FRIDAY WITH THE CITY FEATURES JORGE CARDENAS

Jorge Cardenas, director of Enterprise Applications for the City of Brownsville, was the speaker featured at the most recent Friday with the City event sponsored by the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce and the City of Brownsville.

The event was held at the ...

BROWNSVILLED RANKED 8TH IN BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN TEXAS

Brownsville is listed as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Live in the State of Texas.

U.S. News and World Report ranked Brownsville No. 8 as the Best Place to live in Texas.

 The rankings by U.S. News and World Report are based on an analysis of pu...

ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON JOSE MARTI BOULEVARD

Road construction is underway on Jose Marti Boulevard as the City of Brownsville’s Engineering Department and Public Works Department continue to make improvements in the area.

The ongoing road construction has reduced traffic in the area down to...

TWENTY-TWO GRADUATE FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

Twenty-two cohorts of the Professional Development Program for Public Safety graduated from  their professional development class in which their journey that began in February.

The 22-member class was comprised of Brownsville Police Department off...

LUCKY WINNER CLAIMS AVELO AIRLINE TICKETS

Another lucky winner will be getting to her dream vacation destination with non-stop service to Los Angeles courtesy of Avelo Airlines.

 Vivian Reyes won a pair of Avelo Airline tickets at a raffle held at the Brownsville Farmers Market.

Reyes said...

COME JOIN THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE TEAM

The City of Brownsville has numerous job openings for those individuals interested in working for the City.

The job openings include maintenance worker, administrative assistant, code enforcement manager, emergency communications operator, and librarian, j...

COB NAMES NEW ASSISTANT MANAGER

Brownsville, TX (May 23, 2023) – City of Brownsville City Manager, Helen Ramirez, AICP, is proud to announce Police Chief Felix Sauceda has been named Assistant City Manager/Police Chief. Chief Sauceda assumes his new role effective immediately....

CITY OF BROWNSVILLE GETS SOLAR-POWERED SMART PAYING STATIONS

The City of Brownsville, in partnership with Flowbird Group, has added 65 all-new solar-powered smart paying stations to the downtown area. The city replaced its out-of-date single-space coin parking meters with new environmentally friendly meters that in...

EMS WEEK CELEBRATES EMS PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR WORK

The week of May 21-27, 2023 is EMS Week and this year’s theme is “Where Emergency Care Begins.”

EMS Week brings the EMS community together and acknowledges the accomplishments of EMTs and paramedics while building awareness of their important role in the c...

AVELO AIRLINES TAKES FLIGHT IN BROWNSVILLE

Getting to your dream vacation destination with non-stop service to Los Angeles, California or Orlando, Florida is just one click away now that Avelo Airlines has arrived in Brownsville.

Houston-based Avelo Airlines inaugural flight to Orlando took off Wed...

CITY OF BROWNSVILLE'S HR DEPARTMENT WINS BIG AWARD

The City of Brownsville’s Office of Organizational Development and Human Resources received the Human Resources Strategic Department of the Year by the Texas Municipal Human Resources Association.

The HR Strategic Department of the Year recognizes the outs...

NEWLY ELECTED BROWNSVILLE CITY OFFICIALS SWORN IN

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BROWNSVILLE CITY COMMISSION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

The Brownsville City Commission held its regular city meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, and discussed and approved several items and issues.

The Commission approved two proclamations the first welcoming Avelo Airlines to Brownsville as the city’s newest ai...

ODEE ANN LEAL RECOGNIZED FOR RECEIVING FEDERAL AWARD

Odee Ann Leal, director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, has received high accolades from the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs and Enforcement.

Leal has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme...

TRAFFIC SIGNALS REPLACEMENTS COMING

The City of Brownsville’s Engineering and Public Works Department Traffic Branch will be replacing traffic signal control cabinets and installing traffic detection equipment the week of May 22-25 along several Alton Gloor Boulevard corridors.

The affected ...

COB CREWS DISPATCHED TO HELP PORT ISABEL AFTER STORM

The City of Brownsville mobilized its Engineering and Public Works and Fire Department crews, early this morning, to assist residents of neighboring Port Isabel in the aftermath of a destructive tornado that hit the area last night. The storm, characteriz...

BROWNSVILLE PROACTIVELY MANAGES MIGRANT INFLUX

The City of Brownsville announced today that as the end of Title 42 is imminent, it is prepared and organized to handle the recent influx of migrants passing through the City and maintaining the community safe. In recent days, the City has enacted enhance...

EXTENSION OF DISASTER DECLARATION

On May 4, 2023, pursuant to Texas Local Government code section 51.001, the City Commission decided to extend the Declaration of Local Disaster issued on April 27, 2023. The declaration is to address the influx of migrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border...

DECLARATION OF DISASTER

Pursuant to 418.108(a) of the Texas Government Code, the City of Brownsville announced a “Declaration of Disaster” on April 27, 2023. The declaration is to address the influx of migrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border, south of Brownsville. The Mayor Pr...

$9 MILLION COMING TO CITY OF BROWNSVILLE

BROWNSVILLE (April 24, 2023) -The City of Brownsville received $9 million in disaster recovery funding from the Texas General Land Office for new construction of the BCC Village Townhomes and rehabilitation of La Villita Apartments.

According to Brownsvill...

HELLO, AVELO!

BROWNSVILLE, Texas; Feb. 23, 2023 – Houston-based Avelo Airlines announced today exclusive nonstop service to Los Angeles and Orlando from Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO).  

Avelo is the only airline in South Texas offer...

CALL FOR ARTISTS TO CREATE MURAL DOWNTOWN

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BROWNSVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE “FRIDAY WITH THE CITY” TO HIGHLIGHT DOWNTOWN BROWNSVILLE

Who: The City of Brownsville & Brownsville Chamber of Commerce

What: The City of Brownsville, in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, will host a community informational event to update citizens on downtown revitalization efforts. The event will b...

2023 & 2024 TAAF Games of Texas Individual Sports Bid

We invite local athletic associations to submit a proposal to host a Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Games of Texas sport tournament July 27 - 30, 2023 in Brownsville, TX.2023 & 2024 TAAF Games of Texas Individual Sports Bid.

CITY OF BROWNSVILLE HONORS THOSE LOST TO COVID-19 WITH MORE GROVE TREE PLANTING CEREMONIES

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (February 1, 2023) – The City of Brownsville, with the support of City Commissioner At-Large “B”, Dr. Rose Gowen, hosts the second of four tree planting remembrance ceremonies – as it moves forward with its Forest Remembers Pro...

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOST FRIDAY WITH THE CITY

The Chamber of Commerce and City of Brownsville will be hosting a community event to educate attendees about the growth, progress, and the future of city with new City Manager Helen Ramirez as the featured speaker. To register in advance, visit h...

CITY OF BROWNSVILLE NAMES CITY MANAGER AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (January 10, 2023) – The City of Brownsville City Commission names Helen Ramirez, AICP, as the new City Manager for the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), which boasts a resident population of more than 186,000. Mrs....

CITY OF BROWNSVILLE TO HOST 23RD ANNUAL TEXAS ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (November 29, 2022) – The City of Brownsville’s Parks and Recreation Department takes action to celebrate the planting and nurturing of trees within the community. The City partnered with the Brownsville Beautificati...

CITY OF BROWNSVILLE STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO APPROVAL OF THE TENASKA AUDIT REPORT

On October 4, 2022, the City Commission received and approved the Tenaska Audit’s Executive Summary Report and its supporting full forensic audit report (collectively, “the Tenaska Audit Reports”) conducted by the independent auditor, Carr, Riggs & In...

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