In the May 4 election, vote for candidates who will fight for our futures!
This Port of Brownsville Commissioner Election has direct consequences for the environmental and economic future of Brownsville. Our members at Texas Rising Action interviewed candidates to find out who will champion our progressive values and protect our freedoms.
Early Voting: April 22-30
Election Day: May 4
Pol. adv. paid for by Texas Freedom Network
About the Port of Brownsville Commissioner Election
The Port of Brownsville is one of the largest shipping ports in the United States. It is responsible for more than 51,000 jobs and $3 billion in annual state economic activity, with more than 8,500 Rio Grande Valley workers directly employed by the port’s activities. The Port of Brownsville Commissioners have voting power over how the land along the shipping port is used.
Right now, Texas Rising and climate justice organizers in South Texas are working to stop two proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) projects that seek to build gas pipelines and export terminals that will harm ancestral indigenous lands, exacerbate the climate crisis, and jeopardize the community’s health and safety for profit.
This election, we’re putting our voting power behind candidates who will put people over profit and believe the health and safety of our families and future generations matter more than the oil and gas industry’s greed. Each of our endorsed candidates will champion initiatives that build sustainable, renewable infrastructure to address climate change and attract clean energy jobs.
Texas Rising Action May 2024 Election Endorsements
TXRA Endorsement for Brownsville Port Commissioner Place 1
Patrick Everitt
TXRA Endorsement for Brownsville Port Commissioner Place 3
Andres Rios
TXRA Endorsement for Brownsville Port Commissioner Place 5
Josette Cruz Hinojosa
Your vote is your power. Use it!
Your vote could be the difference between putting people in power who will ignore the climate crisis and put profit over people and electing progressives who will protect our community from climate injustice and attract clean energy jobs to Brownsville.
