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QUESTIONS LINGER: IS ERASMO ELIGIBLE TO HOLD OFFICE?
By Juan MontoyaWell, everyone knew that the Brownsville Independent School District would have to confront the issue sooner or later.Now, with the election victory of Erasmo Castro as self-described...
View ArticleOF ARROGANCE, CONCEIT, AND PRIDE OF PLACE
KATZENBAUMKatzenbaumMr. KatzenbaumThat was his nameOwner/mananger of a SnowbirdTrailer park In deep South TexWhere my father managedA crew of jardinerosWho tended to the landscapingand the upkeep of...
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THE COST OF FREEDOM: WIDOW AND ORPHAN LAY HIM TO REST
Special to El Rrun-RrunPfc. Marcos M. Rodriguez left the friendly confines of home to join the war effort – likethousands of Valley boys did after the attack on Pearl Harbor.Within weeks he found...
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IN SAENZ'S CAMERON COUNTY, DIRTY DEEDS WIN ELECTIONS
By Juan MontoyaWith just a few weeks before the March 2016 primary elections where Cameron County Democrats were to elect their candidate to face the candidate of the Republican party (if any), it...
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"COACH" RIDES OFF INTO SUNSET CLUTCHING MONEY BAGS
Citizens of BrownsvilleIt has been my honor and of great personal satisfaction to have had the opportunity to amass a tidy personal benefit at the expense of the taxpayers of the Brownsville...
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"COACH" RIDES OFF INTO SUNSET CLUTCHING MONEY BAGS
Citizens of BrownsvilleIt has been my honor and of great personal satisfaction to have had the opportunity to amass a tidy personal benefit at the expense of the taxpayers of the Brownsville...
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WHO DO VICTIMS OF TERCERO'S INCOMPETENCE COMPLAIN TO?
(One of the reasons the majority of Texas Southmost College board of trustees gave for terminating former president Lily Tercero was the Texas Board of Nursing shutting down part of the nursing program...
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BARBED WIRE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, WELCOME TO VISITORS
(Ed.'s Note: Barbed wire was hailed as the end to cattle drives that used to cross the prairies and llanos of Texas such as the famous ones like Jesse Chisholm Trail that, ironically, had its start in...
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ROAD COLLAPSES, CREATES LARGE SINKHOLE ON LOS EBANOS; EROSION, SEWER SMELL,...
Special to El Rrun-RrunJust a little after 4 p..m. today, city emergency crews received a report of a large sinkhole on the street section just west of the Los Ebanos/Paredes Line Road intersection.The...
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BEN NEECE'S FUTURE DAD SHOWS A CREATIVE STREAK IN 1953
(Ed.'s Note: Years before the man pictured above (Ben Neece Sr.) met his second wife and our friend - Ben Neece, a current city commissioner and former municipal judge - was born, his dad showed a...
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SEWAGE SIPHONED FROM FORCE MAIN BREAK, SINKHOLE
(Ed.'s Note: Crews of Brownsville Public Utilities Board workers were on the scene just west of the intersection Los Ebanos and Paredes Line Road where a sewer force main erupted Tuesday.The break...
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JP 2-1 SALAZAR TO PROCESS SERVERS: NO MAS UNTIL 2019
By Juan MontoyaWhen you're in the reporting biz and you cover the courthouse, you come across many different people who diverse roles in the legal process.Not only do you meet lawyers, prosecutors,...
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BISD BOARD ELECTION WINNERS TO BE SWORN IN TODAY
Special to El Rrun-RrunThree new members will replace three incumbents on the board of the Brownsville Independent School District today.The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. at the BISD Main...
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HISTORY OF THE BLACKS AND BROWNS IN BROWNTOWN
Special to El Rrun-RrunMuchachos Latinos and Girls – Need not apply! About two months before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson the Brownsville Herald took advantage of the opportunity to run a...
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D' TOWN'S NIGHTLY RED-CROWNED PARROT NESTING RITUAL
(Ed.'s Note: It happens every evening like clockwork in downtown Brownsville. As dusk approaches, flocks of red-crowned parrots (the official Brownsville bird) swirl in a riot of noise and loud...
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COMPETITORS ON THE COURT, SOROLA AND PRISCI NOW SERVE
"I am honored to have been asked by my good friend Dr. Prisci Roca-Tipton to administer the oath of office. I consider it a privilege to welcome her into the ranks of elected public officials. It is a...
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BISD BOARD MEMBERS SWORN IN; A PIO, A PREACHER, A PhD
Drue Brown was sworn in by former District Judge Robert Garza Erasmo Castro was sworn in by his father, the Rev. Erasmo Castro Sr.Dr. Prisci Roca-Tipton was sworn in by JP 2-3 Mari Ester Sorola
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DANACHE ANNOUNCES INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL CELEBRITIES
Special to El Rrun-RrunLeave it up to our friend Gerardo Danache to come up with a radio program that will explore local issues, goings-on and personalities.Danache, a veteran of the Mexican diplomatic...
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