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MARTINEZ CONTRIBUTOR JUST PRIMING THE PUMP FOR MORE?
By Juan MontoyaOne of our eagle-eyed seven readers pointed out to us that we had missed an important contributor to Hizzoner, Da Mayor Tony Martinez's campaign.We had noted that LNG promoters Ray and...
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COMMISSION AUTHORIZES REBIDDING OF WASTE CONTRACT
Special to El Rrun-RrunWithout a word of discussion, a unanimous City of Brownsville Commission voted Tuesday to vacate its action taken at the meeting of February 5, 2019 purporting to award the waste...
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IN 1915, A YOUNG VILLISTA, 12, GOES HOME IN EASTER; JUAN PERALES, OF S.L....
(Ed.'s Note: The young villista is not the object of the story below, but shows how war robbed the innocence and childhood of many children in the Mexican revolution against the Diaz...
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WIDOWER OF SOLDIER KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN RETURNS HOME
By Gabo OrtizDaily Kos StaffImmigration and Customs Enforcement has backtracked on a decision to deport the husband of a U.S. soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. Jose Gonzalez Carranza, who has no...
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IN THE ABEYANCE OF CONTRACT, GMS STAYS ON THE JOB
By Juan MontoyaFor the past year and one-half, the City of Brownsville has been evaluating the response to its Request For Proposals for commercial waste disposal in the city.It is a lucrative...
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FOR APRIL 18, 2019 PINATA DAY: A CHILDREN'S STORY
Back when I was still a little shoot of bambooSwinging in the breeze by a moving riverWith the fish nipping at my roots below the waterI would see the campesino come up to the banks and cut some...
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WHY IS TODAY - WHEN HE WAS CRUCIFIED - GOOD FRIDAY?
"The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle…”BBCMagazine MonitorThe Friday before Easter Sunday, on which the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ is commemorated in the Christian...
View ArticleB'VILLE TRIES TO CLEAN UP COMMERCIAL TRASH PICKUP MESS
News Central 4Businesses in Brownsville will soon start to see a different company collecting their trash. But this change hasn't come without pushback.Although Texas state law doesn't require it,...
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ARE THE GLOVES COMING OFF IN THE COB MAYOR'S RACE?
By Juan "Trey" MendezCandidate for Mayor, City of BrownsvilleThe dirty politics has begun. On January 25, I signed the “Code of Fair Campaign Practices,” pledging to limit my campaign to legitimate...
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PROPERTY OWNER, VOTERS, HEDGING BETS IN MAYOR'S RACE?
(Ed.'s Note: The owner o the property along 12th Street whose building abuts the alley next to the Immaculate Conception Church is apparently hedging his bets on who he is going to support for mayor of...
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HINOJOSAS WELCOME BOUNCING BABY BOY JUAN JAVIER
(Ed.'s Note: we wondered why we hadn't seen City of Brownsville At-Large "A" candidate Ismael Hinojosa out on the hustings and in the debates. Well, turns out he was a bit busy tending to his wife as...
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A SEARCH FOR THE WHEREABOUTS OF GALLERY OWNER
(Ed.'s Note: Just recently we came upon a framed Edward Streichen print which indicates it was originally acquired from the Department of Photographs of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). Its...
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YOU'RE AFRAID OF THESE PEOPLE, BONE-SPUR TRUMP?
(Ed.'s Note: We'll never know how the 900 Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. Louis felt when they efre turned away from the shores of this country in 1939. Originally intending to debark in Cuba, they...
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MARTINEZ IS RIGHT: ACTIONS DO SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
"Action speaks louder than words..." Mayor Tony Martinez chiding opponent Trey Mendez during AARP mayoral debateBy Juan MontoyaCity of Brownsville Mayor Tony Martinez was reminding voters that Juan...
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JUST OVER 1,000 BROWNSVILLE RESIDENTS HAVE VOTED EARLY
(Ed.'s Note: Voting has been slow in the City of Brownsville commission election. One of those urging voter to the polls was none other than incumbent mayor Tony Martinez who is seen here driving to...
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NEW BISD TRUSTEE TAKES UP HANNA CHUCHERIA CAUSE
(Ed.'s Note: By now students are amused - and administrators cringe - to see Brownsville Independent School District trustee Erasmo Castro strolling through the halls of Hanna Early College High...
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