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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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Musk and his associates are pitching existing and prospective investors on SpaceX’s IPO this week in Starbase, the company town outside of Brownsville, Texas, where SpaceX builds and launches its Starship rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Mexicans near the U.S. border often fill up their gas tanks in El Paso and Brownsville in Texas to take advantage of cheaper rates there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

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

It was a quiet night like that all the way to Brownsville.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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