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LONGORIA-CABLER TANDEM GO FOR DA BOMB! VOTING SOARS; FIRST-DAY TOTALS NEARLY...
All the stops are being pulled in the runoff elections for three spots on the City of Brownsville Commission.We have just received the flyer above where mayoral candidate Charlie Cabler and District 1...
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DEPRESSION BRINGS POOR WHITES, CAPITOL PROVIDES RESPITE
Special to El Rrun-RrunAccording to an economist, “The Stock Market crash of 1929 was the beginning and/or a symptom of the Great Depression.”(Photo shows: Jimmy, Billy, Hettie, Sonny and Sally, five...
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TONY GRAY NOW GREAT-GRANDPA TO MARTHA'S BABY
Special to El Rrun-RrunMany years ago, when Matamoros'El Bravo (under the Carretero girls Chris and Nancy) ran an English-language El Valle section, the editor took Tony Gray under his wing to show him...
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EARLY VOTING IN RUNOFFS HIGHER THAN MAY 4 TOTALS
June 22 City of Brownsville ElectionsMay 4 City Elections Early voting(Ed.'s Note: The prevailing wisdom says that turnout in runoff elections usually lag 40 to 50 percent behind the initial turnout....
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GBIC WINS STATEWIDE HONORS FOR WORKFORCE PROGRAM
BROWNSVILLE, RGV – Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation has won a statewide award for a new education and workforce pipeline initiative.The “2019 Workforce Excellence Award” is to be presented to...
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LUCIO CONTINUES SELF-RIGHTEOUS ACT VS. WOMEN
By Juan MontoyaIf it was up to Texas State Senator Eddie Lucio no woman in Texas - or in the United States for that matter - would have a choice to terminate a pregnancy regardless of whether it was...
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HAS CITY GONE OVERBOARD WITH SIGN ENFORCEMENT?
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe owner of the signs proclaiming "Viva Southmost, Vivan Los Cowboys and Viva Rick Longoria and Viva Michael Rodriguez" says that the City of Brownsville code enforcement...
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THE TELLTALE SIGNS OF MISERY ARE ALL ALONG THE BORDER
By Juan MontoyaEach day after blood donors - many from Matamoros selling their plasma to local companies - emerge from having their blood drawn, one can see them walking around town with the tell-tale...
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FULL MOON POSTCARD FOR 2019 FATHER'S DAY DOWNTOWN
(Ed.'s Note: We wish we could take credit for taking this classic photo of the full moon emerging from the mist Saturday night over Brownsville's Historic Market Square, but as usual, it was sent to us...
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ELECTION TURNOUT TAKES A DIP IN SWELTERING SATURDAY
By Juan MontoyaDespite a disappointing early voting turnout in the city of Brownsville elections Saturday of only 523 voters across the six voting sites in the city, the turnout in the runoffs is 340...
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SOUTH TEXAS HISTORY IS THE CRUCIBLE OF LOST HERITAGE
By Juan MontoyaEven as many are crowing up the rehabilitation of downtown Brownsville, the state and federal governments continue to raze historic sites that harken back to the origins of Cameron...
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COUNTY, STATE GIVE BILLIONAIRE MUSK THE PEOPLE'S BEACH
Boca Chica by Joey TamayoAnd the Bongodogs, 2001Boca Boca ChicaWhere the river meets the seaJust the way you areForever may you beBoca Boca ChicaWhat else can I say?Just the way areForever may you...
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Special to El Rrun-RrunWill the fur fly at the school board meeting Tuesday?This Tuesday, an item on the agenda of the Brownsville Independent School District board meeting calls for "Discussion,...
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PERSONAL FINANCE REPORTS, EXPIRATIONS, FORCE APPOINTMENTS; PUB, P & Z, GBIC...
By Juan MontoyaFour of seven members of the City of Brownsville Planning and Zoning Committee - citing onerous personal financial statements now required by the new city ethics code, resigned June 5,...
View ArticleEARLY VOTING OVER TODAY, BUT SIMILAR TO MAY 4 VOTING; PREDICTABLY CITY'S...
By Juan MontoyaEarly voting in the City of Brownsville commission runoff elections lagged behind the May 4 by 1,490 not counting today's turnout, but not as bad as previous elections.On Monday, the...
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WHILE TYING UP THE CITY IN COURT, GMS'S EVERYDAY
(Ed.'s Note: The court battles between GMS and the city drag on and the company will continue holding the multi-million city commercial waste contract on a month-to-month basis as it has been doing...
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