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Pharr resident injured by fireworks

Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:00am

PHARR – City of Pharr fire and EMS officials responded to a call of a fireworks accident involving an 8-year-old girl, resident from South Pharr. She was sent to McAllen Medical Center with serious head trauma due to a projectile from fireworks. This accident occurred this Sunday afternoon around 5 p.m.

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Congressman Gonzalez secures more than $12.3 million for South Texas in INVEST in America Act

Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 2, 2021, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) secured $12,384,078 in funding for four key infrastructure projects in his district in South Texas with the passage of H.R. 3684 the INVEST in America Act, a transformative five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes selected Member Designated Projects.