In an effort to improve the city’s drainage system, the City of Peñitas is assisting the Hidalgo County Urban County Program and Hidalgo County Drainage District #1 on a drainage improvement project. Due to the construction of the project, city officials advise the public that be...

Mayor Rigo Lopez and City of Peñitas officials would like to advise citizens that Tom Gill Road will be closed to through traffic from 3 Mile Road to Pino Street starting at 9 am tomorrow, Wednesday, March 7th through Monday, March 19th at 6 pm.  The closure is part of a drainage ...

The Penitas White Wing Festival held its 2017-2018 Royal Court Coronation Ceremony on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Penitas Mayor Rigo Lopez and Councilmember Jose Roel Flores were in attendance to thank the outgoing 2016-2017 Royal Court for their service throughout the year, and welcomed and...

To mark the one-year anniversary of the attack on Dallas law enforcement, and in honor of all peace officers across Texas, the City of Peñitas participated in a statewide call by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to stand with law enforcement in Texas. Governor Abbott asked all Texas law enforcem...

At its regular meeting held in June, the Peñitas City Council approved the donation of a fire truck to the Mexican city of Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas. Peñitas Mayor Rigo Lopez and the Peñitas City Council recently hosted an event to officially present...

We are one step closer to our new City Hall and Police Station! At a special city meeting held Monday, the Penitas City Council approved this modern-look design for the new facility. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the building will house city administration offices and the p...

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In appreciation of our dedicated law enforcement agencies that serve and protect our communities and our families, the City of Peñitas hosted the 2nd Annual Law Enforcement Luncheon to commemorate National Police Week.   Special guest speakers included Peñitas Mayor Rigo ...

The City of Peñitas held a swearing-in ceremony for councilmembers Alex Guajardo and Felipe Quintanilla, who were sworn into office by Peñitas Mayor Rigo Lopez. The councilmembers were elected into office after running unopposed in the May 2017 election. In addition to the counci...

At its first regularly scheduled City Council meeting of the new year, City of Peñitas appointed Felipe Quintanilla as Councilmember, Place 3. At the meeting, Quintanilla took the oath of office to serve as Councilmember, and was sworn into office by State Representative Oscar Lo...