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THE LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO EMPEROR TONY MARTINEZ
(Ed.'s Note: He discussed selling delinquent tax property to himself in executive session and then voted to seal the deal in open session despite the impropriety of the act against the law.He also...
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THE DEBATE HAS BEEN JOINED: WHO IS INFECTING WHO?
"Juan, you are wrong. We need less than those leaches that all they want is free welfare. They come to our cities to infest us with their diseases...""Just imagine how the natives felt when they saw a...
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JONES, SPI MAYORAL CANDIDATE LNG'S FRONTPERSON?
Special to El Rrun-RrunToday is the first day of early voting, across Texas and specifically in the Mayor's race for the City of South Padre Island, Texas.Ā One of the candidates for Mayor, Ms. Darla...
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AND NOW FROM TETREAU, THE UNCOMMON TOUCH
(Ed.'s Note: Whoever gave City of Brownsville incumbent District 2 commissioner Jessica Tetreau the idea of sending handwritten letters to her constituents to give it a personal touch in seeking their...
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EARLY VOTE IN CITY ELECTIONS SHOWS ROBUST INTEREST
(Ed.'s Note: Polling site workers with the Cameron County Elections Office may complain about the low turnout in the City of Brownsville city commission elections, but compared to four years ago, the...
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MARTINEZ USES CITY ASSETS FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
By Juan MontoyaIt will cost city taxpayers more than $5.6Ā million when theĀ cost was originally pegged at $5 million.That is what happened with the city's new Cultural Arts Center in the old Stegman...
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TRENCH WARFARE: TETREAU, MARTINEZ, AND LONGORIA CALL COPS ON OPPONENTS AT...
By Juan MontoyaSupporters of candidates challenging incumbents Tony Martinez, Jessica Tereau and Rick Longoria say they were questioned by officer of the Brownsville Police Dept. and an undercover...
View ArticleCONFIRMED: SANTANA TORRES OUT AT COB PUBLIC WORKS
Special to El Rrun-Rrun,After months of public criticism, embattled City of Brownsville Public Works director Santana Torres has been removed from hiss position.No one is saying why, citing...
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EARLY VOTING TOTALS FOR 2019 SOARING PAST 2015
Ā TOTAL: 3,780Ā TOTAL: 2,793Difference: (+) 987 in 2019 over 2015
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BEING RUN OUT OF TOWN, MARTINEZ NOW LEADS MPO PARADE
"It is the policy of this board not to pursue the merger. We continue to discuss this ad nauseum...It will obliterate the local control for Brownsville. We are being asked to give up the autonomy we...
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BISD, MUNICIPAL COURT STAFFERS POPPED FOR DWI
Special to El Rrun-RrunThis week has not been a good one for City of Brownsville and Brownsville Independent School employees.At least one staff member of each of these entities was said to have been...
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1945 EAGLES; WHEN BROWNSVILLE WAS RANKED 9 IN TEXAS
Special toĀ El Rrun-RrunWhen Bob Martin (Roberto Martinez, actually) came to town in the spring of ā44 to coach the Eagles, he inherited aĀ battered and bruised team that had won one, tied two and had...
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SOMOS JUNTOS PARADE INAUGURATE PRESENCE HERE
(Ed.'s Note: Las Imaginistas and the Somos Juntos movement inaugurated their resistance with a parade Saturday from Washington Park to Market Square in downtown Brownsville Saturday. THree women head...
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GMS CONTAMINATING THE CITY OUT IN THE OPEN
By Juan MontoyaSee that ugly stain contaminating the ground in the alleys in downtown Brownsville?Just last week, residents noticed the pools of oil in front of the GMS dumpsters and the trail the...
View ArticleJUST FIVE YEARS SHY OF 100, A FATHER AT 95
When he was born,Television had yet to be invented,And penicillin had not yet been discoveredThere were only silent films,He never hadĀ chance to seeAnd the Great Depression loomed in the next...
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JEWISH CANDIDATE'S SIGNS DEFACED WITH SWASTIKAS, HORNS
Special to El Rrun-RrunOne of the three opponents challenging City of Brownsville District 1 incumbent commissioner Ricardo Longoria says she will call on the Brownsville Police Department to...
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FOR INCUMBENTS; THE PERKS OF OFFICE, FLAUNTING THE LAW
(Ed.'s Note: They park wherever they wish despite knowing that anyone else would be stopped from parking there. In the case of City of Brownsville District 2 incumbent commissioner Jessica Tetreau (top...
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BEFORE BELL BOTTOMS AND HIPPIEDOM, THE BEEHIVE
Special to El Rrun-RrunIn the 1960s, Brownsville High School and Villa Maria girls - as have women over the millennia - were trying new ways to stand out and attract theĀ opposite sex, and hit upon the...
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WILL 10,000 VOTES DECIDE THE COB PRIMARY ELECTION? OR SHOULD FATIGUED VOTERS...
By Juan MontoyaAs of Monday night, the Cameron County Elections Office in charge of the City of Brownsville city commission elections reported that 6,249 votes have been cast in seven days, with today...
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