Pharr Economic Development Corporation moves several items to a second session after executive session

The Pharr Economic Development Corporation convened and, after a brief executive session under Texas Government Code, sections 551.071–551.087, approved its minutes for May 4, 2026 and voted to advance several agenda items for further consideration in a second session.

The meeting began at 03:00 with the chair calling roll and confirming a quorum. The clerk read attendance, naming Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez and other board members; the board then approved a motion to excuse absent members by voice vote. The group recited the pledge and an invocation before moving to administrative items.

Executive Director said there were no administrative items of interest to present. The board then approved the minutes for May 4, 2026 after a motion and second.

The chair then moved the meeting into executive session, citing Texas Government Code, sections 551.071–551.087; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The board returned to open session about eight minutes later.

Following the executive session the board took action on several agenda items. The executive director recommended no action on Project Capital. For the Valley Mart market item, the executive director recommended approval to discuss the matter in a second session; the board moved, seconded and approved that recommendation by voice vote. The board took a similar procedural action on the city’s old firehouse property, approving a motion to advance that item for further discussion in a second session. Finally, the board approved a recommendation to consider personnel matters related to the Pharr Global Business Hub in a subsequent session.

All formal actions in the open meeting were taken by motion, second and voice vote; the transcript records only the voice approvals ("aye") and does not record named roll-call votes. The chair closed the meeting with a motion to adjourn, which the board approved; the meeting adjourned at 03:12 p.m.

The items advanced to a second session — Valley Mart, the old firehouse property and Pharr Global Business Hub personnel — are expected to return on a future agenda for more detailed consideration.