The History of the Southern District of Texas - The Brownsville Division (2002)
Brownsville Historical Association
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Debates of statehood after independence from Mexico, 1846
John C. Watrous, appointed district judge May 29, 1846
Galveston and Brownsville designated for federal cases
Jan 22, 1852, 1st hearing in Brownsville, 12th Street and East Elizabeth
1857 division between East and West Texas
Judge Thomas S. Maxey, June 25, 1888
W.H. Crane and Benjamin Kowalski, plan Federal Courthouse, completed 1892
Four districts created by Theodore Roosevelt, March 4, 1902, Waller T. Burns appointed
Joseph C. Hutchinson appointed by Woodrow Wilson, April 16, 1918
1930's Federal Courthouse, completed 1933
Judge Reynaldo G. Garza biography
Judge Philemon Vela, Sr. biography
New federal courthouse struggle, 1989-1999
Attempted jailbreak story
Judge Hilda G. Tagle biography
Judge Andrew S. Hanen biography
Magistrate Judge John William Black biography
Magistrate Judge Felix Recio biography
United States Attorney Office description
Federal Public Defender's Office description
United States Marshall Service description
District Clerk's Office description
United States Probation Office description
United States Pretrial Services Office description
The Federal Library description
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This film, produced by Acclaim Media Productions and the Cameron County Bar Association, presents a history of the Southern District of Texas, one of the four U.S. Federal District Courts in the state. It also introduces the district judges, past and present, who have served on the court, including commentary by recent judges, Reynaldo Garza, Filemon Vela, and Hilda Tagle. Brownsville serves as the seat of the Brownsville Division of the Southern District of Texas and the film gives brief histories its federal courthouses - historic and current.
In 1947, the Brownsville Historical Association opened Brownsville’s first history museum at Fort Brown. Since then, the mission of the Brownsville Historical Association has been to promote the history and heritage of Brownsville, Texas through educational and outreach programs. The organization also provides programming at its several venues on a year-round basis. These programs include fine arts exhibitions, school collaborations, preservation education, and community pride celebrations.