Brownsville Public Utilities Board is hosting a 30-day event called the Big Public Utilities Bash on Friday, October 2, 2026, featuring interactive bucket truck displays, a Powered-Up Farmer’s Market, free food, a Conservation Superheroes display and voting, staff meetings, music, raffles, and giveaways.

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board is a municipally owned utility providing electrical, water and wastewater service to its customers in the Brownsville, Texas, area. By delivering exceptional electric, water and wastewater services to the Brownsville area, BPUB has set the standard as a customer-focused, municipally-owned utility (MOU) offering reliable services the community can depend on. Today, BPUB is ranked as one of the largest MOU's in the state and country. In this leadership role, BPUB has built its reputation on providing quality electric, water and wastewater services for a community with an estimated population of 176,000, and some customers outside city limits. BPUB provides 46,000 industrial, commercial and residential customers with electric service, about 47,000 with water service, and about 47,000 with sewer service both inside and outside the city’s corporate boundaries and to the Port of Brownsville and its industries.