Yesenia Arenas, Realtor

15/09/2026

01/09/2026

🍂🗓️ HAPPY SEPTEMBER, BROWNSVILLE! HERE’S YOUR GUIDE TO THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH! ❤️🌴

🤍 SEPT. 4 — FIRST FRIDAY: NOCHE DE BLANCO
📍 Downtown Brownsville
⏰ 7 PM–11 PM
Live music, dancing, food, vendors, shopping, art and more throughout Downtown. Dress in white! FREE!

🏛️ SEPT. 4 — MUSEUM AFTER DARK
📍 Historic Brownsville Museum
⏰ 6–8 PM
Explore the museum after hours during First Friday. FREE!

🥕 SEPT. 5, 12, 19 & 26 — BROWNSVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET
📍 Linear Park
⏰ 9 AM–12 PM
Fresh produce, local vendors, food, handmade goods and more every Saturday morning.

🦁 SEPT. 11–13 — BROWNSVILLE APPRECIATION DAYS
📍 Gladys Porter Zoo
Brownsville residents can visit the Zoo for only $2 per person with proof of residency!

🎭 SEPT. 11–13 & 18–20 — RENT
📍 Camille Playhouse
Camille Playhouse presents RENT for two weekends this September.

🎨 SEPT. 12 — SECOND SATURDAY
📍 Heritage Museum
⏰ 10 AM–12 PM
A FREE family-friendly morning of arts and crafts inspired by Brownsville history and culture.

🎓 SEPT. 14 — TSC GENERATIONS DAY
📍 Oliveira Student Services Center at Texas Southmost College
⏰ 9–11 AM
A FREE Centennial celebration honoring generations of TSC students and alumni.

🎬 SEPT. 16 — LOS TEJANOS: A 500-YEAR HISTORY
📍 Historic Alonso Building
⏰ Doors open at 6 PM | Film at 7 PM
FREE documentary screening exploring five centuries of Tejano history. Advance reservations required.

🎨🎬 SEPT. 18 WEEKEND — CREARTE EXPO
📍 Brownsville
A FREE celebration of Latino culture featuring art, comics, film, culture, education and more!

🦒 SEPT. 18–20 — LOWER VALLEY APPRECIATION DAYS
📍 Gladys Porter Zoo
Cameron and Willacy County residents can visit for $6 adults and $4 children with proof of residency!

29/08/2026

Looking for a perfect location to melt your stress away?
Come have a look at 226 W HOUSTON ST, PORT ISABEL,TX Only $379,900!! Don’t miss your opportunity! Bring your boat!
📱956.621.9443
Yesenia Arenas

Listed by Dr. Debbie Alford, Broker,Alford Hometown Realty

26/08/2026

🚨 **HAVE YOU FILED YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION?** 🚨

If you own your home and live in it as your primary residence, this one's for you — and it costs nothing to file.

✅ Lowers the amount of your home's value that actually gets taxed
✅ After your first year, it caps how much your assessed value can climb each year — 10% max
✅ File once, and you're done. No annual paperwork.

**What you'll need:** a Texas driver's license or state ID showing the same address as your home.

**MISSED THE DEADLINE in the past year?** You're not out of luck — Texas allows late homestead exemption filings up to two years after the delinquency date, and you may even get a refund.

🎖️ **VETERANS — this applies to you too.** If you're a veteran with a VA service-connected disability rating, you may qualify for an additional Disabled Veteran Exemption on top of the general homestead exemption — the amount depends on your disability rating (Form 50-135). And veterans with a 100% disability rating can qualify for a full property tax exemption on their homestead— no cap. Surviving spouses of disabled veterans may also qualify. Los Fresnos is home to a lot of you — don't leave this on the table.

**WHY THIS MATTERS more than ever right now:**

The city just kept the tax *rate* flat for this coming year — same as last year. Sounds like good news, but here's the catch: your home's *appraised value* keeps climbing, and rezoning changes happening around town can push valuations up too. So even with a "flat" rate, your actual bill can still go up.

Case in point — the city's own no-new-revenue rate (the rate that would raise the exact same total tax dollars as last year) is lower than the rate that was just proposed. That gap alone means a real increase for homeowners — before you even factor in a rising appraisal.

**And the city is just one piece of your bill.** Your total property tax rate is actually made up of several entities stacked together:

🏙️ City of Los Fresnos — 32%
🎒 Los Fresnos CISD (schools) — 41%
🏛️ Cameron County — 20%
🎓 Texas Southmost College — 5%
💧 Drainage District #1 — 1%

That's exactly why the Homestead Exemption matters right now. It's one of the only tools you have to slow down how fast your taxable value — and your bill — can climb, no matter what the city, the county, or the school district does with their rates.

**FILE ASAP.** It's free, it's one-time, and it protects you for years to come.

👉 Know a neighbor who hasn't filed? Tag them below.



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🔗 File your exemption: www.cameroncad.org/Pages/Forms (Form 50-114 for the general homestead exemption, Form 50-135 for the Disabled Veteran Exemption)
📞 Cameron Appraisal District: (956) 399-9322

19/08/2026

🏡Open House Sunday Aug. 23rd from 1-3pm!
Do not miss your opportunity to view this gorgeous home!
The details are sure to awe you!
8 Summit Ct., Brownsville, Texas
3 bedrooms 2 baths 2 car garage
$345,000
📱956.621.9443
Hosted by Yesenia Arenas, Alford Hometown Realty
Listed by Linda Marin, Alford Hometown Realty

18/08/2026

🏡🔨 Small upgrades can make a big difference.

From fresh paint and updated lighting to new hardware and a little curb appeal, simple projects can give your home a refresh without breaking the bank. Learn more: https://lookforther.realtor/save-money-add-value/add-value-to-your-home/13-small-and-affordable-home-upgrades-for-big-impact/

17/08/2026

🚨Open House‼️
Saturday Aug. 22, 2026
226 W HOUSTON ST, PORT ISABEL, TX 78578
1-3pm
Come view this spectacular home with vacation vibes!
This home checks ✅ all the boxes!
Hosted by Yesenia Arenas, Alford Hometown Realty Listed
📱956.621.9443
Listed by Dr. Debbie Alford, Broker