Press Releases – South Texas Environmental Justice Network

MEDIA ADVISORY: Residents Will Pack the Brownsville City Commission Meeting to Oppose AI Data Centers

Media inquiries: Bekah Hinojosa, (956) 975-6634 or bekah@sotxejn.org Media Advisory: MEDIA ADVISORY: Residents Will Pack the Brownsville City Commission Meeting to Oppose AI Data Centers Brownsville, TX — Today, Brownsville residents and organizations will pack the November 4 City of Brownsville Commission Meeting to voice their opposition to AI Data centers and demand a fullContinueContinue reading “MEDIA ADVISORY: Residents Will Pack the Brownsville City Commission Meeting to Oppose AI Data Centers”

MEDIA ADVISORY: Residents Will Pack Two Brownsville City Commission Meetings to Oppose AI Data Centers

Media inquiries: Bekah Hinojosa, (956) 975-6634 or bekah@sotxejn.org Media Advisory: MEDIA ADVISORY: Residents Will Pack Two Brownsville City Commission Meetings to Oppose AI Data Centers Brownsville, TX — Next week, Brownsville residents and organizations will pack the October 6 and October 7th City of Brownsville Commission Meetings to voice their opposition to AI Data centers.ContinueContinue reading “MEDIA ADVISORY: Residents Will Pack Two Brownsville City Commission Meetings to Oppose AI Data Centers”

MEDIA ADVISORY: Rio Grande Valley Residents to Hold Fuera SpaceX Fest in Brownsville, TX and Boca Chica Beach

Media inquiries: Bekah Hinojosa, (956) 975-6634 or bekah@sotxejn.org Media Advisory: MEDIA ADVISORY: Rio Grande Valley Residents to Hold Fuera SpaceX Fest in Brownsville, TX and Boca Chica Beach Brownsville, TX — This week, Rio Grande Valley residents and organizations will host iFuera SpaceX Fest!, a two-day event, to oppose SpaceX’s “Space Fest Sept 24-26” andContinueContinue reading “MEDIA ADVISORY: Rio Grande Valley Residents to Hold Fuera SpaceX Fest in Brownsville, TX and Boca Chica Beach”

Press Release: Lawsuit Seeks to Stop SpaceX Land Deal From Destroying Texas Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release, June 10, 2026 Contact: Laiken Jordahl, Center for Biological Diversity, (928) 525-4433, ljordahl@biologicaldiversity.org Bekah Hinojosa, South Texas Environmental Justice Network, (956) 975-6634, bekah@sotxejn.org Lawsuit Seeks to Stop SpaceX Land Deal From Destroying Texas Wildlife Refuge BROWNSVILLE, Texas— Tribal and conservation groups today sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop aContinueContinue reading “Press Release: Lawsuit Seeks to Stop SpaceX Land Deal From Destroying Texas Wildlife Refuge”

Press Release: Rio Grande Valley Community and Tribe Oppose US Fish & Wildlife Giving Away Habitat to SpaceX

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2026 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa, bekah@sotxejn.org at 956-975-6634 Rio Grande Valley Community and Tribe Oppose US Fish & Wildlife Giving Away Habitat to SpaceX The South Texas Environmental Justice Network, the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe, and Rio Grande Valley residents submitted public comments to the US Fish & Wildlife Service urging itContinueContinue reading “Press Release: Rio Grande Valley Community and Tribe Oppose US Fish & Wildlife Giving Away Habitat to SpaceX”

Press Statement: Brownsville Community Opposes Toxic Oil Refinery Revived by Trump

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2026 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa, bekah@sotxejn.org or (956) 975-6634 Brownsville Community Opposes Toxic Oil Refinery Revived by Trump South Texas Environmental Justice Network members protest outside the Port of Brownsville Commission’s press conference for the oil refinery project on Wednesday morning. BROWNSVILLE, TX— On Tuesday, Trump announced his support for aContinueContinue reading “Press Statement: Brownsville Community Opposes Toxic Oil Refinery Revived by Trump”

Press Statement: Rio Grande Valley Organizations and Musicians Will Protest SpaceX’s takeover of Boca Chica

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2026 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa at (956) 975 – 6634 or bekah@sotxejn.org Rio Grande Valley Organizations and Musicians Will Protest SpaceX’s takeover of Boca Chica BROWNSVILLE, TX. – On Monday, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife issued the draft of the Environmental Assessment for the proposed 712-acre land grab of Boca ChicaContinueContinue reading “Press Statement: Rio Grande Valley Organizations and Musicians Will Protest SpaceX’s takeover of Boca Chica”

Point Isabel ISD Rejects $160 Million Tax Break for Texas LNG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2026 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa, bekah@sotxejn.org or (956) 975-6634 Point Isabel ISD Rejects $160 Million Tax Break for Texas LNG PORT ISABEL, TX—Yesterday evening, the Point Isabel ISD (PIISD) school board members listened to their constituents and unanimously voted down a $160 million JETI tax abatement for the proposed Texas LNGContinueContinue reading “Point Isabel ISD Rejects $160 Million Tax Break for Texas LNG”

Press Statement: Widely Opposed Texas LNG Project Seeks $160 Million Tax Break from Point Isabel ISD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2026 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa, bekah@sotxejn.org or (956) 975-6634 Widely Opposed Texas LNG Project Seeks $160 Million Tax Break from Point Isabel ISD PORT ISABEL, TX—The proposed Texas LNG project is seeking a $160 million JETI tax abatement from Point Isabel ISD (PIISD), which the board will vote on during theContinueContinue reading “Press Statement: Widely Opposed Texas LNG Project Seeks $160 Million Tax Break from Point Isabel ISD”

Advisory: Feb 26 Organizations will Protest Trump’s Border Bouys in the Rio Grande in Brownsville, TX

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: February 23, 2026 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa at bekah@sotxejn.org or 956-975-6634 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Organizations will Protest Trump’s Border Bouys in the Rio Grande in Brownsville, TX Port Isabel, TX — On Thursday, February 26, Rio Grande Valley organizations and residents from across the Texas border region will host a protest at Alice WilsonContinueContinue reading “Advisory: Feb 26 Organizations will Protest Trump’s Border Bouys in the Rio Grande in Brownsville, TX”