City Commissioner
Brownsville, TX
My first ~4 years in office have been an incredibly rewarding experience. The struggles are real. I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to fight for employee compensation, for retiree benefits, partnership with our veterans, better responsiveness to and better representation for different segments of the population, and a much improved Special Needs Advisory Board. I have also had the opportunity to fight to address the long neglected infrastructure issues our city faces. I'm proud to say, today we have a comprehensive Capital Improvement Plan which provides for greater spending on drainage, flooding, and street upgrades than at any time in our city's history. We have already
seen improvements to Old Port Isabel Rd., Price Rd., Jose Marti, Stage Coach, and are in the process of a complete rebuild of Old Hwy 77, which will be followed by complete rebuilds of 14th St., Old Alice, and Coffee Port Roads. This is the beginning. Additional roads in need of improvement include Lomax & Meyer's Roads, Dennet, Stillman, additional sections of Price and Old Port Isabel, and more. I am proud to say that we now have an engineering and public works department which has empowered their front line to tackle many needs in-house. This expedites improvements that would otherwise be contracted out, and saves our citizens hundreds of thousands of dollars on projects. ​
Despite my record of years of service to our community, including my first 4 years as a City Commissioner, we can do more!
I’m asking for your vote to represent you as City Commissioner At-Large
PRIORITIES
INFRASTRUCTURE • EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT • ETHICS • TRANSPARENCY • ACCOUNTABILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE &
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Investing in our staffing and systems (electric, water, gas, police, fire, ems, +) to ensure reliability and availability even in the most challenging of circumstances or disasters, and ensuring the plan for use, deployment and communication is in place and implemented timely and effectively.
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Infrastructure includes transportation, that means streets, and all forms of public transportation. Our Brownsville Metro Bus system needs to be updated, most especially with regard to bus stops, number and location of stops, shelter at stops and hours of operation.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Reimagining the permitting process for new businesses & construction. New approaches to how we handle tax abatements and incentives for new businesses and industries to ensure Return on Investment for the taxpayers footing the bill on incentives. Cultivating sources of revenue to reduce the burden on our citizens.
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HIGHER STANDARDS:
ETHICS, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, COMMUNICATION
We are far too lax in what we're willing to accept in positions which care for taxpayer assets, which handle millions of dollars in taxpayer monies, or which are responsible for ensuring the law is applied fairly and equitably as it applies to citizens. We can do better! Our standards must be higher, and transparency and accountability are paramount to it.
SPECIAL NEEDS
Ensuring we are attentive to those with special needs in our community is of high importance. I'm proud to have pushed for improvements at the annual Sombrero Festival for our special needs community including accessible ATM machines, and parking access. Many of our board members have advocated for similar special needs improvements including bathrooms, and viewing areas for our main stage performances. These improvements were all based on feedback from our special needs community and patrons. Additionally, City Commission meetings are now live streamed with closed captioning for the deaf and hearing impaired community.
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EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Western Governors University
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B.S. in Business - Marketing Management
Western Governors University
PROFESSIONAL
Sr. Business Mgr. Sales Operations
AT&T (25 years)
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Co-owner & Founder:
6 CATS PRODUCTIONS
(Media & Content Production)
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Owner & Founder:
delMAR MEDIA GROUP
(Media & Content Production)
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Hospitality & Tourism
(Corp. Sales Mgr., Director, Acting GM)
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Healthcare - PR & Administration
(Billing, Public Relations Director, Director)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Sombrero Festival, Ltd. - Exec. Dir. & COO
(2004 - present)
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Mitte Foundation - Executive Board
(2019 - present)
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TSC Foundation - Chair
(2020 - present)
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Mr. Amigo Association - Exec. Dir. & COO
(2024 - present)
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Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation -
Board Secretary (July 2021- October 2021)
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Board of Adjustment - City of Brownsville
(2015 - 2021)
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LGBTQ+ Task Force - City of Brownsville
(2020 - 2021)
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Building & Standards Commission - City of Brownsville (2015 - 2020)
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Board of Adjustment - City of South Padre Island (2010 - 2015)
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Camille Playhouse - Board of Directors
(2020 - 2021)
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Brownsville Toastmasters - Member
(2020 - present)
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Rio Grande Lodge #81 A.F.&A.M. - Member
(10+ Years)
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South Padre Island Walk for Women - Volunteer
(2010 - present)
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President's Volunteer Service Award recipient
(7+ years)
public info
Thank you to local bloggers & media for your perseverance in seeking transparency. We absolutely, positively do not have enough of it! In the interest of transparency, one of the pillars of my campaign, I am adding this section where I'll be posting stamped/received copies of all of my filings for public review.
Application for a Place on the Ballot
Finance Report
January 15, 2023
Finance Report
June 11, 2021
Appointment of Campaign Treasurer
Place on the Ballot Acceptance Letter
Finance Report
July 15, 2023
Finance Report
July 15, 2021
Application for a Place on the Ballot
Finance Report
April 3, 2025
30-Day Report
Finance Report
January 15, 2024
Finance Report
January 18, 2022
Place on the Ballot Acceptance Letter
Finance Report
July 15, 2024
Finance Report
July 18, 2022
Finance Report
April 1, 2021
Finance Report
January 15, 2025
Conflict of Interest
August 15, 2022
Finance Report
April 23, 2021
tenaska
Tenaska
Exec. Summary
Tenaska
Full Forensic Report
CRI f/u Responses
City Commission PUB governance PPT
CRI f/u
supporting docs
Streets
I don't believe in meeting the legal minimum standards for ethics, transparency and accountability, I believe in EXCEEDING them!
Contact:
you can reach me at:
​Donations can also be mailed to:
Roy De los Santos Campaign
1104 W. Levee St.
Brownsville, TX 78520