EDDIE LUCIO III FACING CHALLENGE BY ATTORNEY ERIN GAMEZ
EDDIE LUCIO III FACING CHALLENGE BY ATTORNEY ERIN GAMEZSpecial to El Rrun-RrunFor the last 14 years, Eddie Lucio III has been the District 38 Texas State Representative, covering the southwestern...
View ArticleBARTON LAYS BARE THE INTERESTS GUIDING FRONTON VOTE
By Jim BartonBrownsville Observer bloglastThe city commissioner foursome voting to retain the bootlicking "McNair Family Drive" designation for what has been known since 1850 as "East Fronton Street"...
View ArticleEDDIE LUCIO III FACING CHALLENGE BY ATTORNEY ERIN GAMEZ
Special to El Rrun-RrunFor the last 14 years, Eddie Lucio III has been the District 38 Texas State Representative, covering the southwestern portion of Cameron County in the Texas Legislature.As the...
View ArticleBOCA CHICA TURTLE NECROPSIES SO FAR CLEARING SPACEX
Special to El Run-RrunDr. Brian Stacy, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which has jurisdiction over sea turtles in the Gulf – and the top NOAA Fisheries veterinarian/sea turtle...
View ArticleCLUPPER HOPES TO RIDE ANTI-LNG SENTIMENT TO PCT. 1
Special to El Rrun-RrunIn 2012, Donald Clupper, a retired Porter High School math teacher ran for Position 5 against former Brownsville Independent School District board president Caty Presas-Garcia...
View ArticleCASTRO JOINS ERIN GAMEZ TO CHALLENGE EDDIE LUCIO III
By Erasmo CastroCandidate State Rep. District 38For too long our voice has been but a whisper because of the corrupt politico machine has had a stranglehold on the low voter turnout that plagues our...
View ArticleSOME INCUMBENTS DRAW CHALLENGERS, SOME DON'T; SEVEN CAMERON COUNTY REPUBLICAN...
Special to El Rrun-RunCameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz, Tax Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre, Pct. 3 county commissioner David Garza, County Court-at-Law #4 Judge Estela Vasquez-Chavez,...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: FBI, CAMERON COUNTY DA'S OFFICE ARREST BISD TRUSTEE ON...
Special to El Rrun RrunVarious law enforcement sources have confirmed that Brownsville Independent School District board member Dr. Sylvia Atkinson was arrested at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after a joint...
View ArticleSEALED FEDERAL INDICTMENT: 1 CONSPIRACY COUNT, 7 COUNTS OF BRIBERY SINCE 2014...
By Juan MontoyaBrownsville Independent School District board member Dr. Sylvia Atkinson was arrested today after being named in an unsealed federal indictment charging her with one count of conspiracy...
View Article$50,000 BOND, $5,000 IN CASH SET ON ATKINSON: INDICTMENT SHOWS PHONE, TEXT,...
(Ed.'s Note: Word from the federal courthouse is that federal magistrate Ronald Morgan set a $50,000 bond plus a $5,000 cash bond on indicted BISD trustee Dr. Sylvia P. Atkinson this morning. Attorneys...
View ArticleNEW PHOTO REPLACES OLD ONE, FEATURES 1927 TILLER
By Juan Montoya We have noticed that the City of Brownsville has replaced the old, faded photo that adorns the wall of the building next to the public parking lot directly across from the Central fire...
View ArticleREADING ATKINSON'S INDICTMENT BETWEEN THE LINES AND THE INSTITUTIONAL LIMBO...
(As we were going to press today, we received word that U.S. Magistrate Ronald Morgan had issued another sealed order in the case of the U.S.A. vs. Sylvia P. Atkinson. We can only surmise that sine it...
View ArticleKINKY CAMERON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. DEPUTY NABBED
MCALLEN (KGBT) — McAllen police say they are conducting an investigation involving a suspect charged with official oppression and theft.In a release, McAllen PD authorities informed they arrested...
View ArticleJUDGE TEMPORARILY REMOVES SBCISD PRESIDENT VARGAS
Special to El Rrun-RrunIn 107th state District Court, visiting Judge Manuel Bañales temporarily removed San Benito Consolidated Independent School District board president Michael A. Vargas today.The...
View ArticleCORDIALLY INVITED TO BOWNTOWN XMAS PARTY, IN SAN BENE
(Ed.'s Note: What gives here? Is it really possible that the City of Brownsville is going to hold their annual Christmas dinner Wednesday, Dec. 18, in San Benito.No, we're not making this up. They also...
View ArticleWHOA THERE, WILBUR! DOESN'T THIS CONSTITUTE A QUORUM?
(Ed.'s Note: The Texas Government Code defines that for a seven-member board, the quorum is four. A quorum is an assembly whose membership can be determined is a majority of the entire membership.So...
View ArticleHOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS FROM LA PIG MATANZA UP NORTH
By Juan MontoyaI ran into Felipe in a honky-tonk bar in Brownsville by accident.I had not seen him for a while, although I had heard that he had gone up north to work, as do many people of South Texas...
View ArticleLOOSE ENDS ON JOE ROD'S SUPER-DUPER $1.4 MILLION BOARD
By Juan MontoyaRemember the extravagant $1.4 million scoreboard for Sams Stadium that Rodriguez ramrodded through the board of the Brownsville Independent School District?Well, that sordid tale is...
View ArticleGALERIA 409'S CLARK MAKES HIS MARK IN CORPUS CHRISTI
By Juan MontoyaRemember Mark Clark, the artist and owner of the Galeria 409?Last February, after more than a decade of supporting local art and providing space for local artists to exhibit their work,...
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