2025-950 • Regular AgendaCity of Pharr (Hidalgo County)

Raul Fong, d/b/a D’s Paradise Lounge, is requesting renewal of the Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption. The property is legally described as Lot 14, Block 1, J. T. Doster Subdivision, Pharr, Hidalgo

Presented in: City of Pharr City Council - June 02, 2025 on 2025-06-02

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 7.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“Motion to approve: Raul Fong, d/b/a D’s Paradise Lounge, is requesting renewal of the Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption. The property is legally described as Lot”

A“

Ambrosio “Amos” Hernandez

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Raul Fong, d/b/a D’s Paradise Lounge, is requesting renewal of the Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption. The property is legally described as Lot 14, Block 1, J. T. Doster Subdivision, Pharr, Hidalgo

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.