Brownsville
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Brownsville City Commission
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City budget
$131,482,800Planned spending for the 2025–26 budget year from the main fund.
3.9% more than the year before.
See the budgetOriginal budgetbrownsvilletx.gov (opens in new tab)
A plan, not what was actually spent. From the official budget document.
Sales tax
$5,598,339Sales tax the state sent the city in September 2026.
5.2% more than the same month last year.
See the trendOfficial datadata.texas.gov (opens in new tab)
One part of the city’s income, not the total. From the Texas Comptroller’s September 2026 report.
Sources
- Official meeting informationCivicClerk meeting portal (opens in new tab)
- Brownsville city website (opens in new tab)
- Official area directory (opens in new tab)
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2 meetings shown
September 2026
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Special Meeting
October 2026
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Regular Meeting
Sales tax
What the state sent the city, from the Texas Comptroller’s September 2026 report. Reported allocations, not total city revenue.
- Monthly allocation · September 2026
- $5,598,3395.2% more than September 2025
- Calendar year to date · January–September 2026
- $49,719,5615.1% more than January–September 2025
Monthly allocation history
| Report month | Allocation | Same month last year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $5,598,339 | $5,320,754 | $277,585 more (+5.2%) |
| August 2026 | $5,866,644 | $5,359,225 | $507,419 more (+9.5%) |
| July 2026 | $5,135,893 | $4,732,211 | $403,682 more (+8.5%) |
| June 2026 | $5,187,460 | $5,373,168 | $185,708 less (-3.5%) |
| May 2026 | $6,073,017 | $5,562,189 | $510,828 more (+9.2%) |
| April 2026 | $4,730,988 | $4,213,501 | $517,487 more (+12.3%) |
| March 2026 | $4,710,070 | $4,693,957 | $16,114 more (+0.3%) |
| February 2026 | $7,159,576 | $7,057,245 | $102,331 more (+1.5%) |
| January 2026 | $5,257,575 | $5,003,812 | $253,762 more (+5.1%) |
| December 2025 | $5,208,484 | $4,762,139 | $446,345 more (+9.4%) |
| November 2025 | $5,302,778 | $4,994,842 | $307,936 more (+6.2%) |
| October 2025 | $4,925,978 | $4,691,758 | $234,220 more (+5.0%) |
About these numbers
Payments can reflect sales from two or more months earlier, reporting adjustments and tax-rate changes. Increases are not necessarily economic growth. Comparisons use the same period last year, not the previous month. Calendar-year totals are separate from the city’s fiscal-year budget. Amounts are rounded to whole dollars. Percentages are unavailable when the prior amount is zero or negative, or either amount is missing.
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accountsdata.texas.gov (opens in new tab) · September 2026 report.
Budget
FY 2025–26 · Adopted budget. Planned amounts, not what was actually spent.
Budget at a glance
Manually extracted · AI-assistedFY 2025–26 · Adopted plan.
| Measure | Scope | Amount | Transfers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned spending | General Fund | $131,482,800 | Excludes interfund transfers | PDF p. 108 |
| Planned revenue | General Fund | $125,981,800 | Excludes interfund transfers | PDF p. 108 |
| Planned spending | All city funds | Not available · Citywide spending excluding transfers and component-unit scope have not yet been reconciled. | Transfer treatment not established |
The General Fund is part of the all-funds budget, not additional spending. These are spending plans, not actual results.
Read original budgetbrownsvilletx.gov (opens in new tab)
Is spending increasing?
Compare adopted spending plans, not actual spending.
General Fund
All city funds
Matching spending totals excluding transfers are not available.
Both years exclude interfund transfers. General Fund spending is already included in all city funds; do not add them together. Changes are not inflation-adjusted. Bars are scaled within each card.
From revenue to surplus or deficit
General Fund · FY 2025–26 · After transfers
Start with revenue. Add transfers and other financing coming in, then subtract spending and financing outflows. The final bar is what remains, not another source of money.
Planned inflows and outflows are equal. Beginning fund balance is excluded. This is the General Fund only, not the whole city.
See exact calculation & source pages
| Step | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +$125,981,800 | PDF p. 108 |
| Operating transfers from other funds | +$12,700,000 | PDF p. 108 |
| Spending | −$131,482,800 | PDF p. 108 |
| Operating transfers to other funds | −$7,199,000 | PDF p. 108 |
| Balanced plan | +$0 | Calculated from the rows above |
Spending is subtracted once; capital or debt service already included in it is not deducted again. Transfers and other financing must be fully accounted for before this chart can show a result.
Where the money goes
General Fund · Excludes interfund transfers
All categories included. Rounded percentages may not total 100%. Original city categories are preserved.
Sources & how these numbers were prepared
Transcribed from the archived city PDF with AI assistance in this workspace. No API extraction was run and no independent human audit is claimed.
Fiscal period: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. This summarizes the linked adopted document; later amendments may not be reflected.
Prepared Sep 12, 2026. Figures may contain interpretation errors. Follow each PDF page link to check its source.
September 2026
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Regular Meeting
August 2026
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Special Meeting
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Special Meeting
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Regular Meeting
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Special Meeting
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Regular Meeting
July 2026
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Regular Meeting
Brownsville City Commission
City Commission Regular Meeting
Officials listed on the official published directory. Office and place labels follow the source; places are not necessarily geographic districts.
City Commission
Elected| Name | Office | Place | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cowen, Jr. | Mayor | ||
| Tino Villarreal, Jr. | City Commissioner | At-Large A | |
| Nurith Galonsky | City Commissioner | At-Large B | |
| Bryan L. Martinez | City Commissioner | District 1 | |
| Linda C. Macias | City Commissioner | District 2 | |
| Gustavo De León | City Commissioner | District 3 | |
| Pedro Cardenas | City Commissioner | District 4 |
Source: City of Brownsville — City Commissionbrownsvilletx.gov (opens in new tab)
Planning & Zoning Commission
Appointed| Name | Office | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Vasquez | Commissioner · Chairman | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| David Betancourt | Commissioner · Secretary | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Bob Torres | Commissioner | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Aida I. Rodriguez | Commissioner | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Amalia Benson | Commissioner | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Cesar Andres Rodriguez | Commissioner | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Dr. Daniel Elkin | Commissioner | Official page (opens in new tab) |
Source: City of Brownsville — Planning & Zoning Commissionbrownsvilletx.gov (opens in new tab)
Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC)
Appointed| Name | Office | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Ankjaer Jensen | Board Member · Chair | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Dr. Joe Hinojosa | Board Member · Vice Chair | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Gerardo Gonzalez | Board Member · Treasurer | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Liliana Elizondo | Board Member · Secretary | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Frank Orozco Jr. | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Anna Oquin | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Benjamin Pena | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
Meetings checked 1 day ago · Officials checked Sep 15, 2026