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STATE OF THE CITY: SO-SO, GOOD, BETTER, AND BEYOND!!!!
Special to El Rrun-RrunTo those attending the first State of the City address under new City of Brownsville Mayor Juan "Trey" Mendez, it seemed like deja vu all over again.Here was the mayor at the...
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THE WHOLE ENCHILADA: MAYOR MENDEZ'S STATE OF THE CITY
By Juan "Trey" MendezMayor, City of BrownsvilleThank you for that generous welcome. It is an honor and privilege to serve as your Mayor of Brownsville, Texas. I’d like to thank the Brownsville Chamber...
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CASTRO'S BISD CENSURE CARRIES NO LEGAL IMPLICATIONS; CAN HE BE ADMONISHED FOR...
By Gary LongBrownsville HeraldAfter meeting behind closed doors for nearly three hours Monday night, the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to place the proposed censure of...
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IS CLERKSHIP BETWEEN RICARDO CORNEJO AND ELVIRA ORTIZ?
Special to El Rrun-RrunToday's the day.The eight district judges of Cameron County will decide today who will act as interim Cameron County District Clerk.Will it be - as many pundits are predicting -...
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JUDGES TAP ELVIRA ORTIZ FOR INTERIM DISTRICT CLERK
Special to El Rrun-RrunSources close to the eight district judges who deliberated today to select an interim replacement for Cameron County District Clerk Eric Garza who resigned by announcement that...
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A CITIZEN'S COUNTERPOINT TO MAYOR'S STATE OF THE CITY
(Ed.'s Note: Following our postings of Mayor Trey Martinez's Sate of the City prepared script and video, we received a response to his pay-to-attend presentation at the Brownsville Events Center. This...
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IN DEFENSE OF A GOOD WOMAN TARGET OF WIGHTMAN'S BILE
"The consensus is Rita Hernandez wrote the trash on Montoya's page. McHale is just sick and will trash the Mayor for sport knowing full well he is lying. Barton is a poorly educated fool who fails to...
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BROWNSVILLE CAN BE SHINING CITY ON THE RIO BANK AGAIN
Special to El Rrun-Rrun(Continued from Part I)We also need to address the issue of how Brownsville is continuously being taken advantage of. We need to stop allowing companies to come to Brownsville,...
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THEY BUILT A WALL IN CHINA, IT'S 1,000 YEARS OLD...
By Laura B. MartinezBrownsville HeraldA Brownsville committee of 11 local leaders have announced Tuesday the four winners for the city’s Murals Without Borders contest.The winners are “Un Mismo...
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FORMER SB PD CHIEF BACK AS LT., RANK AND FILE NOT HAPPY
By Fernando del ValleValley Morning Star SAN BENITO — A month after a grand jury found officers justified in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man, former Police Chief Michael Galvan is back in the...
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JOSE URQUIDI TO START FOR THE ASTROS vs. NATS TONIGHT
Pitcherby Robert FrancisHis art is eccentricity, his aimHow not to hit the mark he seems to aim at,His passion how to avoid the obvious,His technique how to vary the avoidance.The others throw to be...
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ASTROS TIE SERIES 2-2 BEHIND URQUIDI, SEEK LEAD TONIGHT
By Ronald Blum AP WASHINGTON — Not bad for a TBA.Unheralded rookie José Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, quieting Washington’s bats and the Nationals Park crowd, too.Alex...
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GROUPS TRY FILLING GAP LEFT BY DOWNTOWN HEB CLOSURE
(Ed.'s Note: A collaborative effort by the Brownsville Wellness Coalition, the Brownsville Food Bank, the Farmers' Market and HEB to fill the food gap left by the closing of the downtown store started...
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ERASMO ASSERTS AMERICANS' RIGHT TO WEAR BLUE JEANS
"My name is Maximus Erasmus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the BISD, General of the High School Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, the Brownsville Independent School District. Member of...
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GET UP IN THE MORNING GET ON THE SCHOOL BUS...
(Ed.'s Note: And we thought the city bus shelters - where there are any - were bad or nonexistent. But have you ever seen how kids wait for the school buses in the morning? We were sent this admittedly...
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DID FBI STUMBLE ON ATTEMPTED PAY-TO-PLAY SCAM INVOLVING SEN. EDDIE LUCIO'S...
By Juan MontoyaThe principals of a company which started in Reynosa and is trying to break into the school district cafeteria business in South Texas and several local elected officials has drawn the...
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TSC, ONLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN TOP 10 ON TO NATIONALS; WELCOME PARTY UPON...
Special to El Rrun-RrunRICHARDSON — After defeating Southern Methodist University in a dramatic 8-7 penalty kick series (9-8 aggregate) after a 1-1 draw in regulation Saturday, Texas Southmost College...
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