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COMMISSIONERS TABLE LNG ABATEMENTS, NIX RAISES
Special to El Rrun-RrunIn the end - faced by at least two dozen speakers against the tax abatements for LNGs and salary hikes for the commissioners - the court flinched and tabled both.The...
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DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS CRINGE AT THE WORD CYCLOBIA
By Juan MontoyaThe barkeep at a downtown bar in downtown Brownsville kept looking anxiously out the door.He walked to the door and opened it and looked both ways. The barricades were on Adams and his...
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DISTRICT JUDGE RINCONES TARGET AS MARCH PRIMARIES NEAR
By Juan MontoyaBy now everyone knows that 404th District Judge Elia Cornejo-Lopez will retire from the bench as is Judge Arturo Cisneros Nelson, of the 138th District Court. We had not heard of anyone...
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BASTA YA! ENOUGH ALREADY WITH SLANDER VS. LATINOS
By Carlos RodriguezBrownsville HeraldThe violence has to stop. It won’t stop on its own; people have to act.It’s time to say Basta!— enough!Saturday’s mass shooting in El Paso touched the Rio Grande...
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VICTIM RELIEVED THEFT SUSPECT IS ARRESTED, BOOKED
(Ed.'s Note: After a month an a half after a suspect was caught on surveillance cameras as he strolled into the Ibissa Lounge Bar, 3101 Pablo Kisel Blvd. July 9 - and with cleaning people around -...
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THE FRIDAY FUNNIES: TRUMP GETS D.F. BUNGEE CONCESSION
By Juan MontoyaDid you hear that while in visiting South Texas as a candidate, Donald Trump (ever the entrepreneur) was looking for investment opportunities and was told about the wildly popular bungee...
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JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT'S SAFE TO GO INTO THE WATER...
Special to El Rrun-RrunWith the shark craze in full swing in television and movies, it's easy to make believe that sharks are funny (albeit dangerous) things.That got us thinking of an incident that...
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A LITTLE BIT OF HONEY SOURS MAN'S LIFE; 3 MONTHS IN JAIL
(Ed.'s Note: Some time ago, before "The Troubles" started in northern Mexico and Tamaulipas, my parents would travel to visit relatives near Soto la Marina on the state's southeastern coastal region....
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FLU VACCINES WITHHELD EVEN AFTER 3 CHILDREN DEATHS
By Clark MindockThe IndependentAt least three migrant children being held in detention centers have died after suffering from flu, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) has said that it does not...
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IF YOU GO TO GLADYS PORTER ZOO, CHECK OUT THE CHIMPS
By Juan MontoyaIt had been months since he had graduated from South Texas High School and Joe E. Sebato could not find a job. Everywhere he applied, he was met with the same response.“Sorry, son, but I...
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A WORD TO THE WISE ON THE SBISD BOARD, IF THERE ARE ANY
The Monitor Editorial BoardYou might want to keep this website handy: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/open-government/governmental-bodies/pia-and-oma-training-resources. This site managed by the...
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ROUND AND ROUND SHE GOES, WHERE SHE STOPS...PUB KNOWS; DO THE UTILITY'S RATE...
By Juan MontoyaWho will become the next millionaire?Which legal firm will land the plum of plums, the local legal counsel gig for the Brownsville Public Utility Board?In fact, it is such a rich lode of...
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MORGAN DODGES A BULLET; SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE
Special to El Rrun-RrunCameron County Republican Chair Morgan Graham barely survived a no-confidence vote during this month's party meeting of the GOP executive committee held Saturday.With 21 precinct...
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MELLY LANDS ON HER FEET: FALFURRIAS CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Special to El Rrun-RrunLove her or hate her, former City of Brownsville commissioner and public relations maven Melissa Landin (formerly Zamora) has a way of landing on her feet after emerging from a...
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SCAVENGER PLAYS A DANGEROUS GAME OF DUMPSTER DIVING
(Ed.'s Note: This photo was sent to our email and shows – if you look carefully - a woman inside the dumpster in an alley picking out clothing items thrown away by the owners of a second-hand store...
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REPUBLICAN PCT. CHAIRMAN WHO LIVES IN A GLASS HOUSE...
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe fallout from the foiled (and failed) coup against Cameron County Chair Morgan Graham is just starting.Insiders say that the attempt by at least three discernible factions of...
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NEVER TOO EARLY? AMBER KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN FOR 2021
(Ed.'s Note: Alex Dominguez (D) won the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 37 on November 6, 2018. He took office on January 2019 and his term expires in 2021. But he knows -...
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SPACEX FINALLY COMPLETES ABORTED HOPPER "LAUNCH"
(Ed.'s Note: To say the short launch of SpaceX "Hopper" was underwhelming, is to state the obvious. However, through the hype of Elon Musk and local mainstream media, there are serious issues that have...
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ARE PROPOSED SBISD REVISIONS A WAY TO PREEMPT CRITICS?
Special to El Rrun-RrunAt first blush it seems like the board of the San Benito Independent School District is merely trying to perform house cleaning on its revision of its local rules.But a closer...
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