Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA

Brownsville is the seat of Cameron County in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, across the river from Matamoros, Mexico. The community developed around Fort Brown and dates its founding to 1848. It incorporated in 1853 and grew as a center for trade along the Rio Grande. Railroad connections and the opening of the Port of Brownsville in 1936 added to its role in transportation and cross-border commerce.