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The Port of Brownsville is governed by the Brownsville Navigation District, a political subdivision of the State of Texas.

Texas's 34th congressional district is composed of the area on the Gulf Coast between Brownsville and Corpus Christi, the latter of which being situated in the neighbouring 27th congressional district, with a portion turning inland into the rural portions of the state.

There are four border crossings in the Brownsville region that allow the cross- border movement of privately operated vehicles, pedestrians, buses, commercial trucks, or rail cars. Each of these bridges connect Brownsville to its sister city, Matamoros, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

The Port of Brownsville is governed by the Brownsville Navigation District, a political subdivision of the State of Texas.

The Port of Brownsville handles a wide variety of cargo including steel products, liquid, break bulk, and dry bulk commodities. With the facilities and knowledge to handle international cargo, we facilitate efficient movement of goods between the United States and Mexico.

Of particular local interest is the fact that the last battle of the Civil War took place just east of Brownsville on May 13, 1865, with rebel Col. Rip Ford besting the union forces in that last fight. Brownsville thus claims the first battle of the War with Mexico and the last battle of the Civil War.

A major center for intermodal transportation and industrial development, the Port of Brownsville is the only deepwater seaport directly on the U.S./Mexico border.

Steel is a large and significant mainstay in Brownsville, where the port is the major gateway for steel into Mexico, moving more than three million short tons of steel commodities per year.