City Commission Meeting 08/18/2026

City Commission of the City of Brownsville · August 18, 2026

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Call to order, roll call and invocation

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18:26 → 21:55(3m 28s)

Mayor Pro Tem called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.; roll call confirmed a quorum with Mayor John Cowan Jr. attending virtually and Commissioners Tino Varel, Brian Martinez, Linda Mas, Gustavo Deleon and Pedro Cardinas present. Alicia Justilian led the invocation and Girl Scouts Troop 111 led the pledges.

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Brownsville City Commission met Aug. 18, 2026; commissioners adopted the FY2027 budget, approved a public-safety complex GMP, heard hundreds of public comments urging a moratorium on AI/data centers, adopted a Downtown Renaissance master plan, and received multiple staff reports and consent items.

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