Cotulla Main Street

The Cotulla Main Street Program was organized and adopted as a department of the City of Cotulla (an incorporated city) upon recognition and designation by the Texas Historical Commission (a subdivision of the government of the State of Texas) as a Texas Main Street City in October 2006. The application for recognition as a Texas Main Street City i... ncluded Resolution #05012006 which was passed, approved and adopted on May 1, 2006 by the City Council of the City of Cotulla, at that time citing the specific goal of revitalizing the central business district within the context of the preservation and rehabilitation of its historic buildings. This resolution was signed by Mayor Juan R Dominguez and City Administrator Rachel Hernandez. The program began functioning as a department of the City of Cotulla in January 2007, hiring one employee and naming an Advisory Board of thirteen volunteer members. Bylaws were in place and approved by the City Council of the City of Cotulla, the latest revisions of which were approved by the City Council in October 2007. The City of Cotulla retained and supported the Cotulla Main Street Program as a City department for the initial three years as required by the Texas Historical Commission, and has authorized the program to continue, now in its 9th year, with an annual budget of $60,000. The Cotulla Main Street Coordinator, the only paid staff, is a City employee. The historic community of Cotulla will become a focal point of the South Texas Brush Country for tourism and trade, drawing visitors and businesses to its culturally colorful downtown area where the rich heritage of more than a century's growth blends with modern trade and traffic for the benefit of the local and regional economy, true to the aspirations of its founders and the many generations that followed. The Cotulla Main Street Program focuses on the historic preservation of the city's downtown area and its revitalization, returning trade and tourism to the businesses and bringing new attention to the public spaces ...Read More