Garza: If things don’t turn out as planned with the LNG projects, I’ll have to live with it

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – It was David A. Garza, Cameron County’s longest-serving county commissioner, who made the motion to give Texas LNG a 40 percent tax abatement for the next ten years.

The company, which is owned by Glenfarne Energy Transition, is building a liquefied natural gas export terminal at the Port of Brownsville. 

Garza’s motion passed 4-1. 

Earlier, commissioners had approved an amendment to a tax abatement previously awarded to NextDecade LLC. It is building an even bigger liquefied natural gas export terminal at the Port of Brownsville, called Rio Grande LNG.

Garza made closing remarks at the public hearing, which lasted more than three hours due to the large number of people that wanted to speak. 

“There are many pros and cons,” Garza said. “Our job is to try and be as environmentally sensitive as possible.”

Garza said that as a result of the LNG projects, Cameron County will have a lot more money to spend on quality of life projects.

“Those are the things that I am looking at… to be able to make a difference for the residents in this county. The ability to be able to say that we can invest in job creation. The ability to be able to say that we can invest in the arts,” Garza said. 

“The 40% tax abatement for Texas LNG will allow us in the next 10 years to be able to do some of the work that I mentioned previously…  that will hopefully have a lasting impact. And if it doesn’t, I have to live with that with my decision today.”

Here is a video recording of Commissioner Garza’s closing remarks:

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