Editing Brownsville, Texas (section)

==Government==
Brownsville has a [[council–manager government]]. The mayor and a six-member city commission are selected in [[Non-partisan democracy|nonpartisan]] elections.<ref name=CityCommission>{{cite web|title=The Brownsville City Commission|url=http://comission.cob.us|website=City of Brownsville|access-date=January 1, 2015|archive-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109084818/http://comission.cob.us/|url-status=live}}</ref> Four members are elected from geographic districts; the remaining two members are elected at-large. Since Brownsville is the county seat of Cameron County, many county offices are in Brownsville. The city's public library system has two branches.<ref name="mainbranchlibrarybrownsville">{{cite web|url=https://www.cob.us/1002/Contact-Us|title=Contact Us|publisher=Brownsville Public Library|access-date=July 2, 2019|archive-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702211621/https://www.cob.us/1002/Contact-Us|url-status=live}}</ref> The primary law enforcement agency for the city is the Brownsville Police Department. The Brownsville Fire Department has nine stations around the city; its central office is located on the eastern side of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citymanager.cob.us|title=City Manager's Office|publisher=City of Brownsville|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=May 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525112128/http://citymanager.cob.us/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:TX-Brownsville 1931 Ref.jpg|thumb|The [[United States Court House, Custom House, and Post Office (Brownsville, Texas, 1933)|Old Federal Courthouse]]; it currently serves as Brownsville's [[City Hall]]]]
Most of Brownsville is represented by two county commissioners of the five-member [[Commissioners' court#In Texas|Commissioners' Court]] (one member, the [[County judge#County Commissioners' Court|County Judge]], represents all of Cameron County).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.cameron.tx.us/GIS/Maps/COMMISSIONER%20PCT%20MAP.pdf|title=Cameron County Commissioner Precincts Map 2019|date=January 15, 2019|publisher=Cameron County|access-date=July 2, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> County offices are partisan; the Democratic and Republican Parties hold primaries in March of the year that their office term expires.

The City of Brownsville falls under two [[Texas House of Representatives]] districts. Each representative has a two-year term and is elected in the same manner as other partisan elected officials. The elected representatives include, District 37: Alex Dominguez (D) (since 2019),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.texas.gov/members/|title=Texas House of Representatives|publisher=Texas House of Representatives|access-date=January 26, 2019|archive-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619204950/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/|url-status=live}}</ref> and District 38: [[Erin Gamez|Erin Gámez]] (D) (since 2021).<ref>{{cite web |title=Texas House member: Rep. Gámez, Erin District 38 |url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=38 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625045858/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=38 |archive-date=June 25, 2016 |access-date=December 6, 2023 |publisher=[[Texas House of Representatives]]}}</ref> Brownsville is represented by [[Texas Senate, District 27|Texas Senatorial District 27]], the incumbent senator is [[Morgan LaMantia]] (D) (since 2023).<ref>{{cite web |title=Senator Morgan LaMantia: District 27 |url=https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531052427/http://www.lucio.senate.state.tx.us/ |archive-date=May 31, 2016 |access-date=December 6, 2023 |publisher=[[Texas Senate|The Texas State Senate]]}}</ref> This city is represented by [[Texas's 34th congressional district]]. The incumbent Representative is [[Vicente Gonzalez (American politician)|Vicente Gonzalez]] (D) (since 2023).

The city holds several federal office buildings. The [[United States Postal Service]] operates post offices in Brownsville.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=78521&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1356105&locationName=BROWNSVILLE&address2=&address1=1535+E+LOS+EBANOS+BLVD&city=BROWNSVILLE&state=TX&zip5=78520&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=956-546-4390&latitude=25.9315277&longitude=-97.498868&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&&|title=Brownsville 1535 E Los Ebanos Blvd Brownsville, TX 78520-9998|publisher=[[United States Postal Service]]|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001041816/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Downtown Brownsville is served by the [[United States Court House, Custom House, and Post Office (Brownsville, Texas)|Old Federal Courthouse]]; it is now used as a [[City Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=78521&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1435755&locationName=DOWNTOWN+BROWNSVILLE&address2=&address1=1001+E+ELIZABETH+ST+FL+1&city=BROWNSVILLE&state=TX&zip5=78520&zip4=9995&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&latitude=25.9023512&longitude=-97.49945&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&&|title=Downtown Brownsville 1001 E Elizabeth St Fl 1 Brownsville, TX 78520-9995|publisher=United States Postal Service|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001041810/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[National Weather Service]] operates an [[List of National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices|office]] and a [[Nexrad]] [[weather radar]] site in east Brownsville. They provide forecasts and radar coverage for Deep South Texas and the adjacent coastal waters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bro|title=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office: Brownsville, TX|publisher=[[National Weather Service]]|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=June 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619052135/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bro/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other federal building located within the city limits of Brownsville include: Social Security Administration and the Reynaldo G. Garza – Filemon B. Vela United States Courthouse.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Reynaldo G. Garza – Filemon B. Vela United States Courthouse|url=http://www.txs.uscourts.gov/jurors/brownsville/location.htm|publisher=United States Courthouse|access-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927100600/http://www.txs.uscourts.gov/jurors/brownsville/location.htm|archive-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> Military buildings and battle sites include the Brownsville Armed Forces Reserve Center (AFRC) host units from the [[United States Army Reserve]] and the [[Texas Army National Guard]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usgbc.org/projects/brownsville-armed-forces-reserve-center|title=Brownsville Armed Forces Reserve Center|publisher=[[U.S. Green Building Council|United States Green Building Council]]|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=June 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624054007/http://www.usgbc.org/projects/brownsville-armed-forces-reserve-center|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] (ROTC).<ref>{{cite web|title=Reserve Officers Training Corps|url=http://www.utb.edu/provost/odc/rotc/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=[[University of Texas at Brownsville]]|access-date=June 20, 2012|archive-date=August 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824175517/http://www.utb.edu/provost/odc/rotc/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>