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Brownsville (/ ˈ b r aʊ n z v ɪ l / BROWNZ-vil) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
The Matamoros–Brownsville area is connected by four international bridges. [5] In addition, this transnational conurbation area has a population of 1,136,995, [6] making it the fourth-largest metropolitan area on the Mexico-U.S. border. [7] The area of Matamoros–Brownsville lies among the top-10 fastest-growing urban areas in the United ...
Cameron County, officially the County of Cameron, is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 421,017. [1] [2] Its county seat is Brownsville. [3] The county was founded in 1848 and is named for Captain Ewen Cameron, [4] a soldier during the Texas Revolution and in the ill-fated Mier Expedition.
The Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge, also known as B&M International Bridge, and Express Bridge, is one of three international bridges that cross the U.S.-Mexico border between the cities of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Location; Country: United States: Location: Brownsville, Texas: Coordinates: 1]: UN/LOCODE: USBRO [2]: Details; Operated by: Brownsville Navigation District: Size: 260 m (850 ft) LOA x 41 m (135 ft) x 13 m (42 ft): No. of berths: 20 [1]: Draft depth: 42 ft (13 m): Port Director & CEO: William Dietrich [3]: Commissioners: Esteban Guerra Sergio Tito Lopez John Reed John Wood Ernesto Gutierrez [4 ...
U.S. Route 281 (US 281) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Brownsville near the Mexican border in the Rio Grande Valley to the Canadian border near Dunseith, North Dakota. In the state of Texas, the highway is a major south–north corridor, connecting Brownsville to the Oklahoma state line at the Red River in Burkburnett.
Fort Brown (originally Fort Texas) was a military post of the United States Army in Cameron County, Texas, during the latter half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century. Established in 1846, it was the first US Army military outpost of the recently annexed state.
The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA.