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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.
[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. During the later 19th century and through World War II, Fort Brown was a US Army outpost here, stimulating the development of the city of Brownsville.
1979 - Brownsville Urban System (transport) established. 1980 - Population: 84,997. 1990 - Population: 98,962. 1991 University of Texas at Brownsville active. Pat Ahumada becomes mayor. 1997 - City website online (approximate date). [21] [chronology citation needed] 1999 - Blanca Vela becomes mayor. 2000 - Population: 139,722.
The office of U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Brownsville, announced the news on Monday. The money is being provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's ... Brownsville airport gets $9M for ...
The Brownsville City Commission and Mayor John Cowen Jr. have been recognized as 2024 City Council of the Year by the Texas City Management Association, or TMCA. The city announced the news on Monday.
Sep. 16—The city of Brownsville, Gladys Porter Zoo and the Brownsville Independent School District are moving forward to enhance the zoo's future as a world-class attraction and to relocate BISD ...
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 .
Jun. 26—The city of Brownsville held a press conference Wednesday to announce it's rolling out the red carpet for the second consecutive Games of Texas from July 25-28. Cities chosen by Texas ...