Brownsville, Texas
Motto: On the Border by the Sea
Location within the state of Texas
County	Cameron County
Government
- Mayor	Patricio M. Ahumada, Jr
Area
- City	215.0 km²  (83 sq mi)
- Land	208.2 km² (80.4 sq mi)
- Water	6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	139,722 (city proper)
- Density	671.0/km² (1,737.9/sq mi)
- Metro	385,511
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Website: http://www.ci.brownsville.tx.us/

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Geography and Climate

Brownsville is located at 25°55′49″N, 97°29′4″W (25.930307, -97.484424)^GR1, on the U.S.-Mexico border (marked here by the Rio Grande or Río Bravo del Norte) from Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The international border between Mexico and the United States runs a total of 3,141 km (1,951 miles) from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. ... For other uses, see Rio Grande (disambiguation). ... Matamoros is a city in the north of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. ... Tamaulipas is a state in the northeast of Mexico. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 215.0 km² (83.0 mi²), making it by far the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley. 208.2 km² (80.4 mi²) of it is land and 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²) of it (3.16%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... The Rio Grande Valley is an area located in the southernmost tip of Texas. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 139,722 people, 38,174 households, and 32,180 families residing in the city. The population density was 671.0/km² (1,737.8/mi²). There were 42,323 housing units at an average density of 203.2/km² (526.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 81.65% White, 0.41% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 14.66% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. 91.28% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 38,174 households out of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 20.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.62 and the average family size was 3.99. “Spouse” redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,468, and the median income for a family was $26,186. Males had a median income of $21,739 versus $17,116 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,762. About 32.4% of families and 36.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.0% of those under age 18 and 31.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

In 2000, the median gross rent paid for housing in Brownsville was $405 per month. This was the lowest of any city in the United States with more than 100,000 people.^[1]

• According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 51.7% of the population has a high school diploma.
• According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 87.2% speak a language other than English at home.^[2]

History

Brownsville, Texas in 1857.

• Fort Texas, a fort on the Mexican border was commissioned in 1845 less than a mile from what would become downtown Brownsville.
• Not even completed yet, the Mexican Army began the Siege of Fort Texas on May 3-9, 1846. One of the only two American soldiers who died in the attack was the Fort's commander, Major Jacob Brown, in honor of whom the post was renamed to Fort Brown.
• The Battle of Palo Alto occurred five miles from the present location of downtown Brownsville on May 8, 1846, the first battle of the Mexican-American War. On May 9, the Battle of Resaca de la Palma was fought within the bounds of the present city limits.
• Brownsville was established in January 13, 1849 by Charles Stillman.
• On July 13, 1859, the First Cortina War started. Juan Nepomuceno Cortina would become one of the most important historical figures of the area, and continued to exert a decisive influence in the local events until his arrest in 1875. The First Cortina War ended on December 27, 1859. In May of 1861, the brief Second Cortina War took place.

Main article: Cortina Troubles

• During the Civil War Brownsville was used as a smuggling point for Confederate goods into Mexico.
• On May 15, 1865 a month after the surrender had been signed at Appomattox Court House the Battle of Palmito Ranch was fought.
• On Valentine's day, 1895, 6 inches of snow fell in Brownsville. This was the first recorded instance of snow in the region.
• On August 13, and 14th 1906 Brownsville was the site of the Brownsville Raid.
• On December 8, 1911 Brownsville's first international bridge was opened, which was called the Brownsville & Matamoros Bridge.
• On September 8, 1926 The Junior College of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (later known as Texas Southmost College) admitted its first class.
• In 1945 Fort Brown was decommissioned and in 1948 the City and College acquired the land.
• From 1945 to 1970 Brownsville population doubled from 25,000 to 52,000 people.
• On April 3, 1984 17 members of a religious group in Brownsville were killed and ritually mutilated.^[3]
• In 1991 Brownsville receives a University via the partnership between the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College.
• Brownsville was declared an All-America City in the year 2001.
• On December 25, 2004, Brownsville had its first instance of measurable snow in 109 years, with 1 1/2 inches, and the first recorded White Christmas. This was part of the 2004 Christmas Eve Snowstorm. The snow was subsequently sold on eBay.[2]

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City Government

Picture of Brownsville taken on Elizabeth on the right is the "Old Federal Courthouse" which Brownsville uses to hold City Commission meetings.

Brownsville has a Council-Manager style of Government. The Mayor and six City Commissioners, two At-Large and four District, serve staggered four year terms. With elections for one At-Large and two District seats every two years. General elections are held on the first Saturday of May in odd numbered years. Image File history File links Brnelizand10thst. ... Image File history File links Brnelizand10thst. ...

As of 2006, the members of the Commission are:

• Mayor: Pat Ahumada (Since 2007)
• Commissioner At-Large "A": Anthony Troiani (Since 2007)
• Commissioner At-Large "B": Leo T. Garza (Since 2007)
• Commissioner District 1: Ricardo Longoria Jr. (Since 2003)
• Commissioner District 2: Charlie Atkinson (Since 2006)
• Commissioner District 3: Carlos Cisneros (Since 2002)
• Commissioner District 4: Edward Camarillo (Since 2005)

The next regular elections for the City will occur in the following years:

• Mayor: 2011
• At-Large "A": 2011
• At-Large "B": 2009 (*)
• District 1: 2011
• District 2: 2011
• District 3: 2009
• District 4: 2009

(*) Leo T. Garza will run for the At-Large "B" position again in 2009 as he is completing the remainder of the term left by Ernie Hernandez resigning his commission seat.

The City Commission appoints the City Manager. As of 2006, the City Manager is Charlie Cabler.

The City Commission also appoints a six member Public Utilities Board for a four-year term. Members are limited to two consecutive or non-consecutive terms. The Mayor is an ex-officio member of the Board.

Education

Universities and Colleges

UT School of Public Health

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health (UTSPH), Brownsville Regional Campus

The university opened in 2001 as part of the legislated Regional Academic Health Center program, or RAHC and is phyically located on the campus of the University of Texas at Brownsville. UTSPH - Brownsville is a regional campus of the University of Texas School of Public Health statewide network which offer students a graduate certificate in public health and the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) graduate degree in a subtropical, multicultural, bilingual, bordertown community. Major public health concerns of the faculty and researchers found here in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas include diabetes, tuberculosis, obesity, cardiovascular disease and hepatitis. Other public health concerns include occupation health and safety (especially among the migrant and international communities), behavioral and lifestyle concerns among adolescents (pregnancy, STDs, and otherwise reckless decisions), air and environmental pollution, as well as examining the impacts and issues that are affected as a result of cross-border health, health care and prescription services. To date, over $10 million in research funding has been received by the Brownsville Regional Campus to address these local concerns. http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/brownsville). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2405x1089, 500 KB) Rschoenly 17:05, 16 November 2006 (UTC)rschoenly march, 2003 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2405x1089, 500 KB) Rschoenly 17:05, 16 November 2006 (UTC)rschoenly march, 2003 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

• The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
• South Texas Vocational Technical Institute

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Most of Brownsville is served by Brownsville Independent School District. The B.I.S.D. counted its total enrollment in the 2003-04 at 45,986 students in 50 schools. It is the 17th largest school district in Texas. A portion of northern Brownsville is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Brownsville Independent School District is a school district based in Brownsville, Texas, United States. ... Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Los Fresnos, Texas (USA). ...

In addition, Brownsville residents are allowed to apply to magnet schools operated by the South Texas Independent School District, as well as B.I.S.D. magnet schools. Each B.I.S.D. high school has a magnet school within the school (example, Homer Hanna High School, a B.I.S.D. high school, has the district's medical magnet program). South Texas Independent School District (STISD) is a school district in Texas. ...

State charter schools

• Raul Yzaguirre School For Success
• Sentry Technology Prep Charter High School
• IDEA Public Schools Frontier Academy and College Prep

Private and Parochial Schools

Grades 9-12:

• Saint Joseph Academy (grades 7 through 12)
• Valley Christian High School
• First Baptist High School

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• Brownsville SDA School
• Episcopal Day School
• First Baptist School
• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School
• Faith Christian Academy
• Guadalupe Regional Middle School
• Incarnate Word Academy
• Kenmont Montessori School
• St. Luke's Catholic School
• St. Mary's Catholic School

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Transportation

A picture of Boca Chica Blvd. overlooking in the background U.S. Highway 77. Boca Chica Blvd. is a major traffic artery in Brownsville.

U.S. Highway 77/83 overpass construction over Mcdavitt Blvd.

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Mass Transit

The Brownsville Urban System, or "BUS" for short, is the largest Mass Transit system in the Rio Grande Valley and the only Mass Transit system in Cameron County. BUS provides bus service throughout the City of Brownsville. BUS is particularly used by Mexican tourists as the main bus station is located within two blocks of Brownsville's Gateway International Bridge. A north Brownsville transfer station was recently established in mid-Brownsville, expanding bus service to rapidly developing North Brownsville. The Brownsville Urban System, or BUS for short, is a mass transit system based in and serving Brownsville, TX. It is currently the largest mass transit system in the Rio Grande Valley, TX, and is the only mass transit system in Cameron County, TX. // Terminals Downtown Terminal - BUS main terminal... Gateway International Bridge is one of three international bridges located in the city of Brownsville, TX, USA. It is owned and operated by Cameron County. ...

Highways

Brownsville is served by the following U.S. Highways: Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ...

• U.S. Route 77 (U.S. 77 is a proposed part of NAFTA's future Interstate 69).
• U.S. Route 281
• U.S. Route 83

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International Bridges

Brownsville has 3 international bridges:

• The Brownsville & Matamoros (B&M) International Bridge, known locally as the "Old Bridge".
  • The B&M International Bridge also serves as an international railway for Union Pacific
• Gateway International Bridge, known locally as the "new bridge" despite the fact that it's no longer the city's newest international bridge.
• The Veteran's International Bridge at Los Tomates, or locally simply known as the "Los Tomates" or "Veteran's" bridge.

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Airport

Brownsville has its own city-owned airport, the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport. The airport is used for general aviation and is served by one commercial airline, Continental Airlines, with an average of seven flights to Houston-Intercontinental (depending on the day of the week). Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (IATA: BRO, ICAO: KBRO, FAA LID: BRO) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Brownsville, in Cameron County, Texas. ... Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is a US certificated air carrier. ... George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH, National LID: IAH)[2] is an international airport serving the Greater Houston area. ...

Art and Culture

The Brownsville area is full of well-established art galleries and museums that represent not only art of the region and Mexico but feature traveling exhibits from all over the world. The Brownsville Heritage Complex.

Television

The Brownsville area is served by numerous local television affiliates.

• KVEO-TV (NBC 23) - Brownsville
• KGBT-TV (CBS 4) - Harlingen
• KRGV-TV (ABC 5) - Weslaco
• KNVO-TV (Univision 48) - McAllen
• XHRIO-TV (FOX 2) - Matamoros, Tamaulipas
• KTLM (Telemundo 40) - McAllen
• KMBH-TV (PBS 60) - Harlingen
• KVTF-CA (Telefutura 20) - Brownsville
• KLUJ-TV (TBN 44) - Harlingen
• KBDF-LP (Azteca America 64) - Brownsville

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Radio

• KFRQ 94.5FM
• KKPS 99.5FM
• KNVO 101.1FM
• KVLY 107.9FM
• KBFM 104.1FM

Trivia

A picture of the Brownsville Masonic Temple Rio Grande Lodge No. 81, constructed in 1882 it was originally the County Courthouse it is a good example of Brownsville's 19th century architecture.

• Brownsville is the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley, both in population and size.

• The motto of Brownsville is "On the Border by the Sea".

• Local attractions include the Gladys Porter Zoo, Camille Lightner Playhouse, a historical downtown with buildings over 150 years old, the Port of Brownsville and the Children's Museum of Brownsville. There is also easy access to South Padre Island and the Mexican city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

• Sunrise Mall is the only shopping mall in the city of Brownsville. Since being remodeled in 2000 the mall has become the primary mall in the Brownsville-Harlingen metroplex. Brownsville previously had another shopping mall, Amigoland Mall by Simon, though the building has since been purchased by the University of Texas at Brownsville after many of its tenants moved from Amigoland to Sunrise.

• Brownsville (Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville) is one of the "America's Greenest Cities" according to Forbes.com.^[4]

• Brownsville has been referenced in a number of songs. It is the hometown of the heroine in the song "Delta Dawn". Bob Dylan performed a song called "Brownsville Girl" (co-written with Sam Shepard). It is mentioned in the song "Matamoros Banks" by Bruce Springsteen, and in the song "Texas Women" by Hank Williams Jr. Jim White recorded a song titled "That Girl from Brownsville, Texas". John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats wrote a song about Brownsville called "It's All Here in Brownsville" that appeared on Full Force Galesburg. Brownsville Bay is referenced in the song "Somewhere Between Texas and Mexico" recorded by Pat Green. Also, Brownsville is in the first track title of the album Chill Out by the ambient/trance group The KLF ("Brownsville Turnaround on the Tex-Mex Border").

• Judge Reynaldo G. Garza (1915-2004) [3] of Brownsville was first appointed to the United States District Court in 1961 by President Kennedy, and to the United States Court of Appeals by President Carter in 1978. Garza's biography All Rise: The First Mexican-American Federal Judge was written by Louise Ann Fisch, also a Brownsville native.^[5]

• The US Ambassador to Mexico, Antonio Oscar Garza, was born in Brownsville, TX.^[6]

• Federico Peña, former U.S. Transportation Secretary, former U.S. Energy Secretary and former mayor of Denver, Colorado, was raised in Brownsville.

• Actor Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville on June 22, 1936.

• Actress Elka Walker,^[7] best known for "The Real World" series, was born in Brownsville on February 2, 1978.

Image File history File links Brnmasonictemp. ... Image File history File links Brnmasonictemp. ... Cameron County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... The Rio Grande Valley is an area located in the southernmost tip of Texas. ... Gladys Porter Zoo is a zoological and botanical park located in Brownsville, Texas. ... South Padre Island is a town located in Cameron County, Texas. ... Matamoros is a city in the north of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Amigoland Mall This Dead mall, it was located on the city of Brownsville Texas,it was located on the corner of Palm Boulevard and Mexico Boulevard, some of the tenenats were: -Foods and Restaurants- Baskin-Robbins Down N Inn Club GNC Hickory Farms Morrows Nut House Orange Bowl Smaks... Simon Property Group, Inc. ... History The University of Texas at Brownsville was established in 1989, and admitted its first class in 1991. ... Delta Dawn was the title song from Tanya Tuckers first album, and subsequently popularized by Australian singer Helen Reddy, whose rendition rose to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the year 1973, and hit #1 the week of September 15. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an influential American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Hank Williams, Jr. ... Jim White (born March 10, 1957[1]) is an American southern gothic singer/songwriter. ... John Darnielle is an American musician, best known as the primary (and often solitary) member of the American lo-fi band The Mountain Goats. ... The Mountain Goats is the name of prolific American singer-songwriter John Darnielles long-running musical project. ... Full Force Galesburg is an album by The Mountain Goats. ... Chill Out can refer to: Chill Out! (command to an excited person) Chill Out (Black Uhuru album) Chill Out (KLF album) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The KLF (also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), The Timelords and other names) were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Federico Fabian Peña Federico Fabian Peña (born March 15, 1947) was United States Secretary of Transportation from 1993 to 1997, during the presidency of Bill Clinton. ... Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government  - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1]  - City & County  154. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Kristoffer Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential American country music songwriter, singer and actor. ...

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References

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Topics	Culture | Climate | Demographics | Economy | Education | Geography | Government | History | Languages | Politics | Texans | Transportation | Symbols Image File history File links Flag_of_Texas. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... This is a list of articles that have something substantive to do with the state of Texas. ... This article should appear in one or more categories. ... Texas Population Density Map The center of population of Texas is located in Bell County, in the town of Holland [1]. As of 2005, the state has an estimated population of 22. ... The history of Texas (as part of the United States) began in 1845, but settlement of the region dates back to the end of the Upper Paleolithic Period, around 10,000 BC. Its history has been shaped by being part of six independent countries: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of... For approximately 100 years, from the end of Reconstruction until the 1970s, the Democratic Party was dominant in Texas Politics. ... The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Texas. ...
Regions	Ark‑La‑Tex | Big Bend | Blackland Prairies | Brazos Valley | Central Texas | Coastal Bend | Cross Timbers | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex | Deep East Texas | East Texas | Edwards Plateau | Galveston Bay | Golden Triangle | Greater Houston | Llano Estacado | Longview–Marshall | Northeast Texas | North Texas | Osage Plains | Permian Basin | Piney Woods | Rio Grande Valley | Southeast Texas | South Plains | South Texas | Texas Hill Country | Texas Panhandle | West Texas This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... The general area of the Ark-La-Tex highlighted within the United States. ... Casa Grande is a prominent peak in the Chisos Mountains of the Big Bend area of west Texas. ... The Texas Blackland Prairies are an ecoregion located in Texas that runs roughly from the Red River in North Texas to San Antonio in the south. ... The Brazos Valley is a region in Texas consisting of Brazos County, Robertson County, Grimes County, Washington County, Madison County, and Leon County, with Brazos County and the cities of College Station and Bryan at its center. ... Central Texas (a part of which is Texas Hill Country), is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Texas Coastal Bend refers to the flat area of land along the Texas coast. ... The Cross Timbers is a savanna on the southern Great Plains running from southeastern Kansas, across central Oklahoma, into central Texas. ... The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. ... Deep East Texas is a subregion of East Texas in the US state of Texas. ... Red counties show the core of East Texas; pink and red counties may or may not be included in East Texas, and thus their inclusion varies from source to source. ... The Edwards Plateau is a region of west-central Texas which is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east, the Llano Uplift and the plains region to the north, and the Pecos River to the west. ... Galveston Bay is a large estuary located along Texass coastline. ... The Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area is defined by the United States Census Bureau as a three-county region in Southeast Texas, east of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... The Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, is the seventh-largest metropolitan area and one of the most diverse[2] in the United States consisting of 10 counties within the state of Texas. ... Shaded Relief Image of the Llano Estacado Llano Estacado (or Staked Plains) is a region in the southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas. ... Map of Texas highlighting the Longview-Marshall combined statistical area. ... Northeast Texas is a region in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Texas. ... North Texas. ... The Blackland Prairies and Cross Timbers are located to the west and south of the Flint Hills. ... The Permian Basin is a basin in the western part of the U.S. state of Texas, from just south of Lubbock to just south of Midland & Odessa, and it extends Westward into the Southeastern part of New Mexico. ... The Piney Woods viewed from Loop 390 outside of Marshall, Texas The Piney Woods is a terrestrial ecoregion in the Southern United States covering 54,400 mi² (140,900 km²) of East Texas, Southern Arkansas, Western Louisiana, and Southeastern Oklahoma. ... The Rio Grande Valley is an area located in the southernmost tip of Texas. ... Southeast Texas is a region in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Texas. ... Region in West Texas comprising the area north of the Caprock Escarpment on the Llano Estacado, and extending north into the Texas Panhandle. ... South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas which lies roughly south of, or beginning at, San Antonio. ... The Texas Hill Country, as seen from near Interstate 10. ... The Texas Panhandle is a region of the state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. ... The dry plains of West Texas, have often been divided up into tracks of land divided by barbed wire fences. ...
Metro areas	Abilene | Amarillo | Austin–Round Rock | Beaumont–Port Arthur | Brownsville–Harlingen | College Station–Bryan | Corpus Christi | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington | El Paso | Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown | Killeen–Temple-Fort Hood | Laredo | Longview | Lubbock | McAllen–Edinburg–Mission | Midland–Odessa | San Angelo | San Antonio | Sherman–Denison | Texarkana | Tyler | Victoria | Waco | Wichita Falls Texas has 25 metropolitan areas (MSAs) defined by the United States Census Bureau. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas County Taylor County Government  - Mayor Norm Archibald Area  - City 286. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country State County Potter (and Randall) Government  - Mayor Debra McCartt Area  - City  90. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... The Round Rock, from which the city takes its name, marked a low water wagon crossing in Brushy Creek. ... Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Jefferson County Government  - Mayor Guy Goodson Area  - City 222. ... Port Arthur is a city in Jefferson County within the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area and is situated in southeast Texas. ... Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States. ... College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, near the boundary area between East Texas and Central Texas. ... Bryan is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Counties Nueces County Government  - Mayor Henry Garrett Area  - City 1,192. ... Nickname: Motto: Live Large. ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Government  - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area  - City  298. ... Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. ... El Paso redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... City nickname: The Land of Sugar City slogan: Sugar Land. ... Baytown is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. ... Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. ... Fort Hood, named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, is a U.S. Army post located halfway between Austin and Waco within the U.S. state of Texas. ... Nickname: Settled 1755 Government  - Type Mayor / City Manager  - Mayor Raul G. Salinas  - City Manager Carlos R. Villarreal Area  - City 218. ... Longview is a city in Texas, United States, located between Dallas, TX and Shreveport, LA. The population was 73,345 at the 2000 census, but a 2005 estimate placed the citys population at 75,609. ... Nickname: Hub City Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: County Lubbock County Government  - Mayor David Miller Area  - City 297. ... McAllen is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. ... Edinburg is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. ... Mission is a city located in Hidalgo County, Texas. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Midland County Government  - Mayor Mike Canon Area  - City 173. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas Country United States State Texas County Ector Government  - Mayor Larry Melton Area  - City 36. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas County Tom Green County Government  - Mayor J.W. Lown Area  - City 150. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Counties Government  - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - City  412. ... Sherman is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. ... Motto: A jewel at the crossing of a great river! Location of Denison, Texas Coordinates: Country United States of America State Texas County Grayson Founded 1872  - Mayor Robert Brady Area    - City  22. ... Water tower in Texarkana. ... Tyler is the county seat of Smith County in East Texas, United States. ... Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas County Victoria County Government  - Mayor Will Armstrong Area  - City 33. ... For the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, see Waco Siege. ... Wichita Falls is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. ...
Counties	Anderson | Andrews | Angelina | Aransas | Archer | Armstrong | Atascosa | Austin | Bailey | Bandera | Bastrop | Baylor | Bee | Bell | Bexar | Blanco | Borden | Bosque | Bowie | Brazoria | Brazos | Brewster | Briscoe | Brooks | Brown | Burleson | Burnet | Caldwell | Calhoun | Callahan | Cameron | Camp | Carson | Cass | Castro | Chambers | Cherokee | Childress | Clay | Cochran | Coke | Coleman | Collin | Collingsworth | Colorado | Comal | Comanche | Concho | Cooke | Coryell | Cottle | Crane | Crockett | Crosby | Culberson | Dallam | Dallas | Dawson | Deaf Smith | Delta | Denton | DeWitt | Dickens | Dimmit | Donley | Duval | Eastland | Ector | Edwards | Ellis | El Paso | Erath | Falls | Fannin | Fayette | Fisher | Floyd | Foard | Fort Bend | Franklin | Freestone | Frio | Gaines | Galveston | Garza | Gillespie | Glasscock | Goliad | Gonzales | Gray | Grayson | Gregg | Grimes | Guadalupe | Hale | Hall | Hamilton | Hansford | Hardeman | Hardin | Harris | Harrison | Hartley | Haskell | Hays | Hemphill | Henderson | Hidalgo | Hill | Hockley | Hood | Hopkins | Houston | Howard | Hudspeth | Hunt | Hutchinson | Irion | Jack | Jackson | Jasper | Jeff Davis | Jefferson | Jim Hogg | Jim Wells | Johnson | Jones | Karnes | Kaufman | Kendall | Kenedy | Kent | Kerr | Kimble | King | Kinney | Kleberg | Knox | Lamar | Lamb | Lampasas | La Salle | Lavaca | Lee | Leon | Liberty | Limestone | Lipscomb | Live Oak | Llano | Loving | Lubbock | Lynn | Madison | Marion | Martin | Mason | Matagorda | Maverick | McCulloch | McLennan | McMullen | Medina | Menard | Midland | Milam | Mills | Mitchell | Montague | Montgomery | Moore | Morris | Motley | Nacogdoches | Navarro | Newton | Nolan | Nueces | Ochiltree | Oldham | Orange | Palo Pinto | Panola | Parker | Parmer | Pecos | Polk | Potter | Presidio | Rains | Randall | Reagan | Real | Red River | Reeves | Refugio | Roberts | Robertson | Rockwall | Runnels | Rusk | Sabine | San Augustine | San Jacinto | San Patricio | San Saba | Schleicher | Scurry | Shackelford | Shelby | Sherman | Smith | Somervell | Starr | Stephens | Sterling | Stonewall | Sutton | Swisher | Tarrant | Taylor | Terrell | Terry | Throckmorton | Titus | Tom Green | Travis | Trinity | Tyler | Upshur | Upton | Uvalde | Val Verde | Van Zandt | Victoria | Walker | Waller | Ward | Washington | Webb | Wharton | Wheeler | Wichita | Wilbarger | Willacy | Williamson | Wilson | Winkler | Wise | Wood | Yoakum | Young | Zapata | Zavala Index: Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Anderson County formed in 1846 from part of Houston County. ... Anderson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Andrews County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Angelina County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Aransas County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Archer County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Armstrong County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Atascosa County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Austin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Bailey County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... [[Category:{{{state}}} counties]] Bandera County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Bastrop County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Baylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Bee County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Bell County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Bexar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Blanco County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Borden County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Bosque County (pronounced BOSS-key) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Bowie County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Brazoria County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas located on the Gulf Coast within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Brazos County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Brewster County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Briscoe County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Brooks County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Burleson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Burnet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Caldwell County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Location in the state of Texas Formed 1846 Seat Port Lavaca Area  - Total  - Water 2,673 km² (1,032 mi²) 1,346 km² (520 mi²) 50. ... Callahan County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Cameron County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Camp County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Carson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Cass County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Castro County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Chambers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Cherokee County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Childress County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Cochran County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Coke County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Coleman County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Collin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Collingsworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Colorado County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Comal County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Comanche County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Concho County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Cooke County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Coryell County is located in the state of Texas. ... Cottle County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Crane County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Crockett County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Crosby County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Culberson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Dallam County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Dallas County is a county located in the state of Texas within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred to as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex). ... Dawson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Deaf Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Delta County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... The (old) Denton County Courthouse, resting place of the countys namesake. ... DeWitt County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Dickens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Dimmit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Donley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Duval County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Eastland County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Ector County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Edwards County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Bardwell Dam and Lake in Ellis County near the town of Ennis Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... El Paso County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Erath County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Falls County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Fannin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Fayette County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Fisher County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Floyd County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Foard County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Official website: www. ... Franklin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Freestone County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Frio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Gaines County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Galveston County Courts Building Galveston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Garza County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Kimble County Gillespie County Blanco County Gillespie County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Glasscock County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Goliad County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Gonzales County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Gray County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Gregg County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Grimes County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Guadalupe County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hale County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hall County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hamilton County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hansford County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hardeman County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hardin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Harrison County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hartley County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Haskell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Hays County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hemphill County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Henderson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hidalgo County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hill County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hockley County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hood County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hopkins County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Houston County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Howard County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hudspeth County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hunt County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hutchinson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Irion County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Jack County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Jeff Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Jim Hogg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Jim Wells County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Johnson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Jones County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Karnes County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... WHERES HECKMAN? Kaufman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Kendall County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Kenedy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Kent County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Kerr County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Kimble County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... King County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Kinney County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Kleberg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Lamb County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Lampasas County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... La Salle County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Lavaca County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Location in the state of Texas Formed Seat Giddings Area  - Total  - Water 1,642 km² (634 mi²) 14 km² (6 mi²) 0. ... Leon County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Liberty County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Limestone County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Lipscomb County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Live Oak County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Llano County (pronounced ) is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Loving County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Lubbock County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Lynn County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Marion County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Martin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Mason County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Matagorda County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Maverick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... McCulloch County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Location in the state of Texas Formed Seat Waco Area  - Total  - Water 2,746 km² (1,060 mi²) 48 km² (18 mi²) 1. ... McMullen County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Medina County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Menard County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Midland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Milam County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Mills County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Mitchell County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Montague County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Moore County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Morris County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Motley County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Nacogdoches County (pronounced nack-a-doe-chis) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Navarro Mills Lake and Dam in Navarro County, Texas Navarro County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Newton County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Nolan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Nueces County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Ochiltree County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Oldham County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Orange County is the southeasternmost county of the state of Texas. ... Palo Pinto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Panola County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Parker County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Parmer County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Pecos County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Polk County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Potter County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Presidio County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Rains County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Randall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Reagan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Real County Courthouse, built in 1918 from local limestone. ... Red River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Reeves County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Refugio County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Roberts County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Robertson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Rockwall County, a county located in the state of Texas, is Texas smallest county in area. ... Runnels County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Rusk County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Sabine County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... San Augustine County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... San Jacinto County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... San Patricio County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... San Saba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Schleicher County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Scurry County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Shackelford County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Shelby County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Sherman County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... 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