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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 city covers 145.2 sq mi (376.066 km 2), and had a population of 186,738 at the 2020 census. [9]
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 city of Matamoros is situated in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the south bank of the Rio Grande, while the city of Brownsville is located in the U.S. state of Texas, directly north across the bank of the Rio Grande. The Matamoros–Brownsville area is connected by four international bridges. [5]
Texas Southmost College (1930–1995) Edinburg College (1932–1952) Pan American College (1952–1971) Pan American University (1971–1989) Pan American University at Brownsville (1988–1989)
Elon Musk gives a tour toPresident-elect Donald Trump and lawmakers of the control room before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.
The district is currently represented by Vicente Gonzalez (D-McAllen), who was redistricted there from Texas's 15th congressional district. [6] Texas's 34th congressional district is composed of the area on the Gulf Coast between Brownsville and Corpus Christi, the latter of which being situated in the neighboring 27th congressional district. [7]
High School Football Texas High School Football Playoffs: 2023 State Quarterfinal scores, schedule The front sports page of the Nov. 22, 1969 edition of the Caller-Times previewing Miller's ...
Brownsville Independent School District is a school district based in Brownsville, Texas, United States.. BISD serves most of the city of Brownsville and a portion of the town of Rancho Viejo as well as unincorporated areas in Cameron County, including Cameron Park, Reid Hope King, San Pedro, South Point, and Villa Pancho.