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TSC BOARD OF TRUSTEE ISSUES STATEMENT ON TERCERO
"On Monday, August 1, 2016, the TSC Board of Trustees voted 5-1 to give President Lily F. Tercero formal notice of termination, and placed her on administrative leave pending a dismissal hearing. Mr....
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AS TSC DROPS PRESIDENT, BISD EXTENDS SUPER'S CONTRACT
By Juan MontoyaEven as Texas Southmost College looks for a way to drop President Lily Tercero for a number of alleged shortcomings, the board of directors of the Brownsville Independent School District...
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Applications for a Place on the General BallotPosition 3 (currently held by Herman O. Powers, Jr.)Philip T. CowenHerman Otis PowersPosition 5 (currently held by Caty Presas-Garcia)Laura Perez...
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A GOOD IMPRESSION OF A DUCK: TSC TRUSTEE ART RENDON
By Juan MontoyaFaced with the most important decision they have made while they served as trustees on the board of the Texas Southmost College, six members cast a 5-1 vote to put president Lily Tercero...
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WHEN WILL THE TSC $180,000 DE LA GARZA SHOE DROP?
By Juan MontoyaWhen Lily Tercero was hired as president of Texas Southmost College back in October 2011, her application carried a glowing recommendation from a Dr. Leonardo de la Garza, her former...
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COUNTY: WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING SAFETY HARNESSES
(Ed.'s Note: Folks visiting downtown Brownsville are getting used to seeing Cameron County Maintenance Dept. employees working to get the old Wells Fargo Bank Building at 835 E. Levee ready to house...
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MCALLEN'S SALES-TAX WOES A WARNING TO BROWNSVILLE
By Juan MontoyaDeclining sales-tax receipts approaching fiver percent less this year than last has McAllen leaders scrambling and restricting new positions in city government there.This city – which...
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"FIND ME, FIND ME, FIND ME, FIND ME...SOMEONE TO SUE"
"Find me somebody, somebody (find me somebody to sue) somebody, somebody to sueFind me, find me, find me, find me, find meOoh, somebody to sue (Find me somebody to sue)Ooh (find me somebody to...
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EVEN IF IT'S A DAY LATE, WORKER SAFETY IS IMPORTANT
(Ed.'s Note:After we posted a photo that one of our six readers sent us Thursday [one is on vacation] showing workers on the county building that used to house the Wells Fargo Bank on Levee Street...
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GARCIA: MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT S. TEXAS SPANGLISH
By Dr. Lino Garcia, Jr.Guest Columnist, McAllen MonitorThroughout my life I have noticed frequent misinterpretations and misunderstandings of what I term “South Texas Spanish” or the use of Spanish by...
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HOW HOT IS IT? HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE TAR OFF POLES
(Ed.'s Note: Hot enough for you? With the end of Dog Days ( between July 3rd and August 11th each year) on the horizon, local residents are breathing a sigh of relief that there is an official end to...
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TEXAS MONTHLY STORY: "TACOing ABOUT SOUTHMOST"
By Michael HoinskyTexas MonthlyAugust 4, 2016Chances are you got that taco you’re eating by getting in your car and driving to an establishment like Torchy’s or Taco Deli, where you’re devouring it in...
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FORMER P.I.CITY MANAGER FILES IN FEDERAL COURT
By Daniel GoldbergAttorneyAugust 5, 2016Port Isabel’s former City Manager, Edward Meza, filed suit against the City of Port Isabel and two of its City Commissioners, Juan Jose Zamora and Martin Cantu...
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AFTER TWO YEARS, WHERE ARE THE OMNITRAX RESULTS?
(Ed.'s Note: We first published the generous franchise granted by the Brownsville Navigation District to the Brode Group's OmniTrax III to take over the operations (and everything else except the...
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MIER Y TERAN: TRAGIC CASSANDRA OF PRE-TEXAS MEXICO
"Cassandra warned the Trojans about the Greeks hiding inside the Trojan Horse and they did not believe her..."By Juan MontoyaIt is difficult to imagine a more tragic figure than Manuel de Mier y Teran...
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WE KNOW IT'S PALM BLVD., MAYOR, BUT HOW ABOUT A TRIM?
(Ed.'s Note: Palm Blvd. is looking a little shaggy, according to a growing number of local residents who say that the city's showcase residential boulevard might be in need of a little trim right about...
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MCHALE: BISD DONNYBROOK AND VERITABLE COIN TOSS
By Dr. Gerald F. McHale-ScullySpecial to El Rrun-RrunWith less than two weeks left until the filing deadline, the BISD board races promise to be entertaining. Four incumbents face reelection and all...
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MEALY-MOUTHED HERALD DEFENDS DISCREDITED TSC PRES
"Editorial critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.”— Attributed to Ernest HemingwayBy Juan MontoyaThis morning's pathetic and spineless defense of...
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HEEE'S BAAAACK! CHARLIE CLARK PLAQUE, OR MAYBE NOT
(Ed.'s Note: After bowing to public criticism from local veterans that the plaque of a private business should not be included in the memorial sculpture to female vets at the Veterans Memorial Park on...
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ANOTHER MATA MAYOR BITES THE DUST: ERIK SILVA'S TURN
By Idelfonso OrtizFrom Breitbart.comMATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The former mayor of this border city has gone on another of his delusional rants claiming that the seizure of assets by the U.S. government...
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