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From Brownsville to Mars!

Space entrepreneur (and noted crank) Elon Musk's latest project is ready to launch. Will the Open Beaches Act stand in his way?

March 12, 2013 | by Erica Grieder | SPACE
Straight Outta Brownsville
A brutal—and very funny—South Texas memoir by Domingo Martinez.
July 1, 2012 | by David Romo | Book Review
Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville
October 1, 2000 | by John Morthland | Feature
Hecho en Brownsville
The grand opening of a new H-E-B in McAllen drew crowds—including several who showed up to hear a native son read from his collection of locally set short stories.
August 1, 2012 | by Oscar Cásares | Oscar Casares
Christmas in Brownsville
My father, who had grown up on a farm, used to talk about his family’s killing a pig for the tamales, but this was back in the twenties.
December 1, 2005 | by Oscar Cásares | Feature
A Great Weekend in Brownsville
July 1, 2003 | by Patricia McConnico | Atsbox
What Would a “Commercial Cape Canaveral” Do for Brownsville?

Will SpaceX build a launch site for its commercial spacecraft in Brownsville? 

April 18, 2012 | by Emily Alvarado
Wichita Falls to Brownsville on U.S. 281
Rare books, blueberry pie, a faith healer’s shrine—and one deep hole.
December 31, 1969 | by Katy Vine | Web Exclusive
Wichita Falls to Brownsville on U.S. 281
Rare books, blueberry pie, a faith healer's shrine—and one deep hole.
May 1, 2002 | by Katy Vine | Feature
Brownsville to Laredo on U.S. 83 and Mexico Highway 2
Vintage jukeboxes, puffed tacos, a deserted village—and a vision of Tom Landry.
December 31, 1969 | by Kathryn Jones | Web Exclusive

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