{"id":6230,"date":"2026-10-19T16:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/?p=6230"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:28:10","slug":"drip-no-2-brownsvilles-q3-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/es\/drip-no-2-brownsvilles-q3-by-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"DRIP No. 2 \u2013 Brownsville&#8217;s Q3 By The Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp-email-post\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@400;500;600;700;900&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n\/* Reset: keep the WP theme \/ page builder from styling the email tables *\/\n#wp-email-post table, #wp-email-post tr, #wp-email-post td, #wp-email-post th {\n  border: none !important;\n  background: none !important;\n  background-color: transparent !important;\n  box-shadow: none !important;\n  outline: none !important;\n  margin: 0 !important;\n  min-width: 0 !important;\n}\n#wp-email-post td, #wp-email-post th { padding: 0; 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font-weight:900; font-size:78px; line-height:67px; letter-spacing:-3px; color:#FFFFFF;\">GOTEO<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;\">Informe de datos, perspectivas y proyecciones de la investigaci\u00f3n BCIC.\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;\">Asunto<\/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;02<\/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;\">Cuarto<\/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;\">Q3&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;\">Cobertura<\/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;\">JUL-SEP<\/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<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:28px; line-height:1.18; letter-spacing:-.3px; color:#0E1B3C; padding:0 0 16px 0;\">Visitors to Brownsville spent more per trip this summer<\/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;\">Visitor card spending in Brownsville rose 18.9% over last summer, even as visitor trips fell 8.2%. Discount and dollar stores grew fastest, El Pato led the restaurant brands that gained ground, and out-of-state visitors kept spending well above their share of trips.<\/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>          <!-- THE QUARTER IN NUMBERS --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 34px 32px;\">\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:0 0 14px 0;\">The quarter in numbers<\/div>\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-right:12px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Estimated visitor spending<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"200\" 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;\">$29.9M<\/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; +18.9% vs. same dates 2025 (Jul 1 to Sep 19)<\/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-right:12px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Visitor spend per trip<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"200\" 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;\">$228.65<\/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; +12.6% vs. 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-right:12px;\">\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 visitors<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"200\" 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;\">79.6<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; +2.5 pts vs. 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-right:12px;\">\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 category<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"200\" 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;\">Descuento y d\u00f3lar<\/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; +6.9% vs. Q3 2025<\/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-right:12px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Average visitor stay<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"200\" 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;\">3.3<span style=\"font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:#8A8F9F;\"> d\u00edas<\/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; +0.3 days vs. last year<\/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-right:12px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Canal de desarrollo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\" width=\"200\" 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;\">122+<span style=\"font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:#8A8F9F;\"> projects<\/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;\">67+ under construction, 55+ in planning<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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>          <!-- PICKING UP FROM Q2 --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 34px 32px;\">\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:0 0 14px 0;\">Picking up from Q2<\/div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:18px 0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; line-height:1.3; color:#0E1B3C; padding-bottom:6px;\">Aptitud f\u00edsica<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:15px; line-height:1.6; color:#353A4E;\">Gym visits were climbing in Q2. This summer they ran 2.1% ahead of last year, with the growth going to smaller names like Crunch, Gold&rsquo;s and Anytime Fitness while Planet Fitness and TruFit slipped.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:18px 0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; line-height:1.3; color:#0E1B3C; padding-bottom:6px;\">Discount and dollar stores<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:15px; line-height:1.6; color:#353A4E;\">Discount and dollar stores were gaining in Q2 while fast food cooled. That continued: discount and dollar visits rose 6.9% over last summer, the most of any category, and Dollar General grew 10%.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:18px 0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; line-height:1.3; color:#0E1B3C; padding-bottom:6px;\">Dallas-Fort Worth and Corpus Christi<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:15px; line-height:1.6; color:#353A4E;\">Dallas passed Corpus Christi as a source of visitors in Q2. The two swapped back this quarter, 6.0% of trips for Corpus to 5.9% for Dallas, and Dallas visitors still stay the longest, about four days. Houston stayed on top through both quarters, sending 14.1% of all trips this summer.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; border-bottom:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:18px 0;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; line-height:1.3; color:#0E1B3C; padding-bottom:6px;\">Overnight stays<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:400; font-size:15px; line-height:1.6; color:#353A4E;\">Visitors who stayed overnight spent more on lodging, $363 per trip, up from $286, even though overnight trips slipped 5.5 points to 24% of trips.<\/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>          <!-- WHERE THE CITY GOES --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 34px 32px;\">\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:0 0 12px 0;\">Where Brownsville shopped this summer<\/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;\">Discount and dollar stores drew 6.9% more visits than last summer, the biggest gain of any category we track, led by Dollar General at 10%. Fast food went the other way, down 4.4%, with McDonald&rsquo;s off 8.1%. Superstores and fitness also grew, while hotels and groceries dipped.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:0; line-height:0; height:20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\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%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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<\/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;\">12.5M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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<td width=\"130\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#C0392B; padding-left:12px; white-space:nowrap;\">&#9660; -4.4% vs. Q3 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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;\">hipermercados<\/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;\">6.4M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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:51%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#2E8B57; padding-left:12px; white-space:nowrap;\">&#9650; +1.9% vs. Q3 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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;\">Groceries<\/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;\">5.8M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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:46%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#C0392B; padding-left:12px; white-space:nowrap;\">&#9660; -1.9% vs. Q3 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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;\">Descuento y d\u00f3lar<\/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;\">4.6M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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:37%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#2E8B57; padding-left:12px; white-space:nowrap;\">&#9650; +6.9% vs. Q3 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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;\">Restaurantes<\/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;\">2.6M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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:20%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#C0392B; padding-left:12px; white-space:nowrap;\">&#9660; -1.0% vs. Q3 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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;\">bancos<\/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;\">1.4M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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<td width=\"130\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#2E8B57; padding-left:12px; white-space:nowrap;\">&#9650; +0.4% vs. Q3 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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;\">Aptitud f\u00edsica<\/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;\">961K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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<td width=\"130\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#2E8B57; padding-left:12px; white-space:nowrap;\">&#9650; +2.1% vs. Q3 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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;\">Hotels<\/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;\">765K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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:6%; height:12px; background-color:#223366 !important; border-radius:6px; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#C0392B; padding-left:12px; white-space:nowrap;\">&#9660; -3.9% vs. Q3 2025<\/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:16px;\">Visits by category, Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026, change vs. same dates 2025. Categories use different visit thresholds and aren&rsquo;t added together.<\/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>          <!-- HOME BRANDS VS THE CHAINS --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 38px 32px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:28px; line-height:1.18; letter-spacing:-.3px; color:#0E1B3C; padding:0 0 6px 0;\">Where South Texas favorites still beat the nationals<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:0; line-height:0; height:12px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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-right:12px;\">\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 and IHOP.<\/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;\">207.2K<\/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;\">visitas<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\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-right:12px;\">\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;\">Out-draws Wendy&rsquo;s, KFC and Popeyes. 27 of its 37 drive-ins are in the Valley.<\/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;\">207.7K<\/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;\">visitas<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\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-right:12px;\">\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;\">bancos del RGV<\/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 trail only 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;\">226.7K<\/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;\">visitas<\/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:20px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding-right:12px;\">\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;\">Gimnasios TruFit<\/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;\">Still the #2 gym in the metro, behind 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;\">216.9K<\/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;\">visitas<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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>          <!-- WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH RESTAURANTS --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 34px 32px;\">\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:0 0 12px 0;\">Restaurant brands with the biggest jumps<\/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;\">Seven of the 12 busiest restaurant brands across the Brownsville-Harlingen metro drew more visits than last summer. El Pato led them all, up 16%, followed by Bubba\u2019s 33 at 12%. Next issue, we\u2019ll see whether those gains hold through the holidays.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:0; line-height:0; height:22px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"12\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:12px; height:12px; background-color:#0099DD !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#353A4E; padding:0 18px 0 8px;\">South Texas brands<\/td>\n<td width=\"12\" style=\"padding:0;\">\n<div style=\"width:12px; height:12px; background-color:#A9AEBC !important; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:600; color:#353A4E; padding:0 0 0 8px;\">National chains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"font-size:0; line-height:0; height:14px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:700; color:#0E1B3C; padding:7px 10px 7px 0;\">El Pato<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:7px 0;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background:transparent !important;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; min-width:3px; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background-color:#0099DD !important;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#223366; padding:7px 0 7px 10px; white-space:nowrap;\">+16.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:500; color:#0E1B3C; padding:7px 10px 7px 0;\">Bubba&rsquo;s 33<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:7px 0;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background:transparent !important;\">\n<div style=\"width:77%; min-width:3px; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background-color:#A9AEBC !important;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#223366; padding:7px 0 7px 10px; white-space:nowrap;\">+12.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:500; color:#0E1B3C; padding:7px 10px 7px 0;\">LongHorn Steakhouse<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:7px 0;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background:transparent !important;\">\n<div style=\"width:27%; min-width:3px; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background-color:#A9AEBC !important;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#223366; padding:7px 0 7px 10px; white-space:nowrap;\">+4.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:500; color:#0E1B3C; padding:7px 10px 7px 0;\">Chili&rsquo;s<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:7px 0;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background:transparent !important;\">\n<div style=\"width:21%; min-width:3px; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background-color:#A9AEBC !important;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#223366; padding:7px 0 7px 10px; white-space:nowrap;\">+3.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:500; color:#0E1B3C; padding:7px 10px 7px 0;\">Olive Garden<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:7px 0;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background:transparent !important;\">\n<div style=\"width:17%; min-width:3px; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background-color:#A9AEBC !important;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#223366; padding:7px 0 7px 10px; white-space:nowrap;\">+2.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:500; color:#0E1B3C; padding:7px 10px 7px 0;\">Cracker Barrel<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:7px 0;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background:transparent !important;\">\n<div style=\"width:6%; min-width:3px; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background-color:#A9AEBC !important;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#223366; padding:7px 0 7px 10px; white-space:nowrap;\">+0.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:500; color:#0E1B3C; padding:7px 10px 7px 0;\">Jason&rsquo;s Deli<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:7px 0;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background:transparent !important;\">\n<div style=\"width:1%; min-width:3px; height:12px; line-height:0; font-size:0; background-color:#A9AEBC !important;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#223366; padding:7px 0 7px 10px; white-space:nowrap;\">+0.2%<\/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;\">Brands among the metro&rsquo;s 12 busiest that gained visits, Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026 vs. same dates 2025.<\/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>          <!-- ACROSS THE FOUR DISTRICTS --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 36px 32px;\">\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:0 0 18px 0;\">What each district has going for it<\/div>\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;\">DISTRITO 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;\">616K<\/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;\">Visits to UTRGV and Texas Southmost College this quarter<\/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 reason the district&rsquo;s daytime population runs 22% above its resident count.<\/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;\">DISTRITO 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;\">+4.1%<\/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, vs. Q3 2025<\/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 lead the district, at 819K and 731.5K visits.<\/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<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;\">DISTRITO 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;\">9.5M<\/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;\">Non-resident visits, up 3.9% vs. Q3 2025<\/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 busiest district in the city, led by Sunrise Mall at 1.8M visits.<\/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;\">DISTRITO 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;\">+3%<\/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;\">Resident growth vs. 2023, the fastest 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;\">Morrison Crossing drew 1.5M visits this quarter.<\/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>          <!-- WHERE THEY DRIVE IN FROM --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 34px 32px;\">\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:0 0 12px 0;\">Houston still sends the most visitors<\/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;\">Corpus Christi moved back ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth this quarter, and San Antonio, Austin and Laredo all gained share.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:0; line-height:0; height:20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#666B7E; padding-bottom:10px;\">Market<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#666B7E; padding-bottom:10px;\">Jul-Sep 2025<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#666B7E; padding-bottom:10px;\">Jul-Sep 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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 width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; color:#666B7E;\">13.6%<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\">14.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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 width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; color:#666B7E;\">10.9%<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\">11.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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 Cristi<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; color:#666B7E;\">6.4%<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\">6.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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-Fort Worth<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; color:#666B7E;\">6.7%<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\">5.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #EEF0F4 !important; padding:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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 width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; color:#666B7E;\">5.3%<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\">5.6%<\/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:14px 0;\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\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;\">Laredo<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; color:#666B7E;\">2.3%<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\" align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"padding:0; font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#223366;\">2.9%<\/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;\">Share of trips into Brownsville by home market, Datafy, Jul 1 to Sep 19 each year. The Harlingen-Brownsville market counts as local and sits outside this list.<\/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 A VISITOR IS WORTH --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"px-32\" style=\"padding:38px 32px 30px 32px;\">\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:0 0 14px 0;\">Out-of-state visitors still spend above their share<\/div>\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-right:12px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Top source of visitors<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Houston&rsquo;s share of trips, up from 13.6%<\/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;\">14.1<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-right:12px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Porcentaje de gastos provenientes de fuera del estado<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Only 22.8% of trips<\/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;\">29.7<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-right:12px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Lodging spend per trip<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Up from $286 last summer<\/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;\">$363<\/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-right:12px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:500; font-size:15px; line-height:1.25; color:#0E1B3C;\">Estancias m\u00e1s largas<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">Dallas-Ft. Worth visitors, vs. 2.6 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;\">4.0<span style=\"font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:#8A8F9F;\"> d\u00edas<\/span><\/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-right:12px;\">\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<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#8A8F9F; padding-top:4px;\">El Paso-Las Cruces visitors<\/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;\">$257<\/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;\">Visitors who pay for a room also spend on dining, fuel and groceries on the same trip, so every overnight stay reaches well past the hotel.<\/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<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:0 0 14px 0;\">Heading into the holidays<\/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;\">Discount and dollar stores have now grown over last year for two straight quarters, and holiday shopping will show whether that holds while fast food keeps cooling. We&rsquo;ll be watching whether visitors keep spending more per trip, with lodging already up to $363 from $286 last summer, and whether smaller gyms like Crunch and Gold&rsquo;s carry their momentum into the new year. We&#8217;ll also keep a close eye on local restaurants in the months ahead.<\/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\/contactar-con-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;\">Habla con nuestro equipo de desarrollo econ\u00f3mico.<\/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;\">Selecci\u00f3n de emplazamientos, propiedades disponibles e informaci\u00f3n sobre el corredor, previa solicitud.<\/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:13px; font-weight:700; color:#223366; padding-bottom:8px;\">Source info<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.6; color:#666B7E;\">\n                DRIP draws on foot-traffic and chain visit counts from Placer.ai for the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, and visitor-economy data from Datafy (Caladan 1.2 model, transactional data by Affinity Solutions) for Brownsville. Local and visitor follow Datafy&rsquo;s line: within 50 miles versus 50+ miles out. Spend totals are modeled estimates.\n              <\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.6; color:#666B7E; padding-top:8px;\">Datafy figures cover Jul 1 to Sep 19 in both years, the latest available at publication.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.6; color:#666B7E; padding-top:6px;\">Category and restaurant figures cover the full Brownsville-Harlingen metro, including Harlingen.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.6; color:#666B7E; padding-top:6px;\">Development pipeline counts reflect projects mapped by Placer.ai as in planning or under construction for Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026; on-hold projects are excluded.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>          <!-- FOOTER --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#172952\" class=\"px-32\" align=\"center\" style=\"background-color:#172952 !important; padding:30px 32px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; letter-spacing:.5px; color:#9FDAF1; padding-bottom:16px;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/brownsvillecic\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#9FDAF1; text-decoration:none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n                &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/brownsvillecic\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#9FDAF1; text-decoration:none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n                &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brownsvillecic\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#9FDAF1; text-decoration:none;\">X<\/a><br \/>\n                &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/brownsvillecic\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#9FDAF1; text-decoration:none;\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:1.7; color:#C7CEDE;\">\n                Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation<br \/>\n                1304 E. 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