VICTOR ROSAS
NEWS Staff Report
Former San Benito school board trustee Victor Rosas recently announced his intention to run for a seat on the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District Commission.
According to a previous NEWS article, Rosas attended Texas Southmost College and TSTC, where he earned a degree in A/C and Refrigeration. He later taught at TSTC. Rosas served the community as a firefighter for 30 years while teaching classes on air conditioning, refrigeration, and trucking. Rosas also taught firefighters as a continuing education instructor in Harlingen.
Rosas, a San Benito resident, has engaged in multiple community efforts, especially relating to the Miller Jordan Middle School Band and San Benito Band Boosters. He has also helped raising funds for high school and quarterback club scholarships. During his time with the booster club, he made great strides in purchasing supplies and organizing events, according to his biography.
Rosas has also served on the San Benito Special Events Board as Board President, the San Benito Housing Authority as its Chairperson, and the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District as a trustee.
Alejandro Leal and Janie Silva, also of San Benito, are vying for Pl. 1 on the navigation district commission, so too is candidate Duvie Alcozer Woods. Rosas is running for Pl. 2 against Joe Martinez.
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.
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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