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AND MUSK IS SAYING HE WANTS TO RIDE THIS TO MARS?
(Ed.'s Note: It wasn't one of those famous Martian dust storms that are often depicted in sci-fi movies blowing over the Martian colonists populated by astronauts. It wasn't even a one of those...
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WILL HEART PROBLEMS KEEP RICK FROM MR. AMIGO JAUNT?
By Juan MontoyaEach year, the Mr. Amigo Association and an entourage composed of their friends and some city officials from Brownsville take a free trip to Mexico City, stay at the best hotels, host...
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TREY MENDEZ'S MEET AND GREET TONIGHT AT COBBLEHEADS!
The Meet and Greet is from 5:30 to 8:00 P.M.
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PAT AHUMADA: BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE 250,000 DIMES?
Special to El Rrun-RrunHear about the latest campaign strategy being used by former City of Brownsville Mayor Pat Ahumada to try to beat District 2 commissioner Jessica Tetreau?We have heard from at...
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TSC ADN NURSING PROGRAM BACK IN FALL OF 2019
(Ed.'s Note: The failed nursing program - one of the reasons given by the board of Texas Southmost College for the firing of former president Lily Tercero in 2016 because the board believed that...
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IS TONY MARTINEZ REALLY RUNNING FOR REELECTION?
By Juan MontoyaComing on the heels of standing-room only turnout at Texas Southmost College trustee Trey Mendez's Meet-and-Greet at Cobbleheads, the repudiation of his stand on the merger of the three...
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RIBBON CUTTING FOR A. GUILLEN NEW PCT. 1 WAREHOUSE
Ed.'s Note: The ribbon cutting of the new Cameron County warehouse was held Friday on Browne Road in Brownsville's southeast side. The warehouse was named after Anastacio Guillen, a longtime county...
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ONE DOWN, TWO FLOORS OF WINDOWS TO GO....
(Ed.s Note: The City of Brownsville has cordoned off the sidewalk in front of the aging El Jardin Hotel structure. Apparently, a large plate glass window was busted out by vandals or fell out on its...
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MARTINEZ MAKES IT OFFICIAL; WANTS MORE GRAVY
(Ed.'s Note: Two-term mayor Tony Martinez - facing challenges from TSC trustee and local restaurateur Trey Mendez and former city manager Charlie Cabler - made it official and signed up to be on the...
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WELL KNOWN PLAYERS IN THE DISTRICT 2 CITY RACE
By Juan MontoyaUnless someone else dives into the District 2 race before the Feb. 15 filing deadline, voters there will have three well-known candidates vying for that office.One is a former mayor (Pat...
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AN ANSWER TO SPI BEACH NOURISHMENT IN SIGHT?
By Juan MontoyaIn the late 60s into the mid-70s, the U.S. Corps of Engineers sent a couple of researchers to South Padre Island to see whether they could develop methods to stop the sand from blowing...
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BEFORE DISCHARGING BLACK BUFFALO SOLDIERS FOR BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR, ROOSEVELT...
(In observance of February as Black History Month, we republish this post based on Harry Lambeck's book on President Teddy Roosevelt's relationship with the Buffalo Soldiers who played a crucial role...
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WHY NOT TONY FOR MAYOR? LET'S COUNT SOME OF THE WHYS
By Juan MontoyaThose of our readers who have stayed with us over time know we are no fans of two-term incumbent mayor Tony Martinez who announce he will seek another four years at the helm of the city...
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A POIGNANT PHOTO FROM AN EMPTY CORNER DOWNTOWN
(Ed.'s Note: Sometimes a photo is just art for art's sake and we think that the photo of the broken pinata above is a good example. Our thanks to the eagle-eyed reader who sent us this one. Depending...
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WANNA PAY TAXES, GET NEW PLATES? COUNTY CLOSED TODAY
(Ed.'s Note: If you can make out through the glare, you will be able to read that the Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office in the old Wells Fargo Bank building is closed today. In Texas, the...
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ALERT: ANTI-ANOVA LNG COMMENT DEADLINE IS TODAY
From Friends of the Laguna Madre about the Annova LNG comment deadline & public meeting:*Today, Mon. Feb. 4th 4pm is the deadline!If you haven't done so already, please file your comment for the...
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ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT COLD
By Juan MontoyaThe cold snap that froze the Midwest and Northeast last week reminded me of one of the coldest days I experienced while working in Minnesota.It was about 9 a.m. when I ventured out the...
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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TOURS BROWNSVILLE; OBSERVES BLACK HISTORY MONTH,...
By Juan MontoyaToday Brownsville is the host to a U.S. Congressional delegation tour and its members will use their time to make a fact-finding tour to investigate the state of voting rights and to...
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