Harlingen
Public meetings, who represents you, the city budget and sales-tax trends.
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City budget
$66,760,138Planned spending for the 2025–26 budget year from the main fund.
0.2% less than the year before.
See the budgetOriginal budgetcms3.revize.com (opens in new tab)
A plan, not what was actually spent. From the official budget document.
Sales tax
$3,139,366Sales tax the state sent the city in September 2026.
5.3% more than the same month last year.
See the trendOfficial datadata.texas.gov (opens in new tab)
One part of the city’s income, not the total. From the Texas Comptroller’s September 2026 report.
Sources
- Official meeting informationCivicClerk meeting portal (opens in new tab)
- Harlingen city website (opens in new tab)
- Official area directory (opens in new tab)
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8 meetings shown
August 2026
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Workshop
118 E. Tyler Ave, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning And Zoning Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Ave., Harlingen, Texas 78550
Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc.
Development Corporation of Harlingen Board of Directors Regular Meeting
2424 Boxwood St, Harlingen, Texas 78550
September 2026
Harlingen Zoning Board of AdjustmentCancelled
Zonning Board Of Adjustments Meeting118 E. Tyler Ave., Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc.
Development Corporation of Harlingen Board of Directors Special Meeting
2424 Boxwood Street, Room 133, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Sales tax
What the state sent the city, from the Texas Comptroller’s September 2026 report. Reported allocations, not total city revenue.
- Monthly allocation · September 2026
- $3,139,3665.3% more than September 2025
- Calendar year to date · January–September 2026
- $28,478,4013.8% more than January–September 2025
Monthly allocation history
| Report month | Allocation | Same month last year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $3,139,366 | $2,981,533 | $157,832 more (+5.3%) |
| August 2026 | $3,312,703 | $3,213,111 | $99,592 more (+3.1%) |
| July 2026 | $2,875,263 | $2,906,928 | $31,665 less (-1.1%) |
| June 2026 | $2,871,580 | $2,966,156 | $94,576 less (-3.2%) |
| May 2026 | $3,380,313 | $3,301,204 | $79,109 more (+2.4%) |
| April 2026 | $2,636,032 | $2,469,924 | $166,108 more (+6.7%) |
| March 2026 | $2,754,047 | $2,677,111 | $76,935 more (+2.9%) |
| February 2026 | $4,672,806 | $4,163,812 | $508,994 more (+12.2%) |
| January 2026 | $2,836,292 | $2,766,704 | $69,588 more (+2.5%) |
| December 2025 | $3,315,726 | $2,711,314 | $604,412 more (+22.3%) |
| November 2025 | $3,157,256 | $3,153,658 | $3,598 more (+0.1%) |
| October 2025 | $2,814,696 | $2,602,171 | $212,525 more (+8.2%) |
About these numbers
Payments can reflect sales from two or more months earlier, reporting adjustments and tax-rate changes. Increases are not necessarily economic growth. Comparisons use the same period last year, not the previous month. Calendar-year totals are separate from the city’s fiscal-year budget. Amounts are rounded to whole dollars. Percentages are unavailable when the prior amount is zero or negative, or either amount is missing.
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accountsdata.texas.gov (opens in new tab) · September 2026 report.
Budget
FY 2025–26 · Adopted budget. Planned amounts, not what was actually spent.
Budget at a glance
Manually extracted · AI-assistedFY 2025–26 · Adopted plan. View approval · Budget Appropriation Ordinance (number not printed); record vote 5–1 · 2025-09-03
| Measure | Scope | Amount | Transfers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned spending | General Fund | $66,760,138 | Excludes interfund transfers | PDF p. 74PDF p. 78How this amount is calculatedSource total: $69,629,428.00 Less Transfers to Other Funds: $2,869,290.00 Comparable amount: $66,760,138.00 |
| Planned revenue | General Fund | $68,570,004 | Excludes interfund transfers | PDF p. 74How this amount is calculatedSource total: $69,523,004.00 Less Transfer In From: $953,000.00 Comparable amount: $68,570,004.00 |
| Planned spending | All city funds | Not available · Citywide spending excluding transfers and component-unit scope have not yet been reconciled. | Transfer treatment not established |
The General Fund is part of the all-funds budget, not additional spending. These are spending plans, not actual results.
Read original budgetcms3.revize.com (opens in new tab)
Is spending increasing?
Compare adopted spending plans, not actual spending.
General Fund
How this amount is calculated
Source total: $68,283,451.00
Less Transfers to Other Funds: $1,390,241.00
Comparable amount: $66,893,210.00
All city funds
Matching spending totals excluding transfers are not available.
Both years exclude interfund transfers. General Fund spending is already included in all city funds; do not add them together. Changes are not inflation-adjusted. Bars are scaled within each card.
From revenue to surplus or deficit
General Fund · FY 2025–26 · After transfers
Start with revenue. Add transfers and other financing coming in, then subtract spending and financing outflows. The final bar is what remains, not another source of money.
A deficit means planned outflows exceed inflows. It may be funded from existing reserves; it does not by itself establish a cash shortage. Beginning fund balance is excluded. This is the General Fund only, not the whole city.
See exact calculation & source pages
| Step | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +$68,570,004 | PDF p. 74 |
| Transfer In From | +$953,000 | PDF p. 74 |
| Spending | −$66,760,138 | PDF p. 74PDF p. 78 |
| Transfers to Other Funds | −$2,869,290 | PDF p. 74PDF p. 78 |
| Planned deficit | −$106,424 | Calculated from the rows above |
Spending is subtracted once; capital or debt service already included in it is not deducted again. Transfers and other financing must be fully accounted for before this chart can show a result.
Where the money goes
General Fund · Excludes interfund transfers
All categories included. Rounded percentages may not total 100%. Original city categories are preserved.
Sources & how these numbers were prepared
Transcribed from the archived city PDF with AI assistance in this workspace. No API extraction was run and no independent human audit is claimed.
Fiscal period: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. This summarizes the linked adopted document; later amendments may not be reflected.
Prepared Sep 15, 2026. Figures may contain interpretation errors. Follow each PDF page link to check its source.
September 2026
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc.
Development Corporation of Harlingen Board of Directors Special Meeting
2424 Boxwood Street, Room 133, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen Zoning Board of AdjustmentCancelled
Zonning Board Of Adjustments Meeting118 E. Tyler Ave., Harlingen, Texas 78550
August 2026
Harlingen Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning And Zoning Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Ave., Harlingen, Texas 78550
Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc.
Development Corporation of Harlingen Board of Directors Regular Meeting
2424 Boxwood St, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Workshop
118 E. Tyler Ave, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City CommissionCancelled
City Commission Workshop118 E. Tyler Ave, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Workshop
118 E. Tyler Ave, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc.
Development Corporation Of Harlingen Special Meeting
2424 Boxwood St., Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen Zoning Board of Adjustment
Zoning Board Of Adjustment Meeting
118 E. Tyler Ave., Harlingen, Texas 78550
July 2026
Harlingen Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning And Zoning Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Ave., Harlingen, Texas 78550
Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc.
Development Corporation of Harlingen Board of Directors
2424 Boxwood St., Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen Zoning Board of Adjustment
Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
Harlingen City Commission
Regular City Commission Meeting
118 E. Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550
June 2026
Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc.
Development Corporation of Harlingen Board of Directors Regular Meeting
118 E. Tyler Ave., Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen Planning & Zoning CommissionCancelled
Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting118 E. Tyler Ave., Harlingen, Texas 78550
Harlingen City Commission
City Commission Regular Meeting
118. E Tyler Ave, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Officials listed on the official published directory. Office and place labels follow the source; places are not necessarily geographic districts.
City Commission
Elected| Name | Office | Place | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norma Sepulveda | Mayor | ||
| Delia Cavazos-Gamez | City Commissioner | District 1 | |
| Daniel Nemecio Lopez | City Commissioner | District 2 | |
| Michael Mezmar | City Commissioner | District 3 | |
| Frank Morales | City Commissioner | District 4 | |
| Rene Perez | City Commissioner | District 5 |
Source: City of Harlingen — Mayor and City Commissionharlingentx.gov (opens in new tab)
Planning & Zoning Commission
Appointed| Name | Office | Term | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas P. Consiglio | Member · Chair | Expires 11/2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Carlos A. Sanchez, P.E. | Member · Co-Chair | Expires 11/2028 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Olga Vanessa Cantu | Member | Expires 11/2027 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Wandy E. Cruz-Velazquez | Member | Expires 11/2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Raul L. Flores | Member | Expires 02/2027 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Dagoberto (Beto) Pena | Member | Expires 11/2028 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Carly B. Thomas | Member | Expires 11/2028 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
Source: City of Harlingen — Planning and Zoning Commissionharlingentx.gov (opens in new tab)
Economic Development Corporation
Appointed| Name | Office | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Saarang Jay Rama | Board Member · President | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Linda T. Burke, DDS | Board Member · Vice President | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Javier Segura | Board Member · Secretary | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Lizzy de la Garza Putegnat | Board Member · Treasurer | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Javier De Leon | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Marcus Cruz | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Tre’ Peacock | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
Source: Harlingen EDC — Staff & Boardharlingenedc.com (opens in new tab)
Zoning Board of Adjustments
Appointed| Name | Office | Term | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizandro Munoz | Member · Chair | Expires 03/2025 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Ernesto A. Flores | Member · Co Chair | Expires 03/2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Jennifer V. Colton | Member | Expires 03/2028 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Rudy Martinez | Member | Expires 01/2028 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Cesar Perez | Member | Expires 03/2025 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Michael Boland | Alternate | Expires 11/2028 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| R. Linda Cuellar | Alternate | Expires 11/2028 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Michelle Franco-Mar | Alternate | Expires 03/2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Robert Garza | Alternate | Expires 03/2025 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Armando Prado | Alternate | Expires 03/2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
Source: City of Harlingen — Zoning Board of Adjustmentsharlingentx.gov (opens in new tab)
Meetings checked 1 day ago · Officials checked Sep 15, 2026