03/18/2026
Good morning! We're here protesting outside the Port of Brownsville's press conference regarding Trump's oil refinery. Here's our press quote opposing the oil refinery:
"The Brownsville community has opposed this oil refinery for over 7 years since it was first proposed and will continue to do so because it will release toxins into our air, waterways, and environment. The oil refinery, which plans to operate across the ship channel from the shrimp basin, will severely harm the Rio Grande Valley’s sh*****ng and nature tourism industries, as well as destroy our sensitive ecosystem, and worsen climate change. This dangerous oil refinery was dying because of a lawsuit and it's a bad investment, but the Trump administration has unfortunately revived it." - South Texas Environmental Justice Network