Religious Facilities Banking Facilities Climate Lodging Location Port Isabel is located 35 miles east of Harlingen and 22 miles northeast of Brownsville, Texas. It lies on the eastern end of the Rio Grande Valley at the Brazos-Santiago Pass to the Gulf of Mexico, and about 30 miles from the border city of Matamoros, Mexico. ISD- 0.0369 Municipal Government The City of Port Isabel has a Home Rule type of government with five council members including the mayor, a city planning commission and a city master plan. The city has a full-time manager and staff.
Service is provided to industry beyond the corporate limits.
Educational Facilities Port Isabel is home to about 2,500 school children attending one of four public schools. Port Isabel is within 25 miles of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, and 40 miles from Texas State Technical College, the University Preparatory School and the Marine Military Academy, in Harlingen. Municipally owned, it has a lighted primary runway of 10,000 feet. Bus service is available through Valley Transit and Gray Line.