ALEJANDRO G. LEAL
NEWS Staff Report
Retired veteran Alejandro Guadalupe Leal is seeking a spot on the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District Commission as Pl. 1 Commissioner.
According to the candidate, Leal is also a retired businessman who resides just outside San Benito. The navigation district caught his attention after researching why San Benito’s name was on a building in Port Isabel.
Leal said that he spent his earliest years in Matamoros, Mexico, before moving to the United States. He eventually graduated from San Benito High School in 1987, and later enlisted in the United States Air Force as a munitions system specialist.
After his service, he earned a degree in cosmetology from the University of Cosmetology Arts Science in 1993. He eventually opened Xclusive Hair Design in 1994, which went on to serve the community for 14 years.
In 2004, Leal earned an associate’s degree in Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning from Texas State Technical College [TSTC]. In 2015, he joined the San Benito Special Events Board and remained on the board for three years.
He now participates in the Table of Los Fresnos congregation. His personal Facebook page is dedicated to his faith, in which followers sing along to spiritual songs every Sunday. “He hopes you can join him once again and cast your vote for a dedicated citizen this coming May,” reads his press release.
The election is scheduled for May 3, 2025. Early voting will be held from April 22-29. The election will be held at 250 Industrial Drive, Port Isabel, from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Voters can also cast their ballots by mail.
According to the navigation district’s website, the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District is one of 12 deep water ports in Texas with a project depth of 36.
Formed in 1929 to lower the transportation costs of the agricultural interests of San Benito and the marine interests of Port Isabel, the port has broadened its scope to serve as the home base for more than 14 businesses that employ more than 500 persons. The principal mission of the port is to lower transportation costs and to provide land for industrial development.
The port is one of a select few classified Texas deep-water ports and is positioned at the southernmost tip of Texas to serve Mexico, Central and South America. Through the Texas Intracoastal Waterway, the port can serve points as close as Corpus Christi and as far as St. Louis and Chicago.
An estimated 45 acres of the port’s 726 acres of waterfront land and related facilities are available for lease on an annual basis in both large and small parcels at reasonable rates. An Industrial Development Corporation is also available at the port to assist with development through the issuance of tax-free bonds.
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