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The May 2, 2026, election for the Port of Brownsville Navigation District Board of Commissioners is approaching. We, the South Texas Environmental Justice Network, a local Brownsville organization, have asked the Port candidates to complete our candidate questionnaire. The development of projects at the Port of Brownsville, such as the buildout of Rio Grande LNG,ContinueContinue reading “2026 Port of Brownsville Candidate Questionnaire”

On April 21, SpaceX is chartering planes to bring Wall Street investors to Brownsville as part of the marketing launch for its $75 billion IPO, the biggest IPO ever. The tour will be designed to show investors the best, most sanitized view of SpaceX, and get them to buy stock. We will be protesting toContinueContinue reading “April 21: Protest Against SpaceX Investors”

Urgent: the LNG project, Rio Grande LNG, which is already under construction on Highway 48, is seeking a permit to expand the facility to export more methane. The community should submit a public comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging it to deny this permit for Rio Grande LNG’s expansion, as it wouldContinueContinue reading “Tell the regulator to deny the expansion permit for Rio Grande LNG by April 8!”

Filmmaker Lynn Corcoran released a documentary in 1996 that tracked the binational impact of a series of environmental issues along the U.S.-Mexico border. From the failure of binational water management in Tijuana/San Diego, to air pollution in Juárez/El Paso, to the impacts of maquiladoras and industry in Tamaulipas on public health, water, and soil inContinueContinue reading “RSVP: Borderline Cases Film Screening April 9”

Photos: Free Boca Chica Beach from Elon Musk Concert (3/5/2026) We hosted a concert protest for all these reasons: – The US Fish & Wildlife Department plans to give SpaceX about 712 acres of wildlife habitat, which is a disgusting land grab. We submitted 3,400 public comments opposing the land grab: https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/spacex-national-wildlife-refuge-land-swap-texas-22188311.php – SpaceX fanaticsContinueContinue reading “Photos: Free Boca Chica Beach from Elon Musk Concert (3/5/2026)”