Rio Grande Valley

The Fruit Belt

  • Motto: Strength of the River (Fuerza del Río)

  • Flora: Texas Ebony (Ebenopsis ebano)

  • Fauna: Texas Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

  • Fruit: Grapefruit

⭐ Brownsville, RG

  • Population: 1,291,798

  • Founded: 1848

  • Former State: Texas

  • Counties: Cameron, Hidalgo

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If Rio Grande Valley was admitted as a state today, it would be the 43rd largest by population, between Maine and Montana.