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Pharr commission suspends Texas Gas rate filing, approves Event Center contracts and routine purchases
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the Pharr City Commission voted unanimously to suspend a Texas Gas Service interim rate filing, appoint municipal leadership roles and approve several contracts and a equipment purchase, including construction and design work for Pharr Event Center improvements.
PHARR, Texas — The Pharr City Commission on May 19 voted unanimously to suspend an interim rate filing by Texas Gas Service, appointed a mayor pro tem and alternate, and approved several routine contracts and purchases including construction management and design services for improvements to the Pharr Event Center.
The commission adopted a resolution to suspend the June 24, 2025, effective date of an interim-rate proposal submitted by Texas Gas Service for the Rio Grande Valley service area, giving the city additional time to review the company's proposal. Commissioners then moved through consent and agenda items that passed without recorded opposition.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution to suspend the 06/24/2025 effective date of Texas Gas Service Company's interim-rate proposal for cities in the Rio Grande Valley service area — Approved (unanimous).
- Resolution appointing Michael Pacheco as mayor pro tem and Daniel Chavez as alternate mayor pro tem — Approved (unanimous).
- Purchase of a Yale GP155VX forklift from Briggs Equipment (Pharr, Texas) — Approved (unanimous). The transcript records the vendor and a purchase-amount phrase that was not fully clear in the record; amount not specified in meeting materials provided to the transcript.
- Change order No. 2: addition of 15 calendar days to the Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge expansion contract — Approved (unanimous).
- Authorization for the city manager to enter into a construction-management services contract for Pharr Event Center improvements with Brownstone Consultants (McAllen) under TIPS cooperative contract No. 23010401-5248 — Approved (unanimous).
- Authorization for the city manager to enter into a professional-services contract for design services for the Pharr Event Center improvements with The Warren Group (McAllen) — Approved (unanimous).
Commission action and process
Each of the items above was read into the record as part of the agenda and adopted by single motions followed by recorded assent of “Aye” from commissioners; no votes against or abstentions were recorded in the public transcript. Specific movers and seconders were not consistently identified on the audio record; the roll call at the start of the meeting showed Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez and Commissioners Michael Pacheco, Bobby Carrillo, Ramiro Caballero, Daniel Chavez and Itza Flores present.
The construction-management contract for the Pharr Event Center was awarded to Brownstone Consultants of McAllen through the TIPS cooperative purchasing contract (23010401-5248). The commission also approved design services for the same Event Center project with The Warren Group of McAllen.
On a separate procurement vote the commission approved purchase of a Yale GP155VX forklift truck from Briggs Equipment of Pharr. The meeting audio included an amount phrase that was unclear in the transcript; the published agenda packet or contract documents should be consulted for the exact dollar figure.
What happens next
By approving the two Event Center professional-service contracts, the city manager is authorized to execute agreements that allow design and construction-management work to proceed. The resolution suspending the gas-company filing delays the company’s proposed interim-rate effective date while the city evaluates the proposal.
The meeting adjourned after the final motions.
