Home Local News Business PHOTO GALLERY: Port of Brownsville A view of an oil rig being built at the Port of Brownsville from Texas State Highway 48 as the seaport celebrate their 85th anniversary reaching the milestone when the port opened back in 1936. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) Local NewsBusinessPublicationsThe Brownsville Herald PHOTO GALLERY: Port of Brownsville By Denise Cathey - May 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail A view of the Port of Brownsville from Texas State Highway 48 as the seaport celebrate their 85th anniversary reaching the milestone when the port opened back in 1936. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) A view of an oil rig being built at the Port of Brownsville from Texas State Highway 48 as the seaport celebrate their 85th anniversary reaching the milestone when the port opened back in 1936. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) A view of the Port of Brownsville from Texas State Highway 48 as the seaport celebrate their 85th anniversary reaching the milestone when the port opened back in 1936. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) A view of the Port of Brownsville from Texas State Highway 48 as the seaport celebrate their 85th anniversary reaching the milestone when the port opened back in 1936. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) A view of the Port of Brownsville from Texas State Highway 48 as the seaport celebrate their 85th anniversary reaching the milestone when the port opened back in 1936. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) A view of the Port of Brownsville from Texas State Highway 48 as the seaport celebrate their 85th anniversary reaching the milestone when the port opened back in 1936. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) Featured Local Savings Featured Local Savings RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Brownsville principal helps rescue swimmer off South Padre Island San Benito school board race drives county’s second busiest polling site First RGV Startup Week packed with Brownsville events