Month: October 2020

BPUB Launches New Safety Websites for Kids, Contractors

By bpub | October 28, 2020 | Comments Off on BPUB Launches New Safety Websites for Kids, Contractors

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) just launched two new websites to provide the community with valuable information about utilities to multiple audiences. Is your kid e-Smart? Time to get you and the family e-Smart by using the new BPUB kids website. It’s important for children to learn more about how utilities work. Utilities are…

Community Tour Given Virtual Platform

By bpub | October 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Community Tour Given Virtual Platform

BPUB’s annual community tours (one in spring for water/wastewater and one in fall for electrical) are a tradition, but it was a tradition interrupted by the arrival of COVID-19. Thanks to the power of technology, that interruption was only temporary, though. The water/wastewater tour scheduled for May had to be called off because of county…

BPUB Celebrates Public Power in October

By bpub | October 27, 2020 | Comments Off on BPUB Celebrates Public Power in October

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board joined more than 2,000 other citizen-owned electric utilities in celebrating Public Power Week (Oct. 5-10). BPUB scheduled activities throughout the month to commemorate these utilities that collectively provide electricity to 49 million Americans. Public Power Week in 2020 took on different meanings thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the…

You’re invited: PUBCAP Goes Virtual

By bpub | October 27, 2020 | Comments Off on You’re invited: PUBCAP Goes Virtual

The Public Utilities Board Consumer Advisory Panel (PUBCAP) came back in September after a long absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but things were a little bit different this time: the meeting was held virtually. PUBCAP serves a critical role for the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB). Composed of 10 community members and one BPUB…

Broadband Planning for Brownsville

By bpub | October 27, 2020 | Comments Off on Broadband Planning for Brownsville

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB), in partnership with seven strategic local stakeholders (City of Brownsville, Port of Brownsville, Texas Southmost College, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, and Brownsville Independent School District) announce a new campaign to bring faster internet access to Brownsville residents. To…

2 BPUB Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

By bpub | October 10, 2020 | Comments Off on 2 BPUB Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

WHAT: 2 additional BPUB employees tested positive for COVID-19. WHEN: Positive tests confirmed between Oct. 5-7 LAST DATES AT BPUB FACILITY: Oct. 2-3   Several actions have already been taken as a precautionary measure, including: Disinfecting and sanitizing of the employees’ work areas Disinfecting and sanitizing of common areas Working with city and county health…

BPUB Celebrates Public Power Month

By bpub | October 5, 2020 | Comments Off on BPUB Celebrates Public Power Month

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) is extending Public Power Week (Oct. 5-10) by hosting a series of activities for the community throughout the month of October. BPUB celebrates public power in October along with more than 2,000 other citizen-owned electric utilities that collectively provide electricity to 49 million Americans. “Public Power Month celebrates the…