Cameron County, Texas, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Cameron County lies at the southern tip of Texas, where the Rio Grande reaches the coast. Brownsville is its county seat, and the county forms part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico. Its landscape includes coastal areas and river plains shaped by the region’s waterways. The county was created in 1848 and named for Ewen Cameron, a participant in the Mier expedition.