Special to El Rrun-Rrun
The bars were hopping this weekend thanks to the lifting of the bar restrictions by Cameron County "Let's Paaaarty!" Judge Eddie Treviño.
It stands to reason that since the other three valley counties – Hidalgo, Willacy and Starr – are still under order for their bars to close because of the levels of pandemic crisis, those imbibers, virus and all, have made their alcoholic pilgrimage to Cameron County, and more specifically, Brownsville.
"I was out a bar by Alton Gloor this weekend and most of the people there said they were from McAllen or Edinburg where Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez has not lifted the ban on bar openings," said a besotted partier. "You can't wear a mask and drink at the same time, so half of the time no one was wearing face coverings."
"I wish we had a judge like yours over there," said another. "He's ma dawg!"
However, others weren't as kind to Eddie as were the party hardies.
"We don't even have the schools open yet and you open the bars?," asked a mother who has three kids in the Brownsville Independent School District distance learning program. "People from the other counties aren't going to the Island anymore like they used to. They're coming here now."
Still, others could not contain their displeasure at the lifting of the ban after Treviño railed against the party boats with 70 to 80 people who did not wear masks or maintain a safe social distance when out in the water and the open bars there.
"We'll see you in March 2022, Eddie," warned one. "I don't think you're going to make it out of the primary to November."