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ANOTHER T-GIVING WORTH REMEMBERING COMES AND GOES
(Ed.s Note: A day spent rebonding with friends and family from far and near at Bastrop eating turkey and fixings before watching the Dallas Cowboys beat nemssis Washington and then the long drive to...
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WITH CASTRO GONE, A NEW ERA IN US-CUBAN RELATIONS
(Ed.'s Note: With Cuban exiles and their offspring celebrating the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in Little Miami, it's only fitting that we remind ourselves that before the Cuban Revolution, the...
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MOM THERESA (AKA JESSICA TETREAU) GIVES VALUE BURGERS
By Juan MontoyaJust who is City of Brownsville commissioner Jessica Tetreau's press agent?If we knew him or her, we would have fired them years ago.It seems that nothing can happen that she does not...
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CHARLIE ATKINSON: WELL, YEAH, MAYBE, MAYBE NOT
By Juan MontoyaRight after we posted the rumor that with the ascendancy of sister Sylvia to the ranks of the board of trustees of the Brownsville Independent School District Faulk Middle School coach...
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POLITICAL MUSICAL CHAIRS IN THE OFFING
By Juan MontoyaReady for this?What would you say if someone told you that Texas Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. is already sending out feelers for support to install his son Eddie Lucio III for his senate seat...
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BULLETIN: IT WAS ALL ELON MUSK'S SPACEX FAULT!
(Ed's Note: Talk about intermodal! In what may have been the most documented fire in the history of the city of Brownsville, the fire over at the Brownsville Intermodal Bus Terminal has left may people...
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A VIEW OF FIDEL CASTRO FROM THE FAR RIGHT
From: The Ben Shapiro ReportOver the weekend, murderous dictator Fidel Castro died at the ripe old age of 90. It was a taste of long-delayed and insufficient justice for one of the worst human beings...
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WORK HERE, SHOP HERE? NOT FOR OUR FIRE CHIEF
By Juan MontoyaEach year, Cardenas Motors donates a new car to a deserving student enrolled in the Brownsville Independent School District.Whether it's done for the publicity or because they want to...
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DOES CONFIRMED ZIKA VIRUS CASE VINDICATE HERNANDEZ?
By Juan MontoyaRemember the wave of criticism aimed at OP 10.33's Mike Hernandez for having his boys pass out cases of mosquito repellent in downtown Brownsville neighborhoods where the bloodsuckers...
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NEW COUNTY JUDGE INHERITS ENTRENCHED PERSONNEL
By Juan MontoyaRemember the bad old days when virtually all Cameron County elected officials had their relatives placed in the departments of their fellow elected officials?One of the main dispenser of...
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NEW WORK SCHEDULE IRKS BROWNTOWN COPS
By Juan MontoyaBrownsville Police Dept. Chief Orlando Rodriguez dropped a wet towel on the members of the local Brownsville Police Officers Association just in time for the holiday and vacations...
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AS MAQUINITAS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FADE; NOW IT'S DRUGS
By Juan MontoyaPeople at the Cameron County Courthouse are scratching their head at the new thrust by Luis Saenz's District Attorney's Office to actively seek tips to prosecute drug dealers, even...
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GILBERTO'S MUG TO GRACE COUNTY COMMISH COURT JAN. 2
By Juan MontoyaIn the days just prior to the election of the second term of Tony Garza as Cameron County Judge, Port Isabel's Baldemar Port Isabel declared himself a candidate for the Democratic...
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BUS TERMINAL BLAZE CAUSED MY MYRIAD "OVERSIGHTS": CONTRACTOR, SUPERVISOR,...
By Juan MontoyaThe Fire Marshal Section of the City of Brownsville Fire Department report has issued its findings on the fire that caused more than $100,000 in damages to the B-Metro Intermodal...
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SANTA'S HELPERS GET REINDEER READY FOR XMAS
(Ed.'s Note: All the preparations were being made ready for the launch of Santa's reindeer from the roof at the house next to the intersection of St. Francis and 10th St. in downtwon Brownsville. Under...
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THE ROSES ARE READY FOR DIA DE VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE
(The legend says that the Virgen of Guadalupe appeared to Mexican native Juan Diego who was not believed by the local priests. According to the story generally accepted by Catholics, Juan Diego was...
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THE TROUBLE IS NOT IN YOUR SET, IT''S THE D.A.'S OFFICE
(Ed.s Note: This afternoon numerous callers alerted us to the fact that SWAT teams and a heavy contingent of armed Cameron County Sheriff's commandoes and heavy armor were surrounding the...
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ONCE ORLANDO GETS ON HIS BIKE, G'BYE CIVIL LIBERTIES
By Juan MontoyaThey should have known there was trouble coming when Brownsville Police Department Chief Orlando Rodriguez decked out in his blues and bike helmet and three of his cycle sidekicks...
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AND NOW, A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS: A FRESH CUP OF JAVA; ROAST HOUSE ON ALTON...
By Juan MontoyaEver since the monks in Ethiopia threw the bunch of worthless seeds a goatherd brought them that made his animals act frisky into fireplace and were intrigued by the aroma emanating from...
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AT CITY, P.U.B., TENASKA SITUATION NORMAL, AFU
By Juan MontoyaThe indications that the Tenaska-PUB-COB plans for a gas-fired electric plant were speculative at best, started appearing late in 2012 when the City of Brownsville commissioners...
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