Posted on: May 27, 2023
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.
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Posted on: May 26, 2023
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.
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Posted on: May 25, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 25, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 24, 2023
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.
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Posted on: May 24, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 23, 2023
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....
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Posted on: May 24, 2023
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 The city replaced its out-of-date single-space coin parking meters with new environmentally friendly meters that in...
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Posted on: May 23, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 23, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 22, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 19, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 19, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 16, 2023
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.
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Posted on: May 13, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 11, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 5, 2023
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...
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Posted on: May 2, 2023
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...
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Posted on: April 24, 2023
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.
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Posted on: February 23, 2023
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).
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Posted on: February 8, 2023
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...
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Posted on: February 6, 2023
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.
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Posted on: January 31, 2023
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...
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Posted on: January 25, 2023
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...
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Posted on: January 10, 2023
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....
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Posted on: November 30, 2022
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...
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Posted on: October 5, 2022
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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Posted on: September 22, 2022
Brownsville PUB is offers its customers different forms of payment assistance. Check out their BPUB Assistance Program page for more details. Click the link below.
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