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ANOTHER REASON WE CAN'T SUPPORT CORTEZ FOR SBOE
(Ruben Cortez, a former trustee of the Brownsville Independent School District, is running against City of Brownsville IT Specialist Tad Hasse in the November general election for District 2 of the...
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REQUIRED TO SUCCEED IN B'TOWN: DA MAYOR'S BLESSING
Nov. 7, 2017 City Commission Agenda Item 10. Consideration and ACTION to authorize Change Order to Task Order No. 5 to CH2M to increase scope of work to design services related to New Airport Terminal...
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CANDIDATE CORTEZ: LEADERSHIP THAT INSPIRES LAWSUITS
By Juan MontoyaIt's a good thing we don't have a debtor's prison in civilized nations anymore.Otherwise Brownsville Independent School District Position 1 candidate Mark Anthony Cortez would be wearing...
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NO $1.4 MILLION SCOREBOARD, BSN, OR PARAGON SPORTS?
By Juan MontoyaIn reading the Brownsville Herald today, we ares struck by the frugal nature of the ads purchased by Brownsville Independent School District Place 4 incumbent Joe "Coach" Rodriguez.While...
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HOJA SUELTA SHOWS ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE BISD ELECTION
(Ed.'s Note: We wondered how long it would take for the gloves to come out in the elections for the board of trustees of the Brownsville Independent School District. Well, we didn't have to wait long....
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ISN'T HE SUPPOSED TO AVOID PLACES THAT SELL ALCOHOL?
(Ed.'s Note: It's often been said that Brownsville is a small town with a lot of people. Wherever you go, someone will probably know you. And if you speak ill of someone in mixed company, you might be...
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CORTEZ: LET ME SPEND YOUR TAXES, BUT I WON'T PAY MINE
(Ed.'s Note: After we posted that Brownsville Independent School District Position 1 candidate Mark Anthony Cortez had a bad-debt judgment issued against him and is negotiating paying another in small...
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COLD AND RAIN AREN'T STOPPING EARLY VOTING CRUNCH
(Ed.'s Note: Turnout was heavy this morning at the Brownsville Central Library and the voters- as well as the supporters of the various candidates for the many races at the state, county and local...
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STORY BEHIND EARLY VOTING PICTURE OF PRISCI SUPPORTER
(Ed.'s Note: When Marisol, a Hanna High School Early College student took this photo of the campaign worker at the Brownsville Independent School District Main Office, she thought it was just one of...
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FROM OUR MAN IN HAVANA: LOVE AND SALUDOS FROM FIDEL
(Ed.'s Note: Remember when your friends went on vacation and brought you back a T-shirt that said something like "My friend went to ---- and all I got was this lousy T-shirt?"Well, a friend of ours...
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"COACH" JOE RODRIGUEZ: A LIFETIME OF BENDING THE RULES
(Ed.'s Note: No less than two people who wen to vote at the City of Brownsville Public Library sent us photos showing Brownsville Independent School District incumbent Joe Rodriguez greeting people as...
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CHEO MUNOZ NOW A THORN ON STISD, BOBBY LERMA'S SIDE
By Juan MontoyaDid you ever wonder what ever happened to Cheo "Burn the Midnight Oil" Muñoz, the former trustee of the Brownsville Independent School District?You remember Muñoz. He used to drive all...
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COUNTY'S EARLY VOTING RATE AT PRESIDENTIAL-YEAR PACE
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe first two days of early voting in Cameron County has outpaced the rates of November 2016, the presidential-election year when Donald Trump was elected to the White house.And...
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PREDICTION: BETO BLUE WAVE DOOMS CASCOS' CANDIDACY
By Juan MontoyaWe have always liked Carlos Cascos.His frankness, his open-door demeanor, and his down-to-earth personality has made him an attractive alternative to the behind-the-scenes,...
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ANATOMICALLY CORRECT BUFFALO BY PLAINS CAPITAL BANK
(Ed.'s Note: One of our seven readers sent us this photo of the sculpture of the red buffalo located on Price road just west of the Barnard Street intersection. If you have ever seen a live buffalo...
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UP GO COMMISSIONER NEECE'S $450,000 OF EYES-IN-THE SKY
Crews of Xtreme Security & Fire of Brownsville are seen installing some of the more than $498,000 worth of 40 camera systems in the Main Street district, which is roughly encompassed by Adams,...
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DALLAS MORNING NEWS, HOUSTON CHRONIC ENDORSE BETO
By Marina FangHuffPostTexas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke landed another major endorsement, this one from the Dallas Morning News, whose editorial board hailed the El Paso congressman’s...
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REMEMBER THIS BEFORE THERE WAS A RINGGOLD PARK?
Courtesy PhotoBy Gene FernandezSpecial to El Rrun-RrunThe process...
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2018 GENERAL VOTER TURNOUT DWARFS 2014 MIDTERMS
By Diana Eva Maldonado Brownsville Herald The turnout for early voting in Cameron County has been historic with triple the number of ballots cast in comparison to the 2014 midterm election...
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B'VILLE-BASED K OF C LEADER ACCUSED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - The Knights of Columbus was sued on Tuesday by two men who said they were sexually abused as children by a leader of a youth group run by the Roman Catholic fraternal...
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