Brownsville, TX (KRGV) — Brownsville voters will decide whether to approve 15 proposed changes to the city charter in this election, Brownsville City Attorney Will Treviño said.

During a Thursday town hall, city officials walked people through the 15 proposed amendments. The charter is the rulebook for how Brownsville’s city government operates.

The charter was originally adopted in 1915. Voters have changed it over the years, but the city says some of the language is still outdated.

“This year what we looked at was how we could update the charter, and we looked at what’s established in most cities for good governance and transparency,” Treviño said.

Some proposals would update the charter, while others would change how city hall operates.

Channel 5 News took a closer look at the propositions. If voters approve Proposition D, it would set the mayor’s yearly salary at $62,500 and commissioners’ salaries at $50,000.

Other propositions would permanently establish an ethics board and change campaign finance rules.

“We want to hold elected officials and candidates to certain guidelines of running for office. It's a privilege to hold office, so we don’t want individuals to run amok and do something unethical,” Treviño said.

Propositions L and M would give voters new ways to have a say in city decisions.

“They allow the citizens to be able to promulgate laws for the city and or have laws reconsidered that the City Commission might have passed,” Treviño said.

The city says legal terms make the propositions hard to understand, but officials use them so the wording is not misleading. With early voting starting Monday, the city says people should read the propositions before they go to the polls.

“Because without that context or it being too much information, a lot of people won’t make a good observation with what they’re looking at,” Brownsville resident Alejandro Flores said.

The city will hold another town hall on Oct. 26, 2026 at the city’s event center to discuss the proposed amendments. Click here for a full look at the amendments on the ballot.

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