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Plain-language guides for people who were towed, and the audits, reports and court rulings behind them. Each summary is ours; follow the link to read the original.
Newest first. Government reports are public records; the others belong to their authors, so we link to them and do not post copies.
Reports the City Commission's approval of a new towing ordinance raising the tow cost to $300, about double, as part of an update police said is done every 12 years.
Why it matters: The only public report we found of Harlingen's current tow amount.
Does not say which tows the $300 applies to.
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Reports that people posing as lot attendants in downtown McAllen took $5 from drivers, whose cars were then towed, with a $340 fee in one case. McAllen police were investigating it as a theft, and the towing company said it had reported similar cases.
Why it matters: Explains one way people end up towed from downtown lots after paying someone.
The headline's wording is the outlet's; the article does not say who the people posing as attendants were.
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Court rulings about towing in the Rio Grande Valley. A case decides the dispute in front of the court; whether it applies to a tow depends on the facts.
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