🏞️ Lower Rio Grande Valley

The Lower Rio Grande Valley, often referred to as the [Rio Grande] Valley (RGV) of South Texas, is a metropolitan region located in the southernmost part of Texas. The Rio Grande Valley is not a true valley, but a river delta and floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. It consists of the Brownsville-Harlingen and McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan areas, and the Rio Grande City-Roma and Raymondville micropolitan areas. Cameron County, Texas is home to the SpaceX Starbase spaceport, situated in Boca Chica; it is also the residence of Elon Musk.