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RIO GRANDE VALLEY BOXING HALL OF FAME HONORS PUGILISTS
Special to El Rrun-RrunBoxing and Wrestling played a role in Rio Grande Valley and Matamoros sports history since early in the 20th Century. The soldiers at Fort Brown were battling each other, and in...
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MEXICAN CONSULATE'S ELITIST STREAK ON INDEPENDENCE
Mexican Consul at Brownsville Carlos Cue Vega The Mexican military was well represented at the Grito Mayor Trey Mendez chums it up with Governmental Affairs Liaison Ramiro Gonzalez The executive Grito...
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FOR LAWYERS DREAMING OF APPEARING BEFORE SCOTUS...
(Ed.'s Note: Once in a while we run into a piece that is clever, well written, and speaks to a viewpoint rarely seen in the genre of legal writing. Take, for example, the analogy First Amendment...
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AFTER GRINGO DE MAYO, NO GARIBALDI, PERO "HAY SANDIAS!
Special to El Rrun-RunWhen we last heard about local social-event provocateur Arturo "Turi" Treviño, he was selling something called "Gringo de Mayo," his store's aguacates, and other fly-by-night...
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BROWNSVILLE NAMED UNHEALTHIEST CITY IN THE U. S.; JOB SECURITY FOR SVELTE...
(Click on graphic to enlarge.)By Adriana BelmonteAssociate EditorYahoo FinanceThe West Coast is home to some of the healthiest cities in America.According to a study from WalletHub, San Francisco is...
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AND NOW AN EXAMPLE OF A BUS STOP IN ALL-AMERICAN CITY
(Ed.'s Note: There are no benches to rest while this mother and child stand waiting for the bus, and no shelter from the unrelenting sun or the gathering storm. Brownsville has spent thousands of...
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CASTRO, VARGAS: BOARD MEMBERS, BIRDS OF A FEATHER....
(Ed.'s Note: Apparently, the outrage against these two school board members has not lost traction, as this Facebook page screenshot demonstrates. San Benito ISD board president Michael Vargas (right)...
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PSST. MEESTER...DO YOU WANT TO BE MY SISTER(S)?
"We’ve been sister cities for 150 years, I don’t see a reason for that to change. It’s our culture, it’s our people and it’s just such a great thing to see and celebrate Mexican Independence,” he said....
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THE ONE THAT ALMOST GOT AWAY...(NOT) RENE!
(Ed.'s Note: There's an epidemic of DWIs breaking out in the lower Rio Grande Valley. We've seen former judges, school board members, and now, a member of a prominent family, the son of Renato (AKA...
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COMMUNITY TURNS OUT TO SUPPORT AMFELS WORKERS UNION
(Ed.'s Note: Members of the community turned out in support of workers at Keppel Amfels at the Port of Brownsville which is resisting unionization of its work force. The union published these photos...
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TESTIMONY OVER IN ELIZONDO CASE: JURY TO DELIBERATE
Special to El Rrun-RrunThis has to be a first.After months of continuances by the defense and then the state in the trial of former Brownsville Fire Dept. Chief Carlos Elizondo, PUB came to the rescue,...
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A FOREST OF SIGNS: CYNDI HEADS AND SHOULDERS ABOVE
(Ed.'s Note: The parking lot a the Cameron County Courthouse on Harrison Street in downtown Brownsville has become a veritable forest of political signs for upcoming Democratic party primary in March...
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TRUMP WISHES US A HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
By Dave OrtizDaily Kos StaffLet’s just be clear from the start: Donald Trump is not going to win the Latino vote. He didn’t in 2016, and he won’t in 2020. Sure, he’ll get some Latinos are not a...
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ELIZONDO JURY: FORMER CHIEF NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
Special to El Rrun-RrunA jury of eight women and four men – after deliberating for about 4 hours – declared former City of Brownsville Fire Department Chief Carlos Elizondo not guilty on six counts of...
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GRAND JURY NO BILLS OFFICERS WHO KILLED TREVINO
PRESS RELEASE FROM CITY OF SAN BENITO ON RICARDO TREVINO'S DEATHTHE CITY OF SAN BENITO ADMINISTRATION ISSUES THIS FOLLOW-UP PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE CITY’S INVESTIGATION INTO THE...
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COUNTY UPGRADES SECURITY LEVEL AFTER PHONE CALL
By Juan MontoyaA telephone call from an unknown person in California Tuesday morning warning of an impending mass shooting has forced Cameron County law enforcement to upgrade its threat level and...
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