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City of Brownwood Proposed FY 22/23 Budget

Proposed tax rate of .6864 per $100 valuation, a 6.19% reduction of the current property tax rate of .7317. Proposed tax rate is lowest rate since 1994, and third consecutive year of reduction.

Brownwood Firefighter Recognized for Over 22 Years of Service During Retirement Celebration

Lieutenant Whitley was hired by the Brownwood Fire Department on April 17, 2000, giving 22 years and 4 months of dedicated service to the community.

On August 3, 2022, City officials, staff, fellow firefighters and friends and family gathered to celebrate Lieutenant Kyle Whitley with the Brownwood Fire Department for over 22 years of service. He was presented a commemorative axe featuring the departme...

City of Brownwood Brings Home Three TAMIO Awards for Communication Efforts

The City of Brownwood was honored to receive three awards from the Texas Association of Municipal Officers

The City of Brownwood was recognized at the annual Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) conference held in Houston earlier this month. The City of Brownwood received three prestigious awards, competing against larger cities. The TAM...

Sergeant Morgan is retiring after 18 years of service

Sergeant Stephanie Morgan is retiring from the Brownwood Police Department after 18 years of distinguished service.

Sergeant Stephanie Morgan is retiring from the Brownwood Police Department after 18 years of distinguished service. Sergeant Morgan was hired as a police officer in 2004 after having served for two years as a Communications Officer. 

She was promo...

Dana Sons hired as new Director of Information Technology for the City of Brownwood

Dana Sons named Director of IT

The City of Brownwood recently announced the hiring of Dana Sons as the new Director of Information Technology. With over 20 years of experience in Information Technology, Dana brings a wealth of knowledge to the position and is looking forward to serving...

City of Brownwood Announces Two New Retailers Coming in 2023

The City of Brownwood recently announced two upcoming shopping additions for the area: TJ Maxx and Boot Barn

The City of Brownwood recently announced two upcoming shopping additions for the area. A TJ Maxx department store is expected to open in early 2023 in their new location in Commerce Square. The Brownwood Municipal Development District entered into an econ...

City of Brownwood represented at ICSC Convention

During the conference, City representatives met with developers and fostered relationships with new and existing brokers, potential retail clients, and retail industry professionals.

City of Brownwood staff attended the Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC) annual conference March 30-April 1^st in Dallas to gain information regarding the most current industry issues, as well as to make crucial connections with real estate prof...

Brownwood City Council Approves American Rescue Local Recovery Plan

The Local Recovery Plan was presented during the March 22nd meeting to receive Council’s approval and to notify the public of projects the City intends to spend ARPA dollars upon.

During the regularly-called Brownwood City Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd, Councilmembers approved a resolution authorizing the approval of the City of Brownwood COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Recovery Plan association with the implementation of the Cit...

City of Brownwood Approves Construction of Multipurpose Event Center Complex

Brownwood City Council and the Brownwood Municipal Development District (BMDD) took action on Monday to approve the construction of a new multipurpose event center.

Brownwood/Brown County Health Department Update

In the last seven days (ending Dec 30th), the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department received 149 positive COVID-19 test results.

In the last seven days (ending Dec 30th), the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department received 149 positive COVID-19 test results. Of the 149 positives this week, 62 were PCR, and 87 were antigen. Of the total number of cases reported this week, 41 cases...

Downtown Multipurpose Event Center Project

Banquet Facility, Concert Venue, Green Space, Food Trucks, Meeting Rooms, and more...

Multipurpose Event Center Phase I Plans Near Completion

Final construction plans for the Phase I of Brownwood’s new multi-purpose event center is nearing completion, and new renderings were presented to Brownwood City Council on Tuesday morning to outline some of the features of the new complex. 

The o...

City of Brownwood Adopts New Municipal Logo

The City of Brownwood adopted a new municipal logo during their regularly called City Council meeting on Tuesday.

The City of Brownwood adopted a new municipal logo during their regularly called City Council meeting on Tuesday. 

Previously, city staff presented conceptual logo options to the council during a workshop on May 12th, and one design was unanimousl...

Multipurpose Event Center Project Approved by City of Brownwood

Brownwood City Council gave final approvals Tuesday to move forward with the development of a multipurpose event center in Downtown Brownwood.