Pharr's city government is playing games with a public records request about the city manager's salary. They're using a recent court ruling as an excuse to keep the info under wraps. What are they trying to hide?
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Rising — being discussed more frequently. 1 mention in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before.
Potential future financial impacts are unknown due to the confidential nature of the discussions.
The entities involved in these projects may benefit from confidential deliberations and potential approvals.
The public is unable to scrutinize or understand the details of these economic development initiatives.
The board entered into a closed session to discuss specific projects, "Project Apple" and "The Reyna Network Services." The nature of these projects and any decisions made are not public.
Several projects were discussed in closed session, meaning details are not public. This is common for economic development initiatives that require strategic planning or negotiation.
Citing controversial Texas Supreme Court decision, Pharr refuses to release city manager’s salary Progress Times