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Texas Bar and Restaurant Menu
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Menu from the Texas Bar and Restaurant in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, with illustrations of cactus plants, a cow skull, and a frame with abstract shapes. Matamoros is the next city over the border from Brownsville, Texas; prices are listed in U.S. currency.
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