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A START OF A BAD DAY FOR TWO DRIVERS ON FRONTAGE ROAD
(Ed.'s Note: This appears to be the beginning of a bad day for a driver on the US 77-83 frontage road at the intersection of 12th Street. No one was injured despite the strong impact between the...
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TOYOTA USA DONATES MANUFACTURING ROBOTS TO TSC, BISD
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (October 28, 2019) - In keeping with its mission to support, participate and lead efforts to “Grow Our Own” workforce, the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC) the “Type...
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SERIAL BISD TELENOVELA GOES ON; CASTRO "CENSURE," LEAKS
1. Discussion, consideration and possible action on the censure of Board Member, Erasmo Castro.Executive Sessiona. Discussion, consideration, and possible action and update on administration's and...
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SHENANIGANS GO ON AT CITY'S LANDFILL; ARBITRARY CHARGES
Special to El Rrun-RrunRemember our post from October 16 when we reported that city landfill workers were running a private business selling snacks and knickknacks at the gate to make some drinking...
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BISD BOARD MAJORITY "CENSURES" CASTRO, VERLANDER OUT
Special to El Rrun-RrunIt started ignominiously enough with public speaker Orlando Trevino asking the board to let him show them a Facebook posting by "a board member" on his cell phone which he...
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DEFIANT CASTRO READS THE BOARD, ATTORNEY, THE RIOT ACT
By Erasmo CastroSpecial to El Rrun-RunCensures are not our board's policy, a practice of any school district in the State of Texas, and not even Robert's Rules of Order allow for a vote of censure in...
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LAST REMNANTS OF DOWNTOWN HEB GET HAULED AWAY
(Ed.'s Note: The dismantling of the closed HEB store downtown is progressing into its final phase as the communications dish is removed by a crane this afternoon. A sign on the Elizabeth Street side if...
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ASTROS FOLD TO NATS IN WS: 1ST D.C. TEAM WIN IN 95 YEARS
By Rick MaeseWashington PostFox SportsWhen the fight was finished and the Nationals had wrapped up their first World Series title some 1,400 miles away in Houston, the District screamed. And cried. And...
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SBCISD MEMBERS USE PUBLIC FUNDS FOR SELF-PROMOTION
Special to El Rrun-RrunAt the October 2 Building Committee Meeting, the Brighton Group, LLC, as part of their $50,000 permonth contract, presented a Presentation/Update on the construction of the...
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HE'S BE BETTER OFF ON A BICYCLE RIDING THE TRAILS, EH?
Brownsville HeraldMETRO Connect will use then TIGER grants to acquire eight new hybrid buses, and Brownsville Metro stops will be improved, including the construction of Americans With Disabilities...
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DIA DE LOS MUERTITOS FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN BROWNTOWN
When: Sat., Nov. 01, 2014 | 6:00 pm | Where: At Historic Market Square, 655 E 12th Street, in downtown Browntown.Join us on this day as we honor our ancestors and loved ones passed through the...
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ON DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: UNA BIRONGA Y UNA FERIECITA
(Ed.'s Note: One can almost hear the late Agustin who lies buried at Las Palmas cemetery off Alton Gloor asking friends for "una bionga y una feriecita." This year's Day of the Dead saw local...
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A LAGUNA ATASCOSA BURIAL YIELDED SOME SUPRISES
By Juan MontoyaNo one knows who they were, where they were going, or how they died, but a 1976 excavation of a secondary burial site of the remains of three distinct individuals found at the federal...
View ArticleMISS WORLD SERIES? IN SHERIFF'S RACE, HITS KEEP ON COMING
By Juan MontoyaWe had said in a previous post that in this political season the race for the Democratic party nomination would provide plenty of fireworks.So if you missed the World Series (which the...
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CASTRO: 15 MINS. OF FAME SEEKER WANTS OUT OF SPOTLIGHT
"Castro notes that The Brownsville Herald has previously written about the petition, and that “daily publications, TV news stories, blogs and social media posts” are grounds for the transfer of venue...
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BHA BOARD MEMBER MCNAIR WANTS TO REWRITE BROWNSVILLE'S HISTORY TO IMMORTALIZE...
The mission of the Brownsville Historical Association is to PRESERVE, educate, and promote the history, heritage, and cultural arts of Brownsville, Texas and its environs through exhibitions,...
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FRONTON ST. REJECTS MCNAIRS, JUST 7 SIGNATURES AWAY
By Jim BartonBrownsville Observer BlogJuan Rene Hernandez and his dad, proud residents of 430 E. Fronton Street, did everything asked of them at the August 7, 2019 City Commission meeting to petition...
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LUCIOS GETTING FAT PEDDLING INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC OFFICE
By Juan MontoyaWhether it's local water districts, private corrections facilities, sheltering migrant kids, advising local ports or even introducing vendors to the various districts in their elected...
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HEB GIVETH SOME CHOW, AND HEB TAKETH AWAY BIG TIME
HEB GIVETH...AND HEB TAKETH AWAY...(Ed.'s Note: Today is the day for the annual HEB Feast of Sharing public relations meal served to thousands of Brownsville residents. It is usually a public relations...
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