City Attorney

Mission Statement

In accordance with the mission and policy set by the Mayor and City Commissioners, the City Attorney's Office advances, advocates, and safeguards the interest of the City of Brownsville, aligned with applicable laws. Our proactive approach to legal advocacy provides timely, cost-efficient, quality legal services to support the City Commission, City Manager, city staff, and city-created entities.

About the City Attorney’s Office

The City Attorney’s Office represents or supervises the representation of the City of Brownsville in all legal matters, including, but not limited to, real estate, economic development, land use, labor and employment, civil litigation defense, and civil service representation. The office is responsible for the review and/or drafting of resolutions, ordinances, contracts, agreements, deeds, and other legal documents in which the City has an interest. The office also prosecutes violations of City of Brownsville ordinances and Class-C misdemeanors in the Brownsville Municipal Court.

In addition, our office provides legal counsel to several City Boards and Commissions, including among others the Brownsville Ethics Advisory Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Audit & Oversight Committee.

The City Attorney’s Office does not provide legal advice to members of the public.

Municipal Prosecution

The Prosecutor may be contacted directly at [email protected] 

 Civil Litigation

The City’s Civil Litigation division may be reached at [email protected] PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE WILL NOT ACCEPT SERVICE FOR THE CITY OR ITS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES BY EMAIL UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

Open Records

Please submit written requests for city records to [email protected] or SUBMIT REQUEST ONLINE 

Report Wrongdoing

The City Auditor investigates fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement of government resources, employee misconduct, or corruption by those doing business with the City of Brownsville, we encourage you to contact them directly at (956) 548-6102 or complete and submit an online form here.