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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The City of Brownsville is inviting residents to take part in a community survey designed to gather feedback on ongoing projects, community priorities, quality of life, City services, and future investments across Brownsville.
Residents are encouraged to complete the survey on-line, at TX Brownsville CityPOV 2026 – Survey Tools | QuestionPro Survey, and share their thoughts on the items that matter most to them. These include facilities and amenities, public safety, growth and development, City leadership, and the possibility of future projects such as a proposed community resource center modeled after a YMCA-type facility. Feedback gathered through the survey will help guide planning and decision-making as Brownsville continues building for the future.
“Brownsville’s future must be shaped by the people who call our City home,” said Mayor John Cowen, Jr., City ofBrownsville. “This survey gives our residents a direct voice in how we plan for tomorrow. From quality-of-life improvements and neighborhood priorities to major future investments like a community resource center. Our residents feedback is essential because it helps us understand what matters most to them and ensures we continue building a stronger, more responsive, and more vibrant Brownsville for generations to come.”
The survey is intended to help the City better understand how residents feel about Brownsville today, where they believe improvements are needed, and what types of investments they would most like to see in the years ahead. Inaddition to evaluating current conditions, the survey also asks residents to weigh in on potential recreation investments. This includes the level of support for a new recreation center, willingness to fund that investment, and the features they would value most in such a facility.
“The feedback we receive from residents will help drive the City in a clearer direction on where we should focus our efforts and resources,” said Interim City Manager Alan Guard, ICMA-CM, CGFO. “Just as importantly, this input willhelp the City better understand where future financial investments should be made, with residents’ choices, priorities, and vision at the top of mind as we plan the next chapter for Brownsville.”
The survey includes questions about where residents live, how they view the City’s progress, what services andamenities they value most, and how they rate their interactions with City departments. It also invites open-ended feedback so residents can share concerns, suggestions, and ideas directly with City leadership.
Some of the survey topics and questions include:
- How likely residents are to recommend Brownsville as a good place to live.
- Whether Brownsville has improved, stayed the same, or declined over the past three years.
- Whether residents believe Brownsville is headed in the right direction or wrong direction.
- Open-ended questions asking residents to share concerns, suggestions, and things they appreciate about the city.
- Which City facilities and amenities residents believe are most important to improve, including parks, recreation centers, the library, sports facilities, trails, and other amenities.
- Which leadership priorities residents believe should receive the most attention, such as transparency, communication, strategic planning, customer service, fiscal responsibility, resident input, and growth management.
- How Brownsville is performing on the issues residents identify as most important.
The City encourages all Brownsville residents to participate and make their voices heard. Community feedback will help ensure future projects and investments align with what residents’ value most and support the continued growth and success of Brownsville.
To participate in the survey, Brownsville residents are invited to complete at: TX Brownsville CityPOV 2026 – SurveyTools | QuestionPro Survey. The survey will close on May 16, 2026.
Information source: The City of Brownsville
