The document is the City of Brownsville’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2007. It presents audited financial statements that received an unqualified opinion from the public‑accounting firm Long Chilton, LLP, describes the city’s internal‑control framework, lists the component units whose funds are included, and provides demographic and annexation data that affect the city’s finances and tax base.
| Fiscal year end | September 30, 2007 |
| Audit opinion | Unqualified opinion |
| 2006 population | 172,437 |
| Population growth (2000‑2006) | 23.41 % |
| Median age | 25.5 years |
| Annexation taxable‑property increase (2002) | $40,737,312 |
| City land area | 145 square miles |
| Proposition One vote margin | 754 votes (2,840 For, 2,086 Against) |