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Pharr Bridge Board directors discuss truck crossings, new initiatives
PHARR, Texas – The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge Board held its October meeting, where members were briefed on recent events and initiatives, the status of the second span project as well as the latest crossing figures – a point of frustration for some. […]
November 3, 2023
Global trade at Pharr Bridge reached $47 billion in 2022; now growing at a rate of 3% month to month
PHARR, Texas – A flyer produced by Pharr Bridge Board for IWS2 list the latest trade statistics for the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge. […]
September 3, 2023
Torres: Near-shoring is the hot topic to talk about right now
PHARR, Texas – Jorge Torres, president and founder of Interlink Trade Services, kicked off IWS2 with a discussion about near-shoring […]
September 1, 2023
Everything CBP’s Dennis A. McKenzie said at Pharr Bridge Board’s IWS2
PHARR, TEXAS – Dennis A. McKenzie, deputy executive director, cargo and conveyance security for US Custom and Border Protection, was the keynote speaker at the recent Pharr Bridge Board Industrial Warehouse Summit 2. […]
August 31, 2023
Everyhing Luis Bazan said at TxDOT's Border Trade Advisory Committee Meeting
Bazan announces 2nd Industrial Warehouse Summit
PHARR, Texas – Luis Bazan, director of the Pharr International Bridge, has announced details of Pharr Bridge Board’s 2nd Industrial Warehouse Summit. […]
August 17, 2023
Video: Pharr International Bridge's latest trade statistics
PHARR, Texas – The Pharr Bridge Board has produced a personalized video for the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service that shows the latest trade statistics for their international bridge. […]
June 08, 2023
Video: Torres: I repeat, we need more warehouse space
PHARR, TEXAS – Customs broker and logistics expert Jorge A. Torres emceed the recent Industrial Warehouse Summit hosted by the Pharr Bridge Board […]
April 26, 2023
Video: Bazan: Rio Grande Guardian story prompts Pharr Industrial Warehouse Summit
PHARR, Texas – Pharr Bridge Board hosted the Industrial Warehouse Summit that was held at the Development & Research Center on Dicker Road in south Pharr […]
April 26, 2023
Texas Border Bridges Race to Expand as Trade Grows With Mexico
PRESIDIO, Texas— In a parking lot above a sun-bleached desert border town, Victor Carrasco examined a used water tanker, picked up secondhand in Houston and bound for resale in Chihuahua. […]
April 12, 2023
Pharr Bridge leaders to visit Mexico City to discuss second span project
PHARR, Texas – The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge team will be traveling to Mexico City at the end of the month for ongoing discussions relating to the bridge’s second span project. […]
March 17, 2023
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Pharr Bridge's Second Span
PHARR, Texas – Pharr leaders are saying March 7 was a historic day for their leaders. […]
March 08, 2023
Pharr International Bridge to host Historic Binational Forum & Groundbreaking Ceremony on Tues. 3/7 @ 11 AM
PHARR, Texas – The Pharr International Bridge in collaboration with its federal working partners in Mexico will host a historic Binational Forum and Groundbreaking Ceremony to kick off the highly anticipated Bridge Expansion, or Twin Bridge. […]
February 24, 2023
Video: How Vanguard Academy students can help Pharr Bridge Board
PHARR, Texas – Students from Vanguard Academy’s Rembrandt High School attended a recent Pharr Bridge Board meeting to learn more about international trade. […]
February 22, 2023
Video: Pharr Bridge Board to host Industrial Warehouse Summit
PHARR, Texas – The Pharr Bridge Board is to host an Industrial Warehouse Summit to help identify and secure more land for international trade logistics. […]
February 17, 2023
Pharr - Reynosa International Bridge to host Emerging Leaders
January 25, 2023
Video: Bazan gives end-of-year report on Pharr International Bridge truck crossings
PHARR, Texas – The Pharr International Bridge has seen a growth of five percent in business during the calendar year 2022.
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December 23, 2022
Pharr Bridge Hosts Global Entities Economic Partnership
November 22, 2022
Bazan: 400 companies in China moving to Mexico
MCALLEN, Texas – Luis Bazán, director of the Pharr International Bridge, says there are 400 companies moving from China to Mexico in order to be closer to the North American market.
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November 11, 2022
Podcast: Bazan: Pharr International Bridge feeds America
PHARR, Texas – The start of the fresh produce season was celebrated at the Pharr International Bridge recently with an event titled “A Taste of Trade.”
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October 16, 2022
NEWS – Pharr Celebrates Start of the 2022-2023 Produce Season
October 11, 2022
Video: Everything Luis Bazan said at Pharr International Bridge’s ‘Taste of Trade’ event
PHARR, Texas – The Pharr International Bridge recently celebrated the start of the fresh produce season with an event titled “Taste of Trade.”
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October 10, 2022
Pharr to Host Celebration to Initiate the Start of the 2022-2023 Produce Season
October 04, 2022
NEWS – Pharr City Report for 10/3/2022
October 04, 2022
Residents learn more about the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge second span project
May 5th, 2022
Pharr Bridge Leaders Go Behind Closed Doors to Discuss Impact of Abbott’s Truck Inspections Order
PHARR, Texas – The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge Board held their first meeting since the implementation and rescindment of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order instructing Texas Department of Public Safety officers to perform inspections on all commercial vehicles crossing into the state from international ports of entry […]
April 21, 2022

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Study: South Texas Land Ports Can Benefit from Gridlocked West Coast Sea Ports
PHARR, Texas – The fact that imports from Southeast Asia are increasingly bypassing California’s gridlocked sea ports is great news for Mexico’s West Coast sea ports and South Texas land ports […]
March 13, 2022
Record Setting: Pharr Bridge Crossed Nearly $42 Billion in Goods in 2021
PHARR, Texas – The value of goods crossing the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in 2021 was almost $42 billion, a new record […]
February 18, 2022
Record Setting: Pharr International Bridge on Course to Top $40 Billion in Trade
PHARR, Texas – Pharr International Bridge has shattered its best ever year for crossing goods and there is a still a month to go […]
January 31, 2022
Pharr to Host Celebration to Initiate the Start of the 2021-2022 Produce Season on Thursday, 10/7 @ 10 am
September 21, 2021
Legislative “Hail Mary Pass” from Sen. Hinojosa to Rep. Canales generates remarkable victory for the City of Pharr and its Pharr International Bridge
June 22, 2021
Pharr Advocates for Passage of TxDOT Permitting Process Legislation for Bridges Located Over the Rio Grande
May 27, 2021
Pharr Takes Lead in Creation and Successful Passage of HB 2843 / SB 1334 in Texas Legislature to Enhance Bridge Funding
May 24, 2021
Pharr Works with Legislators to Continue Funding the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program
May 24, 2021
Presidential Permit Approved by President Trump for Expansion of Pharr International Bridge
Presidential Permit Approved by President Trump for Expansion of Pharr International Bridge Pharr, Texas – Pharr Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D., and City of Pharr officials are excited to […]
January 04, 2021