City of brownsville articles
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Brownsville mayor optimistic during ‘State of City’ address
Brownsville Mayor John Cowen Jr., during his State of the City address Wednesday at the Texas Southmost College Performing Arts Center, broke the news that the city is getting a new, full-service hotel: Embassy Suites by Hilton, to be constructed off I-69E near Springmart and Pablo Kisel boulevards.
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City addresses safety concerns after Brownsville library shooting
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral spoke with Brownsville leaders to address potential safety upgrades after Saturday's library shooting. Police said the library had security at the time of the shooting. Despite their efforts, library murder suspect Humberto Paz walked in that day and shot 71 year old Vahid Khaledi in the head after a verbal []
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Brownsville mayor to give his first State of the City address
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville Mayor John Cowen Jr. will give a speech at the State of the City event Wednesday evening to discuss accomplishments made in the past year. Cowen will be joined by the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce to 800 people including residents, visiting mayors of other Valley cities and elected state official []