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updated: Thu Jul 17, 2008 09:54 pm

Pharr News

Local news for Pharr, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Themonitor.com

McAllen turns up heat on sign reform

Pressure from City Hall to clean up the glut of banners and signs along commercial strips like 10th Street is running into opposition from local businesses.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, McAllen, TX, Dallas Metro, Sugar Land, TX

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Themonitor.com

Court looks to step up collections

If you owe money to the municipal court, be warned: you might soon get a knock on your door.

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

Valley Morning Star

Conjunto awards to be held Sunday

Conjunto could have gone extinct nearly a decade ago. Back then, support for the musical genre born and bred in our area was on the wane, and even die-hard fans were convinced it was a goner.

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Related Topix: Texas, San Antonio, TX

Fri Jul 11, 2008

KRGV

Five On Your Side: Towing Problems

At the Stripes store near the Pharr International Bridge, tractor trailers are always welcome, but that wasn't the case for one trailer.

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Related Topix: Hidalgo, TX

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Themonitor.com

State officials investigate suspicious Rio Grande City house fire

State fire marshals are investigating a house fire that destroyed a two-story home on Farm-to-Market Road 755 early Saturday.

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Related Topix: Rio Grande City, TX, San Isidro, TX, La-Joya, TX

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Themonitor.com

Former postal worker pleads guilty to stealing mail

Police are searching for two teenage males in connection with an aggravated robbery at 216 E. Expressway 83, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Mission, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Immigration Reform, McAllen Metro

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Themonitor.com

Pharr report says city - no doubt' in trouble

The "Hub City" may take several years to fully emerge from the financial hole it has dug for itself, according to a candid city report issued recently.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

Themonitor.com

McAllen man killed in accident

A 22-year-old McAllen man was killed early Saturday morning after he crashed his motorcycle into a SUV, according to police.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, McAllen, TX

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Brownsville Herald

Fugitive continues to avoid capture after murder sentencing

A Mission man convicted of murder eluded authorities again Wednesday, a day after a jury sentenced him to 40 years in prison.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, McAllen, TX, Hidalgo County, TX

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Packer

Border Cold Storage opens in Pharr, Texas

Fresh produce crossings through the Pharr/Reynosa International Bridge at the Texas/Mexican border continue to increase as growers headed for the East Coast look to save on freight.

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Related Topix: Mexico, World News

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Valley Morning Star

Family investigated in Pharr man's murder

The family of a Pharr man brutally murdered last week could be linked to his death, Mexican authorities said Monday.

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Related Topix: World News, Mexico,

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Texan found dead in car trunk in Mexico

A Mexican police official says a Texas man has been found beaten to death in the trunk of a car in a Mexican border town.

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Related Topix: Travel, Mexico Travel, World News, Mexico,

Free Republic

Pharr man found tortured, shot dead in Reynosa[South Texas/Mexico]

A local resident was found wrapped, tortured and shot execution-style in Reynosa on Friday, according to a Mexican news report released Sunday.

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Related Topix: McAllen, TX, World News, Mexico, Immigration Reform

Sun Jun 29, 2008

KRGV

Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Pharr

Tonight Pharr investigators are getting ready to re-enact a motorcycle accident that happened late last night.

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, McAllen, TX

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Themonitor.com

San Juan teens learn to be police by participating in Explorers program

The San Juan police officers' guns are drawn and they are barking orders at the driver of a maroon Ford F-250 who's been pulled over on a traffic stop.

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Related Topix: San Juan, TX

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Triangle Business Journal

Cameron Village may be getting a makeover

A piece of the historic Cameron Village shopping center would be demolished and replaced by a multistory residential and retail building if rezoning plans can meet the scrutiny of Cameron Village neighbors and ...

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Mon Jun 23, 2008

The Brownsville Herald

McAllen, PSJA still working on deal for future student attendance

A decision on whether future residents of the Jackson Meadows subdivision can send their children to McAllen schools remains in doubt.

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Related Topix: San Juan, TX, McAllen Metro, McAllen, TX, Education Etc.

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Themonitor.com

Season of sun holds arcane secrets for pagans and Wiccans

Today marks the official beginning of summer. For most of us that means vacation, swimming and doing whatever it takes to stay cool.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Summer Solstice, McAllen, TX, Pagan/Wiccan

Thu Jun 19, 2008

MySanAntonio.com

S.A.-based Craftsmen association helps members get jobs

The San Antonio-based National Alliance of Craftsmen Associations has two chapters and only a year and a half behind it, but already has lots to celebrate.

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Related Topix: San Antonio Metro, San Antonio, TX, McAllen, TX, Small Business, Personal Finance

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Dallas Morning News

Cities, schools consider opening employee clinics

Reina Iglesias knows the clinic staff well. The 36-year-old mother of four says someone in her family falls ill about once a month.

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Related Topix: San Juan, TX, Plano, TX, Irving, TX

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