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Brownsville

American  
[brounz-vil] / ˈbraʊnz vɪl /

noun

  1. a seaport in southern Texas, near the mouth of the Rio Grande


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The incident occurred in Starbase, a company town incorporated by SpaceX in 2025 near Brownsville, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Saronic has shipbuilding capacity in Texas and Louisiana, and is building “Port Alpha,” its next-generation shipyard, in Brownsville, Texas.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The 58-year-old retiree from Brownsville, Minn., loved the ancient temples in Tokyo, neon lights in Osaka and free-roaming deer in Nara.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

A report by WABC7 in New York said that Underwood was identified as the pedestrian who was crossing an intersection in the Brownsville area when she was struck by an SUV.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

Funeral services for Warren Wright, 17, will be held Friday, February 19, at 11 a.m. at the Walter E. Griffith Funeral Home, 5636 Brownsville Road.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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