Brownsville ISD
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked3-way race
Denise GarzaNonpartisan IncumbentJorge DiazNonpartisan
Victor M. CaballeroNonpartisan
On ballot as
Denise Garza
Jorge Diaz
Victor M. Caballero
Current role
Brownsville ISD trustee, Position 2
Retired (per his ballot application)
Retired educator (per his ballot application)
Background
- Associate degree in social work, Texas Southmost College (per 2026 county clerk campaign)
- Graduate of Simon Rivera High School (per 2026 county clerk campaign)
- 23 years in public education (per that campaign)
- Roles "from clerk to Director of Public Relations" (per that campaign)
Not found
- Former teacher (per The Brownsville Herald)
- Retired Brownsville ISD principal, Garden Park Elementary and Perkins Middle School (per The Brownsville Herald)
Experience
- Ran for Cameron County Clerk (March 2026 Democratic primary); lost to Sylvia Garza
- First full term won November 2022 over Victor Caballero, 57.7% of the vote
- Board president (before the board reorganized in November 2022)
- Elected to an unexpired term, Position 2 (2020; took office Nov. 12, 2020)
Not found
- Ran for Position 3 (November 2024); lost to Jessica Gonzalez
- Ran for Position 2 (November 2022); lost to Denise Garza
Top priorities
Not found
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Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: No public statement found
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: No public statement found
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: No public statement found
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Not found
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Denise Garza
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Denise Garza
- Current role
- Brownsville ISD trustee, Position 2
- Background
- Associate degree in social work, Texas Southmost College (per 2026 county clerk campaign)
- Graduate of Simon Rivera High School (per 2026 county clerk campaign)
- 23 years in public education (per that campaign)
- Roles "from clerk to Director of Public Relations" (per that campaign)
- Experience
- Ran for Cameron County Clerk (March 2026 Democratic primary); lost to Sylvia Garza
- First full term won November 2022 over Victor Caballero, 57.7% of the vote
- Board president (before the board reorganized in November 2022)
- Elected to an unexpired term, Position 2 (2020; took office Nov. 12, 2020)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: No public statement found
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Jorge Diaz
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Jorge Diaz
- Current role
- Retired (per his ballot application)
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: No public statement found
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Victor M. Caballero
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Victor M. Caballero
- Current role
- Retired educator (per his ballot application)
- Background
- Former teacher (per The Brownsville Herald)
- Retired Brownsville ISD principal, Garden Park Elementary and Perkins Middle School (per The Brownsville Herald)
- Experience
- Ran for Position 3 (November 2024); lost to Jessica Gonzalez
- Ran for Position 2 (November 2022); lost to Denise Garza
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: No public statement found
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Open in the full comparison: Cameron County