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CITY COMMISSIONERS KNUCKLE UNDER, SHUN HISTORICAL PRESERVATION; E. FRONTON...
Special to El Rrun-RrunCity of Brownsville commissioners on Tuesday declared that their avowed mission to preserve local history has been a farce, refusing to rescind a vote that changed the name name...
View ArticleDID WILLIE GONZALEZ'S CHARMED EXISTENCE RUN OUT?
Special to El Rrun-RrunAlmost seven years ago, City of Brownsville Health Code Inspector Willie Gonzalez got into a little trouble after he went to the Toucan Lounge with a gun in his glove compartment...
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GRUPO MAZZ JOE LOPEZ'S MOM, DONA BENITA, PASSES ON
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe family of Tejano star Joe Lopez – who walked out of a Huntsville prison in 2018 after more than 1 2 years behind bars – had waited for him all that time to come home.And the...
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PAVING END IN SIGHT: ROOSEVELT FROM MCDAVITT TO 14TH
(Ed.'s Note: It's been nearly 10 months since work began on the paving of the section of Roosevelt Street from McDavitt Blvd. to 13th Street. a notoriously bad stretch of road that would chronically be...
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COWEN WANTS "FACT-BASED" LOGIC TO CONSIDER E. FRONTON TO MCNAIR STREET NAME...
By Juan MontoyaIt was somewhat amusing to read the discussion by City of Brownsville commissioners when a group of residents of a newly-renamed street showed up in the commission chambers to protest...
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DEMOCRATS SUE BONNEN, LUCIO JR.'S AND E3'S GOOD BUDDY
By Texas DemocratsToday, the Texas Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in Travis County District Court regarding serious campaign finance violations by conservative dark money operative Michael Quinn...
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ASST. CITY MANAGER MICHAEL LOPEZ GONE, TODAY'S LAST DAY
Special to El Rrun-RrunNo one seems to know why, but Asst. City Manager Michael Lopez - who at one time served as interim city manager - is resigning his position effective today.Lopez, from San...
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CYNDI HINOJOSA; NO BACKROOM DEALS, STAYING IN JP RACE
By Juan MontoyaSaying that she would not be a party to "backroom deals," Cyndi Hinojosa, a candidate for Cameron County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1, said she will not consider being...
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TENANTS OF FIRE-RAVAGED HOUSE IN FOR RUDE SURPRISE
Special to El Rrun-RrunA rapidly-spreading fire in full bloom greeted firefighters of the Brownsville Fife Department when they answered a call to the blaze between the 9th and 10th on E. Monroe...
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WHAT? TOP COUNTY OFFICIALS ASK FOR RAISES; COUNTY JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS,...
(Click to enlarge.)Special to El Rrun-RrunThe Saturday Brownsville Herald is one of the least read issues across town.But if the Cameron County elected officials thought their proposed increase in...
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FIRST TWO JONES ACT SHIPS ON THE ASSEMBLY PAD
By Port of BrownsvillePort MattersKeppel AmFELS is building ships at the Port of Brownsville, introducing a new industry to the state of Texas.To facilitate the construction of deep-draft vessels at...
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TRUMP'S COMPANIES HIRES ILLEGALS AT HIS RESORTS AS ARRESTS, DEPORTATIONS...
By Joshua Partlow andDavid A. FarentholdWashington PostOSSINING, N.Y. - For nearly two decades, the Trump Organization has relied on a roving crew of Latin American employees to build fountains and...
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FLOOD DISTRICT SUCCESS HINGES ON DISTRICTS' GOODWILL
(In the map on top, the area in blue is the area that will be in the flood district's jurisdiction and not included in existing drainage and irrigation districts. The district can only tax the blue...
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IN THE MID-SUMMER COURT DOLDRUMS, A NEAR ESCAPE
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe Cameron County courthouse crowd are still talking about the near-escape of a jail inmate from one of the third-floor district courts.It seems that during the late July...
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AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING...1 DAY FOR ONE YEAR?
(Ed.'s Note: This post appeared in social media and there was further information that his mother is the sheriff's janitor in his office. It would seem like a slap in the hand if he had been stealing...
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FIGURE IN TAMPERING CASE CANDIDATE FOR PCT. 5 CONSTABLE
Special to El Rrun-RrunRemember when Palm Valley Police Chief Alvaro R. Garcia he was arrested and booked on three charges of tampering with a government record?Garcia was charged with submitting...
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COMPLAINTS AGAINST BFD ON FIRE RESPONSE MOUNT; INVESTIGATION CENTERS ON...
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe fire at the blaze that started at 916 E Monroe on Friday has ignited a conflagration between the city administration and fire department officials after residents' produced...
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BROWNTOWN RETREATS; MCALLEN TAKES ITS ECO-DEV MODEL
(As the new city commission majority gets to appoint new members to the various boards, it is apparent that the thrust of the new alignment is to remove city commissioners from some boards, notably the...
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