GENEROUS ROSE: KOPERNIK SHORE FOLKS MOVE ON OUT
"Unlike most of their neighbors, Terry and Bonnie Heaton, originally from Michigan, live year-round in the unincorporated hamlet with about 35 houses near Boca Chica Beach. They’ve lived there 18...
View ArticleCITY'S STORIED CINEMATIC HISTORY EVOKES MEMORIES
Special to El Rrun-RrunVarious SourcesThe history of movie theaters in Brownsville that showed Mexican films can be traced to the early 1900s, with two of its main downtown movie houses on occasions...
View ArticleWORD TO THE WISE AT SBCISD: CROSS ZENDEJAS AT OWN RISK
By Juan MontoyaA word to the wise in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District: Don't cross former Brownsville Independent School District superintendent Esperanza Zendejas.In her reign...
View ArticleMUSK'S SPACEX: SMOKE AND MIRRORS TO DAZZLE THE RUBES
From Business Insider, CNN Business, Various SourcesElon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, addressed planet Earth on Saturday night about his latest plans to "extend consciousness beyond Earth"...
View ArticleBROWNSVILLE CRACKS INTO TOP 12 U.S. CITIES...IN MISERY
1. Gary IndianaGary has 75,000 residents, but lost 6% between 2010 and 2018. Just over half of the population works, and 36% live in poverty. The most miserable city in the US was once a manufacturing...
View ArticleSALAZAR HUSTLES FOR CAMPAIGN FUND...IN THE LOBBY
(Ed.'s Note: Cameron County JP 2-1 Linda Salazar has already been taped soliciting marriage ceremonies (at $250 a pop) from couples waiting for their marriage licenses at the county clerk's office on...
View ArticleGIULIANI, KNOWN FOR HIS DISDAIN OF THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW,...
“It is impossible that the whistleblower is a hero and I’m not. And I will be the hero! These morons — when this is over, I will be the hero,” Giuliani told her.“I’m not acting as a lawyer. I’m acting...
View ArticleWHILE CAMERON COUNTY RAISES TAXES, HIDALGO'S DROP
By Naxiely Lopez-Puente Staff WriterValley Morning Star EDINBURG — Hidalgo County commissioners passed a $308.6 million total budget earlier this week, cutting the tax rate by a half cent and bracing...
View ArticleCHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST: CASTRO IN BULL'S EYE
10. Board Self-Evaluation.a. Discussion, consideration, and possible action on complaint by parent regarding the BISD's Facebook page procedures relating to board member's public actions and Board...
View ArticleFULL HOUSE AT COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR ANOVA TAX BREAK
(Ed.s Note: It was standing room only on the second floor of the Oscar Dancy Building where the Cameron County Commissioners hold their meetings. By far, the majority of those attending spoke out...
View ArticleLAW FIRM ASSOCIATED WITH GUS RUIZ UNDER RANGER PROBE
Ruiz & Davis, PLLC - 2018-2019Special to El Rrun-RrunA paralegal for a law firm associated with Cameron County Precint 4 Commissioner Gus Ruiz has been charged with barratry.Authorities linked...
View ArticleDESPITE FULL HOUSE OF ANTI- LNG SPEAKERS, COMMISSIONERS VOTE 3-2 TO APPROVE...
By Juan MontoyaIt was standing room only on the second floor of the Oscar Dancy Building and despite passionate arguments made by many residents against granting the company tax abatements, the company...
View ArticleAFTER 30 YEARS, LOCAL MAN FINDS HIMSELF OWING $1,000+
By Juan MontoyaBack in 1988, Juan Flores (not his name) was all of 18 years old.He admits now that he was "en malos pasos," that is, he fell in to the temptations of the barrio (La 421) and was...
View ArticleBETWEEN CASTRO AND SAENZ; WHERE IS THE LOVE?...
"Where is the love,You said was mine all mine, till the end of timeWas it just a lieWhere is the love...By Juan MontoyaAt one time, it appeared that Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz was...
View ArticleBISD ADOPTS "ERASMO RULES" FOR CAMPUS VISITS, FACEBOOK
Special to El Rrun-RrunThey won't openly say it, but the new polices on campus visits and Facebook postings imposed upon Brownsville Independent School District Board members came about as a result of...
View ArticleTSC, B-METRO INK BUS DEAL, WILL UTRGV FOLLOW SUIT?
Special to El Rrun-RrunIt is good to hear that Texas Southmost College and the City of Brownsville – Bmetro signed an agreement to expand bus transit service for TSC students citywide.That simple need...
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL! DISTRICT CLERK ERIC GARZA RUNS FOR SHERIFF
(Ed.'s Note: For months now the rumor has run rampant that Cameron County District Clerk Eric Garza will challenge incumbent Omar Lucio for Cameron County Sheriff. We have been told that the rumor has...
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