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MEXICO OBSERVES 147TH ANNIVERSARY OF JUAREZ'S DEATH
Benito Juárez, in full Benito Pablo Juárez García, (born March 21, 1806, San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico - died July 18, 1872, Mexico City), national hero and president of Mexico (1861-72), who for...
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SANCHEZ, WIFE, TWO OF SIX SOUTHWEST KEY EXECUTIVES WHO RAKED IN MORE THAN $1...
By Mark BermanThe Washington PostSix high-ranking employees at a nonprofit organization housing thousands of migrant children for the federal government made at least $1 million for their work in 2017,...
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TREVINO CLEARS THE AIR: FLOODING HAS EVERYONE ON EDGE
"Tell us how we're going to fix it. Tell us how we're going to fix it. I don't know anything about it...Do you want help or do you just want to bitch, you just want to to complain?...."(Click to enlarge.)
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THE MOON LANDING DISCONNECT: A MIGRANT'S STORY
By Juan MontoyaTo the migrant workers picking cherries at the Lester Southwell farm between Omena and Peshawbestown, Michigan, July 20, 1969 was just another muggy day made bearable only by the...
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IS TONY REALLY GONE? OR DID HE LEAVE PROXIES AT P.U.B.?
By Juan MontoyaFormer Brownsville mayor Tony Martinez went down to inglorious defeat in the May 4 election limping into last place among three candidates.Martinez drew a paltry 2,893 compared to...
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SOCIAL MEDIA IDs 5 B'VILLE RESIDENTS KILLED IN VICTORIA
AP- Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Ruben San Miguel says investigators are trying to determine why a northbound van hit the left rear of a northbound semi pulling a flatbed trailer. The van...
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THE HERALD, CHAPIN REFUGEES, AND A FRESH CUP OF COFFEE
By Juan MontoyaHave you had your cup of coffee yet?The first mention of the plant was made by Turkish caravans traveling across Ethiopia in the 6th Century.The story is lost in the mists of history,...
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DPS RELEASES NAME OF BROWNSVILLE CRASH VICTIMS
By Morgan O'HanlonVictoria AdvocateOfficials on Sunday identified the 13 people involved in a fatal crash Saturday near Telferner that killed five.Nora Gabriela Chavez, 42; Oscar Chavez, 45; Adrian...
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BUMPER CROP OF FRUIT IN IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PATIO
(Ed.'s Note: Pedestrians on 13th Street across from the Brownsville Intermodal Transportation Terminal [the bus station] marvel at the fecundity of the lemon tree whose branches hang over the sidewalk...
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A BROTHER'S PLEA FOR HIS SISTER'S BATTLE WITH CANCER
Special to El Rrun-RrunI come before you to please reach out and pray for my sister Angie.Last year her ovarian cancer was removed at MD Anderson. For one year now she has traveled to MD Anderson...
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ICE RAIDS SHUT DOWN LOS CAMPEROS, FINA'S, TACO EATERIES?
Special to El Rrun-RrunNumerous sources have reached out to this blog to say that the recent raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on local restaurants, taco eateries and some clubs have forced...
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PORT OF BROWNSVILLE-A&M-TSTC M.O.U. UNDER FIRE
By G.F. McHale-ScullyFrom www.themchalereport.blogspotPort of Brownsville CEO Eddie "Cappuccino" Campirano is selling out Texas Southmost College.He was once a baseball star for the Scorpions. He was...
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ICE RAIDS IN FULL SWING ACROSS SOUTH CAMERON COUNTY
(Ed.s Note: An increasing number of businesses in Brownsville are reporting that they have received notice from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that they will be subjected to audits to...
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.....................IF A DOG PEES NEAR CITY PLAZA....
(Ed.'s Note: As if it were a prop for the discussion by the Cameron County Commissioners Court on establishing a countywide drainage district to handle flooding, a half-an hour rainstorm quickly...
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HOW BROWNSVILLE, THROUGH LAND SPECULATION, POLITICS, AND GREED LOST 600 JOBS,...
By Juan MontoyaIf it hadn't been for land speculation, the lack of real-estate for a suitable industrial park to attract industry, and the entrenched attitude that if a certain few people can't profit...
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TEXAS FACES AMERICA'S LOST HISTORY OF BORDER VIOLENCE
On June 18, 1916, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson ordered 110,000 National Guardsmen from state militias to the border for patrol duty. Above, troops in Brownsville, Texas.By Rebecca Onion SlateA hundred...
View ArticleSB COMMISSIONER REPRESENTS HUSBAND IN ASSAULT CHARGE
By Fernando del ValleStaff WriterValley Morning StarSAN BENITO — City Commissioner Carol Lynn Sanchez is listed as the “lead attorney” for her children’s father in a case in which he’s accused of...
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PORT NIXES M.O.U. WITH A&M, TSTC OVER TSC "EXCLUSION"
By Juan MontoyaWhat went wrong?For days now, social media has been abuzz over the Brownsville Navigation District's plan to sign memorandum of Understanding between Texas A&M University System and...
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