Core market
Brownsville · Rio Grande Valley
Cameron County holds the largest industrial transformation in South Texas. Brownsville combines a low cost of living, a median age of 31, and an employment base that grows with every phase of investment at the port and at Starbase.
Vehicles here: Northwood · True Oak One · Fund Zero
Second market
Houston · Acres Homes
BTX’s first move beyond the Rio Grande Valley. Acres Homes is an inner-loop Houston neighborhood undergoing renewal, where new homes trade around $350,000 — within the range BTX builds in.
Vehicles here: Highland Heights
Confirmed investment in the corridor
- $30B+NextDecade — Rio Grande LNG~7,500 construction · ~700 permanentTrains 1–5 under construction at the Port of Brownsville; trains 6–8 in permitting.NextDecade Corporation, 2026
- $13BSpaceX — Starbase4,300 direct employees · ~24,000 jobs supportedGross economic output in Cameron County. SpaceX moved its corporate headquarters to Starbase, now an incorporated city 25 miles from Brownsville.Cameron County, 2026
- $400MKeppel AmFELS1,000 construction · 500 permanentKeppel AmFELS
- $240MTernium + Forza Steel63-hectare maritime terminalPort of Brownsville
- $116MRich's Products435 jobsRich's Products
- $20MCK Technologies150 jobsCK Technologies
+52%
Home price growth since 2020
$245K
Median home price
1,600+
Residential permits issued in 2025
4,300→8,000
SpaceX employees, current and projected
Figures from public sources verified in 2026 (NextDecade Corporation, Cameron County, City of Brownsville, Texas Real Estate Research Center). Cited as market context, not as a BTX Capital performance projection.