Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, United States, the southernmost city in Texas. The population was 139,722 at the 2000 census. Brownsville is a principal city of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville Combined Statistical Area.

Brownsville is the sixth fastest growing manufacturing region in the United States, according to a national ranking by Industry Week Magazine. The same survey rates Brownsville 55th out of 310 metropolitan areas nationwide as a good place to do business - the highest rating of any other border city. Economic data reflects a 22% employment increase and a 36% income hike for the manufacturing sector over the last three years. These numbers were calculated prior to Titan Wheel and other manufactures announced they would add a combined 1,000 jobs in the upcoming year. This will continue to place Brownsville at the nation's forefront of economic growth and attractiveness to new companies. Brownsville is the front door to free trade. A quality, award-winning workforce provides cost effectiveness and productivity unmatched along the border. Opportunities abound for manufacturing and assembly production on both sides of the border through Mexico's Production Sharing Program, the U.S. Foreign Trade Zone, and excellent transportation and communication facilities that link manufactures and suppliers to the global marketplace. Brownsville is the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley with nearly every economic indicator at a record high.

Brownsville Links

Brownsville, Portal
www.ci.brownsville.tx.us

Brownsville Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.brownsville.org/

Brownsville Newspaper
- The Brownsville Herald
www.brownsvilleherald.com

Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport
www.flybrownsville.com

Heroica Matamoros (commonly known as Matamoros) is a city in the northeast of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located at 25°52′N, 97°30′W, across the Rio Grande from the Brownsville, Texas. In the 2005 census the city of Matamoros had a population of 422,711.

Heroica Matamoros is about 621 miles away from Mexico City and 354 miles from Houston, Texas. The city was renamed for Independence War hero Mariano Matamoros in the early 19th century. The city also holds the "H" for "Heroic" or "Heroica" before the name because the city was defended from invaders trying to take over it over.

The city is connected to Brownsville, Texas, across the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) river by three international bridges.

Crossing the border into Mexico (southbound) costs USD $3.00 per non-commercial vehicle. Northbound, the toll is USD$2.20, or MXN $24 (pesos).

Best Western Gran Hotel Residencial
Av. Pedro Cárdenas No. 5117
Tel +52-868-811-40-00

Best Western Gran Hotel Residencial
Av. Alvaro Obregón No. 249
Tel +52-868-813-94-40
+52-868-813-98-11

Holiday Inn
Av. Pedro Cárdenas No. 5001
Tel +52-868-811-50-00
+52-868-811-50-01

Hotel Ritz
Matamoros y 7 Esq. No. 612
Tel +52-868-812-11-90
+52-868- 816-35-22

Hotel Jardín
6a. y Bilbao No. 228
Tel +52-868-817-07-35

Hotel Colonial
Calle 6 y Matamoros 603
Tel +52-868-816-6606
+52-868-816-59-36

Best Western Hotel Plaza Matamoros
9a y Bravo Esquina Zona Centro
Tel +52-868-816-16-96
+52-868-816-16-98

Hotel Hernández
6a. y Laguna Madre No. 105
Tel +52-868-812-30-88
+52-868-813-35-58

Hotel de México
Lauro Villar No. 1210 esq. Marte R. Gómez
Tel +52-868-814-14-10

Hotel Roma
9a. Bravo y Matamoros # 1420
Tel +52-868-813-61-76
+52-868-816-05-73

Hotel Plaza Riviera
Morelos y 10 Esquina s/n Zona Centro
Tel +52-868-812-07-68

Hotel Chalet
Luis Aguilar No. 7 entre 1a. y Canales
Tel +52-868-812-59-75
+52-868-812-59-76

Hotel Los Lirios
Primera y Luis Aguilar No. 9
Tel +52-868-816-90-90
+52-868-816-90-91

Hotel Victoria
Matamoros No. 31 entre 1 y 2
Tel +52-868-816-62-78

Hotel Azteca
Canales No. 19 entre 2 y 3
Tel +52-868-813-6300
+52-868-813-5670

Hotel Bilbao
Privada Bilbao No. 9 entre 6 y Manuel de la Cruz
Tel +52-868-817-10-96
+52-868-819-36-61

Matamoros Links

Matamoros, Mexico
Official Website
http://www.matamoros.gob.mx/

BANAMEX Bank
http://www.banamex.com

Matamoros Atractions
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