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Three new members will replace three incumbents on the board of the Brownsville Independent School District today.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. at the BISD Main Office at 1900 Price Road after the votes are canvassed by the existing board and certificates of election are given to the new members.
After they make their statement of officer "not directly or indirectly paid, offered, promised to pay, contributed, or promised to contribute any money or thing of value, or promised any public office or employment for the giving or withholding of a vote at the election at which I was elected or as a reward to secure my appointment or confirmation," they will take their oath.
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Replacing Cesar Lopez at Position 1 will be Drue Brown, a longtime Public Information Officer with the district. Lopez had initially filed for reelection, but withdrew.
Brown retired from the BISD after 25 years with the district. Former District Judge Robert Garza will swear her in.
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Replacing Carlos Elizondo at Position 2 will be Erasmo Castro. Elizondo, a former Brownsville Fire Department Fire Chief, has been under indictment on 11 felony charges. Castro has previously run for the school board and for various other positions, including mayor for the City of Brownsville.
His father, the Rev. Erasmo Castro, is a minister at Iglesia de Cristo and will administer the oath of office him in. Castro was the top vote getter in this election with 10,681 votes.
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Replacing Position 4 incumbent Joe Rodriguez will be Dr. Prisci Roca-Tipton. Rodriguez, with nearly 3 decades in the BISD staff as athletic coach and director, also served 17 years as trustee. This is Dr. Roca-Tipton's first elective office.
At 18, she ran her family's shrimp boat business at the Port of Brownsville and since 2015 has been the Texas Southmost College Coordinator of Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts. She will be sworn in by Justice of the Peace 2-3 Maria Ester Sorola.
Three new members will replace three incumbents on the board of the Brownsville Independent School District today.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. at the BISD Main Office at 1900 Price Road after the votes are canvassed by the existing board and certificates of election are given to the new members.
After they make their statement of officer "not directly or indirectly paid, offered, promised to pay, contributed, or promised to contribute any money or thing of value, or promised any public office or employment for the giving or withholding of a vote at the election at which I was elected or as a reward to secure my appointment or confirmation," they will take their oath.
Replacing Cesar Lopez at Position 1 will be Drue Brown, a longtime Public Information Officer with the district. Lopez had initially filed for reelection, but withdrew.
Brown retired from the BISD after 25 years with the district. Former District Judge Robert Garza will swear her in.
Replacing Carlos Elizondo at Position 2 will be Erasmo Castro. Elizondo, a former Brownsville Fire Department Fire Chief, has been under indictment on 11 felony charges. Castro has previously run for the school board and for various other positions, including mayor for the City of Brownsville.His father, the Rev. Erasmo Castro, is a minister at Iglesia de Cristo and will administer the oath of office him in. Castro was the top vote getter in this election with 10,681 votes.
Replacing Position 4 incumbent Joe Rodriguez will be Dr. Prisci Roca-Tipton. Rodriguez, with nearly 3 decades in the BISD staff as athletic coach and director, also served 17 years as trustee. This is Dr. Roca-Tipton's first elective office.At 18, she ran her family's shrimp boat business at the Port of Brownsville and since 2015 has been the Texas Southmost College Coordinator of Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts. She will be sworn in by Justice of the Peace 2-3 Maria Ester Sorola.