Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville is a city located in Cameron County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 139,722. It is the county seat of Cameron County{{GR|6}}.

Public Utilities Board

The City Commission also appoints a six member Public Utilities Board. The Board members are nominated and elected by the City Commission and must receive a majority of votes to be put on the board. Since there are six voting City Commissioners a nominee must receive four votes to be appointed to the Public Utilities Board. Each Board member's term is four years. According to the Brownsville City Charter a nominee for the Public Utilities Board cannot be related to any commissioner within the second degree by blood or marriage. In addition to this, after a Board member has served one term they can only be elected to serve only one more term, whether or not it is a consecutive or non-consecutive term. The Mayor of Brownsville, by virtue of being the Mayor, is an Ex-officio member of the Board.

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The Current Public Utilities Board Members are:

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• Oscar E. Garcia, Chairman
• Cristobal M. Valadez, Jr., Vice-Chairman
• Robert A. Sanchez, Secretary
• Billy R. Bradford, Jr., Member
• Pat M. Ahumada, Jr., Member
• Eddie Treviño, Jr., Ex-Officio Member