Tag: Harlingen City Commission
Harlingen keeping down energy costs; Negotiating with company to keep bill at $1 million
HARLINGEN — As natural gas prices climb to a 14-year high, officials here are banking on holding down their annual electric bill to about...
Harlingen wants 2-year contract for city manager
HARLINGEN — Four days after hiring him, city commissioners are planning to sign City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez to a two-year contract paying an annual...
Harlingen hires new city manager; Gonzalez to receive $225,000 salary
HARLINGEN — After serving more than 20 years as City Hall’s second-in-command, Assistant City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez is taking Harlingen’s top executive job.
Earlier this...
Leaders launching searches for Harlingen city manager, attorney
HARLINGEN — City Hall is launching its search to fill two of the city’s top positions after the City Commission’s new majority fired City...
Leaders push to cut ambulance wait times; STEC warns competition could drive up city costs
HARLINGEN — A move to allow outside ambulance companies to offer service here could cut into South Texas Emergency Care Foundation’s services while leading the...
Judge: Harlingen rate hike properly passed in 2019
HARLINGEN — The Texas 13th Court of Appeals has upheld state District Judge Janet Leal’s decision, ruling against former City Commissioner Robert Leftwich’s challenge...
Harlingen fires city manager; Serna to receive $260,000 severance pay
HARLINGEN — Two weeks after firing City Attorney Ricardo Navarro, the city commission’s new majority has fired City Manager Dan Serna after Mayor Pro...
Harlingen commissioners to mull Serna’s job; Review complaint filed against him
HARLINGEN — After city commissioners’ months of closed-door discussions, City Manager Dan Serna’s job might be on the line.
On Tuesday, Commissioners Richard Uribe and...
Super pacts: Harlingen launches contracts for 2 top projects
HARLINGEN — Architects are launching the design phases of two of the city’s biggest projects in years.
City commissioners have entered into contracts for the...
Billboard ruckus: Lawyer’s fight with Harlingen City Hall spurring more digital signs
HARLINGEN — Under his towering digital billboard, Ruben Peña’s fight against City Hall is helping pave the way for more property owners to put...
