Border Region Behavioral Health Center
is a non-profit, tax exempt contract agency of the
state of Texas and is governed by a nine-member board of
trustees appointed by the county commissioner
courts of Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, and Starr Counties.
Board meetings are typically held on the
third Wednesday of each month
at 11:00 a.m. at the Zapata County
Courthouse, Second Floor, Room 248,
located at 200 East Seventh Avenue in
Zapata, Texas. Meetings are open to the
public. To confirm meeting times, please
call (956) 794-3003. Please address any
Board correspondence to Mr. Roberto
Vela, Chairman, c/o Border Region
Behavioral Health Center, 1500 Pappas
St, Laredo, TX 78041.
The Border Region Behavioral Health Center Board of Trustees include:
Webb County
Commissioner Rosaura "Wawi" Tijerina
Roberto Vela, Chairman
Geraldine Leven, Board Secretary
Lupita Zepeda
Zapata County
Commissioner Robert Garza
Jim Hogg County
Judge Juan Carlos Guerra, Treasurer
Sheriff Erasmo Alarcon
Captain Reyes Espinoza
Starr County
Rosie Benavidez, Vice-Chair
Dr. Jessica Vera-Rios
Cynthia Garcia Fuentes