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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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Brownsville, Texas, is the closest city to SpaceX’s Starbase.

From MarketWatch Jun. 13, 2026

Building a refinery at the Port of Brownsville on the Gulf Coast has been Calce’s mission for a decade.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

The Elon Musk-led company is targeting a Thursday evening liftoff from its Starbase complex outside of Brownsville, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

“The built environment of New York in neighborhoods like Harlem, Brownsville, and the Lower East Side,” Ms. Kobrin writes, “stands as a testament to this investment in the dreams of immigrant strivers.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

We did not stay in the small apartment my mother found on Bristol Street, Brownsville, Brooklyn, USA.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

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