Brownsville, Texas

About Brownsville

Brownsville is a mid-size city in southern Texas counting 191,967 people who proudly call it home. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#136 nationwide).

Brownsville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 133.39 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,439 residents per square mile.

📰 Brownsville News Today

• Governor Abbott Announces Saronic Technologies Expansion In Brownsville Office of the Texas Governor (.gov) · Aug 9
• Brownsville Texas Exes, UT-Austin welcome Class of 2030 from the 956 MyRGV.com · Aug 7
• Brownsville and Matamoros realtors sign MOU. Analysis from Flores and Dawson Rio Grande Guardian · Aug 16
• Secretary Mullin Tours Border Wall, Meets Border Patrol Agents in Texas Homeland Security (.gov) · Aug 5
• Saronic Chooses Brownsville for New $3.2B Shipyard Construction Equipment Guide · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Brownsville Unique

• A top-25 city in Texas by population (#18 of 1,224 incorporated places).
• One of 12 places in the US named Brownsville — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
• Unusually large footprint: 133.39 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• Positioned in southern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Brownsville

• 🏞️ Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park · National Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Brownsville

• BRYSS ACADEMY
• BRYSS ACADEMY H S
• IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY
• IDEA BROWNSVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY
• IDEA FRONTIER ACADEMY
• IDEA FRONTIER COLLEGE PREPARATORY
• IDEA RIVERVIEW ACADEMY
• IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY
• IDEA ROBINDALE COLLEGE PREPARATORY
• JUBILEE BROWNSVILLE
• JUBILEE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
• JUBILEE LIVING WAY
• PREMIER H S OF BROWNSVILLE
• TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-BROWNSVILLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Valley Regional Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Brownsville

🏘️ Nearby Communities