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MARIO VILLARREAL, BUSINESSMAN, BND COMMISSIONER, DIES
Special to El Rrun-RrunWe have received word that Brownsville businessman and former Brownsville Navigation District commissioner Mario Villarreal died Sept. 5 at age 90.Villarreal was an electrician...
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CTY. CLERK SYLVIA GARZA-PEREZ FILES GRIEVANCE FOR RAISE
Special to El Rrun-RrunRemember the last time that elected officials tried to ram through a hefty pay raise through the Cameron County commissioners Court?Well, that didn;t go over big, and after the...
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BROWNSVILLE STREET PEOPLE PREPARE TO FACE ANOTHER DAY
(Ed.'s Note: While most of us are brewing the morning cup of java to get going, these street people meet the day in Washington Park where they probably slept. The closest homeless shelter is miles...
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ADMINISTRATION SCURRIES TO BLUNT "SHARPIEGATE" GAFFE
By Andrew Freedman, Colby Itkowitz and Jason SamenowThe Washington PostNearly a week before the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publicly backed President Trump over its own scientists,...
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CASTRO'S DWI ARREST "CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER..."
Special to El Rrun-RrunStarting with his assertion that his arrest for Driving While Under the Influence a week ago today was just a "detention" and the Brownsville Police Dept. report saying that his...
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BROWNSVILLE BIDS GOODBYE TO MARIO RUBEN VILLARREAL SR.
Memorial mass will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Immaculate Conception Cathedral Church.Inurnment of ashes will be private. Services are under the guidance of Sunset Memorial...
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COMMISSION DECLARES OFFICIAL EXTINCTION OF UTB OCELOTS
(Ed's Note: We are informed that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and Sports Mascots has declared the UTB Ocelots extinct. The Ocelots, who had their ascendancy...
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GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE DENIES SGP $8,000 SALARY INCREASE
Special to El Rrun-RrunSplitting largely along gender lines, eight members of the Cameron County Salary Grievance Committee voted to deny Cameron County County Clerk Sylvia Garza-Perez a $8,000...
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PORT, A&M, TSTC TRAINING MOU BENEFITS ENTIRE REGION
EditorialThe Brownsville HeraldIt’s gratifying to see that cooler heads prevailed and Texas A& M University, along with Texas State Technical College, will establish a job training program for...
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SPACEX GOOD-PAYING JOB PROMISES UP IN HOPPER "SMOKE"
EIS SpaceX submitted to the FAA IN 2013:Approximately 30 full-time SpaceX employees/contractors would be present at the vertical launch area and/or control center area in 2013... During a launch...
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HIS FRIENDS BID HIM FAREWELL FROM LA IMACULADA
Our a clear bright dayJust like todayWe said goodbyeTo an old, good friendAnd a weary and tired soulWith laurel petals strewn before usBy the wind, handmaiden of the sunWe trudged on our own...
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SALAZAR SIGNS MANGLE "OF" AND "FOR" THE PEOPLE
(Ed.'s Note: We, along the border, have some acquaintance with bilingualism. I, me, he, she, Yo, tu, el, ella, you get the drift. So when we saw the campaign sign from JP 2-1 Linda Salazar translating...
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INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR'S REPORT PAINTS UNATTRACTIVE PICTURE OF ATKINSON'S...
(Ed's Note: We had been told in the past about a report from an independent investigator on Dr. Sylvia Atkinson's tenure as Human Resources director with the Brownsville Independent School District....
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WILL "INCLUSION CABOOSE" EXCLUDE LATE RAUL BESTEIRO?
Special to El Rrun-RrunI see that the article in the Brownsville Herald today of the old caboose that was once dedicated to the memory of the former Port of Brownsville Director - and Brownsville...
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A BLAST FROM THE PAST: CHAMBERS ANNOUNCES FOR SHERIFF
Special to El Rrun-RrunAfter careful consideration and with great confidence I am announcing my Candidacy for Sheriff of Cameron County.Cameron County is severely behind technologically yet has left...
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AFTER DERAILING MARIO'S PORT BRIDGE, LUCIO LAUDS HIM
"Mario and I worked side by side on many projects to help the community,"Texas Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. addressing the family at the memorial mass for local businessman and former Port of Brownsville...
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SEPTEMBER 20 IS INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE STRIKE DAY
This September, people across the nation and the world will take to the streets to participate in the Global Climate Strikes, a massive, week-long, youth-led event to demand climate justice for...
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