City of Mission
Mayor
Norie Gonzalez Garza
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Norie Gonzalez Garza
- Current role
- Mayor of Mission
- Background
- Mission High School graduate (1977) (per city biography)
- Bachelor of Science, Pan American University (1981)
- Broker and owner, real estate brokerage (since 1991)
- Lifelong Mission resident (per city biography)
- Experience
- Elected mayor in 2022, defeating then-Mayor Armando "Doc" O'Caña in a runoff
- First woman to serve as Mission's mayor
- Mission City Council member (2007–May 2022)
- Mayor pro tem (2012–2020)
- Mission Consolidated ISD trustee (three terms, before joining the council)
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- Justice of the peace, Precinct 3 (interim) (per city biography)
- Member, Mission Economic Development Corporation board (per city biography)
- Vice chairman, Anzalduas Bridge board (per city biography)
- Top priorities
- On affordability, in an August 2026 Texas Border Business interview: "The key to that is having better-paying jobs"
- On the Taylor Road expansion, same interview: "It's going to be many, many years. I want to be here to at least get it started."
- On drainage, same interview: "What I'm most proud of is our collaboration with Mission CISD."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In an August 2026 interview: "I know there’s a perception out there that the City of Mission is broke, but that’s simply not true. We’re doing well."
- Growth and infrastructure: On the Taylor Road expansion, in an August 2026 interview: "It’s going to be many, many years. I want to be here to at least get it started."
- Flooding and drainage: On joint drainage projects with the school district, in an August 2026 interview: "What I’m most proud of is our collaboration with Mission CISD."
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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