{"id":4341,"date":"2026-07-07T20:57:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/?p=4341"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:17:06","slug":"drip-no-1-brownsvilles-q2-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/es\/drip-no-1-brownsvilles-q2-by-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"DRIP No. 1: Brownsville&#8217;s Q2, By The Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- DRIP Quarterly Brief (Q2 2026) \u2014 WordPress version. 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width:150px; height:30px; max-width:150px;\">\n                  <\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2;\">THE SUMMER ISSUE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- MASTHEAD --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#223366\" class=\"px-32\" style=\"background-color:#223366 !important; padding:44px 32px 30px 32px; border-bottom:4px solid #0099DD !important;\">\n<div class=\"drip-word\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:900; font-size:78px; line-height:67px; letter-spacing:-3px; color:#FFFFFF;\">DRIP<span style=\"display:inline-block; width:14px; height:14px; background-color:#0099DD !important; margin-left:4px; vertical-align:baseline; line-height:1;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; color: #C7CEDE; padding: 14px 0px 20px;\">Data Report, Insights &amp; Projections from BCIC Research\n<\/div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #30457F !important; border-bottom:1px solid #30457F !important;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"meta-cell\" width=\"33%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding:14px 18px 14px 0; border-right:1px solid #30457F !important;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:9px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.6px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#9FDAF1; padding-bottom:5px;\">Issue<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.5px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#FFFFFF;\">No.&nbsp;01<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"meta-cell\" width=\"34%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding:14px 18px; border-right:1px solid #30457F !important;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:9px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.6px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#9FDAF1; padding-bottom:5px;\">Quarter<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.5px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#FFFFFF;\">Q2&nbsp;2026<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"meta-cell\" width=\"33%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding:14px 0 14px 18px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:9px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.6px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#9FDAF1; padding-bottom:5px;\">Coverage<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.5px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#FFFFFF;\">Apr-Jun<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- THE READ --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:40px 32px 32px 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:26px; height:2px; background-color:#0099DD !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2;\">The Read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:24px; line-height:1.3; letter-spacing:-.3px; color:#0E1B3C; padding:18px 0 16px 0;\">\n                This is the first issue of DRIP, our quarterly read on where Brownsville&rsquo;s economy is heading.\n              <\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:16px; line-height:1.62; color:#353A4E;\">\n                Each issue turns the foot-traffic and spending data we track all year into a short read on how local business is doing.\n              <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:16px; line-height:1.62; color:#353A4E;\">\n\t\t\t\tThis quarter: foot traffic to businesses and attractions held about steady, home-grown brands kept their ground against the national chains, and a couple of categories showed clear room to grow. One section near the end looks at tourism and the visitors coming in from out of town.\n              <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- THIS QUARTER IN NUMBERS --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:8px 32px 0 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:26px; height:2px; background-color:#0099DD !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2;\">This quarter in numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- HERO STAT --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:20px 32px 22px 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#EAF6FC\" style=\"background-color:#EAF6FC !important; border:1px solid #9FDAF1 !important; border-radius:12px; border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"stack stack-center hero-num-cell\" width=\"200\" valign=\"middle\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:26px 0 26px 26px;\">\n<div class=\"hero-num\" style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 60px; line-height: 54px; letter-spacing: -1.5px; color: #223366;\"><span style=\"font-size:34px; color:#007AB2;\">$<\/span>&#8202;26.1&#8202;<span style=\"font-size:30px; color:#007AB2;\">M<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"stack stack-center hero-txt-cell\" valign=\"middle\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding: 26px 26px 26px 22px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:18px; line-height:1.32; color:#0E1B3C; padding-bottom:7px;\">Estimated credit &amp; debit card spending across the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area this quarter<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:#666B7E;\">Card spending only<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- LEDGER --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:0 32px 34px 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:16px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Total visits to businesses<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Across tracked categories<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"160\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">28.9&#8202;M<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#666B7E; padding-top:6px;\">&#9679; about even with last year<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:16px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Spend per trip<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Average card spend per trip into the metro<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"160\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">$&#8202;238<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#2E8B57; padding-top:6px;\">&#9650; from $217 in Q1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:16px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Repeat visits<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Returning customers<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"160\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">73.4&#8202;<span style=\"font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:#8A8F9F;\">%<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#2E8B57; padding-top:6px;\">&#9650; from 72.9% in Q1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:16px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Fastest-growing demand category: Fitness<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Visits per day<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"160\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">+6&#8202;<span style=\"font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:#8A8F9F;\">%<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#2E8B57; padding-top:6px;\">&#9650; vs. last quarter<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; border-bottom:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:16px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Projects in planning or under construction<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Development pipeline<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"160\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">133&#8202;<span style=\"font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:#8A8F9F;\">+<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#666B7E; padding-top:6px;\">78+ building &middot; 55+ in planning<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- FOOT TRAFFIC (Placer) --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:34px 32px 0 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:26px; height:2px; background-color:#223366 !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#223366;\">Where the city goes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; line-height:1.18; letter-spacing:-.3px; color:#0E1B3C; padding:16px 0 12px 0;\">28.9 million visits across the metro area<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:16px; line-height:1.62; color:#353A4E; padding-bottom:6px;\">\n                Across the categories we track, the metro area logged about <strong style=\"color:#0E1B3C;\">28.9 million visits<\/strong> this quarter, mostly residents shopping, eating, and running errands. Day for day, that holds about even with the same stretch of 2025, down roughly 2%. The shift was toward discount and dollar stores (up about 3% a day) and away from fast food (down about 5%). Fast food and the big-box anchors still pull the most trips by far.\n              <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:18px 32px 8px 32px;\">\n<p>              <!-- ft 1 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom:7px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:14px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Fast food &amp; QSR (quick-service restaurants)<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:14px; color:#223366;\">11.4M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; height:12px; background-color:#0099DD !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>              <!-- ft 2 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom:7px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:14px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Superstores<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:14px; color:#223366;\">5.7M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:50%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>              <!-- ft 3 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom:7px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:14px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Shopping centers<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:14px; color:#223366;\">4.1M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:36%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>              <!-- ft 4 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom:7px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:14px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Discount &amp; dollar<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:14px; color:#223366;\">4.1M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:36%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>              <!-- ft 5 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom:7px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:14px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Gas &amp; convenience<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:14px; color:#223366;\">3.1M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:27%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>              <!-- ft 6 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom:7px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:14px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Restaurants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:14px; color:#223366;\">2.5M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:22%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>              <!-- ft 7 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom:7px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:14px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Banks<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:14px; color:#223366;\">1.2M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:11%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>              <!-- ft 8 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom:4px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom:7px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:14px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Fitness<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:14px; color:#223366;\">0.9M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:8%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-style:italic; line-height:1.5; color:#666B7E; padding-top:16px;\">\n                Total visits by category. People linger longest at gyms (83 min) and sit-down restaurants (57 min); gas and fast food are quick stops.\n              <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0 32px;\">\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; font-size:0; line-height:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- WHERE LOCAL BEAT THE CHAINS --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 10px 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:26px; height:2px; background-color:#223366 !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#223366;\">Our brands vs the chains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:28px; line-height:1.12; letter-spacing:-.6px; color:#0E1B3C; padding:14px 0 6px 0;\">\n                Four matchups our home brands won.\n              <\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:15px; line-height:1.55; color:#666B7E; padding:2px 0 4px 0;\">These are Brownsville- and Valley-grown names outcompeting the national chains on their own turf.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:8px 32px 0 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<p>                <!-- win 1 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:20px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:18px; letter-spacing:-.2px; color:#0E1B3C; line-height:1.2;\">Taco Palenque<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#666B7E; padding-top:6px; line-height:1.5;\">#4 in restaurants, ahead of Olive Garden, IHOP, and Chipotle.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"100\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">182.8K<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:1.2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:6px;\">visits<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>                <!-- win 2 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:20px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:18px; letter-spacing:-.2px; color:#0E1B3C; line-height:1.2;\">Stars Drive-In<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#666B7E; padding-top:6px; line-height:1.5;\">A South Texas original that beats KFC, Wendy&rsquo;s, and Popeyes on fast-food traffic.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"100\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">185.7K<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:1.2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:6px;\">visits<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>                <!-- win 3 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:20px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:18px; letter-spacing:-.2px; color:#0E1B3C; line-height:1.2;\">RGV banks<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#666B7E; padding-top:6px; line-height:1.5;\">IBC, Texas Regional, and Lone Star National together draw more than any national except Wells Fargo and Chase.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"100\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">~200K<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:1.2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:6px;\">visits<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>                <!-- win 5 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; border-bottom:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:20px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:18px; letter-spacing:-.2px; color:#0E1B3C; line-height:1.2;\">TruFit Athletic Clubs<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#666B7E; padding-top:6px; line-height:1.5;\">The #2 gym in the metro area, behind only Planet Fitness.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"100\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">219.8K<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:1.2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:6px;\">visits<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- Which categories have room callout --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:26px 32px 38px 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#F2F4F9\" style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:12px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:26px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#223366; padding-bottom:12px;\">Where a local operator has room<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:15px; line-height:1.62; color:#353A4E;\">Fitness has the most room of any category we track. The metro area counts just 0.54 fitness and recreation establishments per 10,000 residents, less than half the Texas rate of 1.13, while two chains, Planet Fitness and TruFit, hold roughly two-thirds of all gym visits. An undersupplied category with demand concentrated in a few hands is exactly where a well-run local operator has an opening. Food is the other open lane: restaurants (26 tracked brands) and fast food (37) are crowded but winnable, since past the leaders no single name runs away with it, which is how Taco Palenque, Stars, and El Pato carved out their share. Superstores (3 brands) and shopping centers (2) are effectively closed, with Walmart alone accounting for two-thirds of superstore traffic. The practical read: fitness and food are the open lanes, and it pays to sit next to the big-box anchors rather than try to replace them.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- ACROSS THE DISTRICTS --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:8px 32px 0 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:26px; height:2px; background-color:#223366 !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#223366;\">Across the four districts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; line-height:1.18; letter-spacing:-.3px; color:#0E1B3C; padding:16px 0 8px 0;\">Every district has a bright spot<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:15px; line-height:1.55; color:#666B7E;\">A quick read on what&rsquo;s working in each of Brownsville&rsquo;s four commission districts this quarter.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:18px 32px 36px 32px;\">\n<p>              <!-- row 1 : D1, D2 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"split-cell split-cell-top\" width=\"48%\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F2F4F9\" style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:12px; padding:22px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:1.4px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2; padding-bottom:12px;\">DISTRICT 1<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:34px; line-height:1; letter-spacing:-1px; color:#223366;\">+20%<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:14px; line-height:1.3; color:#0E1B3C; padding-top:10px;\">Daytime population above its residents<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.5; color:#666B7E; padding-top:5px;\">UTRGV, the colleges, and H-E-B pull a daytime crowd into the district.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"split-gap\" width=\"4%\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0; line-height:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"split-cell split-cell-top\" width=\"48%\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F2F4F9\" style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:12px; padding:22px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:1.4px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2; padding-bottom:12px;\">DISTRICT 2<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:34px; line-height:1; letter-spacing:-1px; color:#223366;\">+2.8%<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:14px; line-height:1.3; color:#0E1B3C; padding-top:10px;\">Visitors from outside the district, climbing<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.5; color:#666B7E; padding-top:5px;\">Two Walmart supercenters anchor the corridor.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td height=\"14\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0; line-height:14px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>              <!-- row 2 : D3, D4 --><\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"split-cell split-cell-top\" width=\"48%\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F2F4F9\" style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:12px; padding:22px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:1.4px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2; padding-bottom:12px;\">DISTRICT 3<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:34px; line-height:1; letter-spacing:-1px; color:#223366;\">+8.5%<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:14px; line-height:1.3; color:#0E1B3C; padding-top:10px;\">Visitors from outside the district, up year over year<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.5; color:#666B7E; padding-top:5px;\">The city&rsquo;s busiest district, led by Sunrise Mall.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"split-gap\" width=\"4%\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0; line-height:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"split-cell\" width=\"48%\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F2F4F9\" style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:12px; padding:22px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:1.4px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2; padding-bottom:12px;\">DISTRICT 4<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:34px; line-height:1; letter-spacing:-1px; color:#223366;\">+2.95%<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:14px; line-height:1.3; color:#0E1B3C; padding-top:10px;\">Fastest resident growth in the city<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.5; color:#666B7E; padding-top:5px;\">Anchored by Morrison Crossing, its 1.35M-visit retail hub.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0 32px;\">\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; font-size:0; line-height:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS (the one visitor section) --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 0 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#EAF6FC\" style=\"background-color:#EAF6FC !important; border-radius:12px;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:22px 24px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2; padding-bottom:8px;\">Tourism &amp; outside visits<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:900; font-size:30px; line-height:1.05; letter-spacing:-.8px; color:#0E1B3C; padding-bottom:8px;\">Out-of-town visitors<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:15px; line-height:1.55; color:#353A4E;\">Most of this brief is about local business. This section is about the visitors who drive in from 50&nbsp;miles or more. They&rsquo;re a small share of the total, about 9% of visit-days, but they stay longer, spend more per trip, and bring outside dollars into town.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- WHERE THEY COME FROM --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:34px 32px 0 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:26px; height:2px; background-color:#0099DD !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2;\">Where they drive in from<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; line-height:1.18; letter-spacing:-.3px; color:#0E1B3C; padding:16px 0 12px 0;\">Houston leads the out-of-town crowd<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:16px; line-height:1.62; color:#353A4E; padding-bottom:4px;\">\n                Set our own backyard aside and the visitors come mostly from elsewhere in Texas. Dallas-Fort Worth moved up to fourth this quarter, overtaking Corpus Christi, so the draw is reaching further across the state. Among international visitors, 70% come from Mexico.\n              <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:18px 32px 8px 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<p>                <!-- origin 1 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:15px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Houston<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"220\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" align=\"right\" width=\"198\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; height:10px; background-color:#0099DD !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\" width=\"46\">11.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>                <!-- origin 2 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:15px; color:#0E1B3C;\">San Antonio<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"220\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" align=\"right\" width=\"198\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:89%; height:10px; background-color:#0099DD !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\" width=\"46\">10.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>                <!-- origin 3 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:15px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Dallas-Ft. Worth<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"220\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" align=\"right\" width=\"198\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:53%; height:10px; background-color:#0099DD !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\" width=\"46\">6.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>                <!-- origin 4 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:15px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Corpus Christi<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"220\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" align=\"right\" width=\"198\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:51%; height:10px; background-color:#0099DD !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\" width=\"46\">6.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>                <!-- origin 5 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; border-bottom:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; font-size:15px; color:#0E1B3C;\">Austin<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"220\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" align=\"right\" width=\"198\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:46%; height:10px; background-color:#0099DD !important; border-radius:5px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\" width=\"46\">5.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-style:italic; line-height:1.5; color:#666B7E; padding-top:14px;\">\n                Share of all trips into the metro area by home market, Datafy Q2 2026. (Our own Harlingen-Brownsville market is the largest at 22.9%; it counts as local, so it sits outside this list.)\n              <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0 32px;\">\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; font-size:0; line-height:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- WHAT THEY'RE WORTH --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 0 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:26px; height:2px; background-color:#0099DD !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#007AB2;\">What a visitor is worth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; line-height:1.18; letter-spacing:-.3px; color:#0E1B3C; padding:16px 0 14px 0;\">They punch above their share<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:0 32px 30px 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:16px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Out-of-state share of spending<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Only 26% of trips, but a bigger slice of the dollars<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">37&#8202;<span style=\"font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:#8A8F9F;\">%<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:16px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Longest stays<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Houston visitors, vs. 2.0 days for the local market<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">3.4<span style=\"font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:#8A8F9F;\"> days<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:16px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Highest spend per trip, Texas markets<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Dallas-Ft. Worth leads; D.C. ran an outlier $737<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:-.5px; color:#223366; line-height:1;\">$&#8202;209<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; border-bottom:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:16px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Their top spend category<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Lodging pairs tightly with dining &amp; fuel, same trip<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"160\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:18px; letter-spacing:-.3px; color:#223366; line-height:1.2;\">Hotels &amp; dining<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-style:italic; line-height:1.55; color:#666B7E; padding-top:16px;\">\n                The takeaway: out-of-towners are a small slice of the count but a fat slice of the outside money. Every overnight stay we pull in spreads across hotels, restaurants, and fuel, dollars that would otherwise never reach Brownsville.\n              <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- WHAT WE'RE WATCHING --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#223366\" class=\"px-32\" style=\"background-color:#223366 !important; padding:44px 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:26px; height:2px; background-color:#0099DD !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"11\" style=\"padding:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:1.8px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#9FDAF1;\">What We&rsquo;re Watching<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:24px; line-height:1.18; letter-spacing:-.3px; color:#FFFFFF; padding:16px 0 14px 0;\">\n                Into the summer\n              <\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:16px; line-height:1.62; color:#C7CEDE;\">\n                Fitness led the quarter. The daily visit pace rose about 6% from Q1 into Q2, the clearest gain we tracked, in a category the metro area is short on. We&rsquo;re watching whether that pace holds and pulls new local supply with it, and whether the move toward discount and dollar keeps building. We&rsquo;re also keeping an eye on the out-of-town markets, especially Dallas and Corpus, where one more overnight stay does the most for local hotels and restaurants.\n              <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- CTA --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" align=\"center\" style=\"padding:42px 32px;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#0099DD\" style=\"padding:0; background-color:#0099DD !important; border-radius:8px;\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/es\/contact-bcic\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:16px 34px; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:15px; font-weight:600; color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px;\">Talk with our economic development team<\/a>\n                <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; color:#666B7E; padding-top:16px;\">Site selection, available properties, and corridor data on request.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- SOURCES --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#F2F4F9\" class=\"px-32\" style=\"background-color:#F2F4F9 !important; padding:26px 32px; border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.6; color:#666B7E;\">\n                DRIP is compiled by BCIC from metro-area foot-traffic and chain visit counts provided by Placer.ai and visitor-economy data provided by Datafy (Caladan 1.2 model, built on transactional data from Affinity Solutions), covering the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area. Resident and visitor classifications follow Datafy&rsquo;s methodology, which distinguishes local activity within a 50-mile radius from visitor activity originating beyond 50 miles. All spend figures are modeled estimates. For the purposes of this report, a visit is defined as a single counted trip to a tracked location, and a visitor is the individual making that trip. 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