to the Advance AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 7.6 percent more than in January 2022.
The Region One Education Service Center is the recipient of a $5.9 million five-year grant focused on increasing school counseling capacity in mental health, and social and emotional learning, as well as building a robust talent pool in the region of Licensed Professional Counselors and Licensed Social Workers.
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