Editing Brownsville, Texas (section)

===Metropolitan area===
{{Main|Brownsville–Harlingen metropolitan area}}

Brownsville is in one metropolitan statistical area as defined by the United States Census Bureau. The [[Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville CSA|Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville]] combined statistical area consists of Cameron County and [[Willacy County, Texas|Willacy County]]. It includes the Brownsville metropolitan area and the micropolitan area of Raymondville. The city of Raymondville is the county seat of Willacy County. The Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville combined statistical area is home to 445,309 people (2017 estimated), making it the [[Combined statistical area|106th-largest combined statistical area]] in the United States.<ref name=PopEstCSA>{{cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2017/GCTPEPANNR.US41PR |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 - United States -- Combined Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=March 2018 |access-date=March 31, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Based on the [[Uniform Crime Reports|Uniform Crime Report]] conducted by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] in 2013, the Brownsville metropolitan area ranked last on its list of the "Most Dangerous Cities" in Texas, with "240 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 people" and a murder rate of 1.4. Robbery crimes make up 25% of overall crime in the city, with a rate of 58.1 per 100,000 residents.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Dan |title=The FBI's List of the Most Dangerous Cities in Texas |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/the-fbis-list-of-the-most-dangerous-cities-in-texas/ |access-date=January 21, 2019 |work=[[Texas Monthly]] |date=January 22, 2015 |archive-date=January 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121064602/https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/the-fbis-list-of-the-most-dangerous-cities-in-texas/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Brownsville became one of the first cities in the United States to require stores to charge a fee for single-use plastic shopping bags. The ordinance was enacted to reduce pollution and litter around the city.<ref>Baskette, Aisha (February 1, 2016). "[http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_ea998838-c7cf-11e5-b532-eff60b9449fa.html City's bag ban carries onward]{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}". ''The Brownsville Herald''. Retrieved August 30, 2017.</ref> The city repealed the ordinance in 2018 after it was ruled illegal by the [[Supreme Court of Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanchez |first1=Jesus |title=Brownsville repeals plastic bag ordinance |url=https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/brownsville-repeals-plastic-bag-ordinance/article_c3b5e6cb-7e43-5149-9b41-2a4baf7a285e.html |access-date=January 14, 2019 |work=The Brownsville Herald |date=July 30, 2018 |archive-date=July 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731060827/https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/brownsville-repeals-plastic-bag-ordinance/article_c3b5e6cb-7e43-5149-9b41-2a4baf7a285e.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' identified Brownsville as one of 12 metropolitan areas in the United States with the cleanest air.<ref>"[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/37740278 America's Cleanest Cities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001041807/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna37740278 |date=October 1, 2021}}". ''MSNBC''. Retrieved February 25, 2011.</ref> In 2018, the Brownsville–Harlingen area was among the "Cleanest U.S. Cities for Ozone Air Pollution" in the [[American Lung Association]]'s "State of the Air" in 2018.<ref>"[https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/city-rankings/cleanest-cities.html Cleanest Cities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202232905/https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/city-rankings/cleanest-cities.html |date=December 2, 2018}}". ''American Lung Association''. Retrieved December 31, 2018.</ref>