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BISD: WE KNOW WHATSAPP, BUT WE'LL COOPERATE WITH FEDS; TSC SUSPENDED ATKINSON...
December 16, 2019"The Brownsville Independent School District is aware of the allegations made against a current board member. The district will make itself available to cooperate with law enforcement...
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By Juan MontoyaAfter an in-chambers hearing between Brownsville Independent School District federally indicted board member Dr. Sylvia Atkinson, her lawyers, and United States Attorneys before a...
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SCOTUS: NO CITY SHELTERS? HOMELESS CAN'T BE PROSECUTED
By Adam LiptakNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would not hear a closely watched case on whether cities can make it a crime for homeless people to sleep outdoors.The...
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MATA'S CATARINO GARZA: REVOLUTIONARY AHEAD OF HIS TIME
(Ed.'s Note: We found ourselves engaged in a recounting of local history when the name Catarino Garza came up in reference to revolutions in the border against dictator Porfirio Diaz. Not many of us...
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O HUBCAP TREE, TIPOTEX TREE, CHROME ARE THY LEAVES....
O hubcap tree, Tipotex tree!Chrome are thy leaves so round and bright!O hubcap tree, O hubcap tree,How round thy leaves so shiny!Not only in hot summertime,But even in Christmas is thy prime.O hubcap...
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THERE'S LIGHT AT THE END OF OLD PORT ISABEL ROAD BRIDGE
By Juan MontoyaAccording to notices passed out to Cameron County Public Works crews, Rene Capistran's Noble Texas Builders was supposed to start work on repairing the damaged Old Port Isabel Road...
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THE STATE OF UNCERTAINTY ALONG THE BORDER IN 1864
(Ed.'s Note: With, buta year left before the Confederate States of America surrendered to the Union forces, South Texas was awash in rumors of a Union force of raiders leaving Brownsville on their way...
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LUCK OF THE DRAW: THE MARCH 2020 DEMOCRATIC BALLOT
CAMERON COUNTY PLACES ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BALLOT MARCH 3, 2020(CONTESTED RACES)(Source: Jared Hockema, County Democratic Party Chair. Does not include candidates on the Republican ballot they will...
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JEFF DAVIS LEGACY IN BROWNSVILLE INCLUDES ROCK, CAMELS
By Juan MontoyaThe rock monument at Washington Park is not the only thing that Jefferson Davis is responsible for bringing to Brownsville.Believe it or not, another thing that he is responsible for...
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DO WE HAVE A CAT WOMAN OF MARKET SQUARE IN B'TOWN?
(Ed.'s Note: Christmas came early for a clowder of cats that lurks in the inner city. But it appears from this picture that they have a friend in a lady who feeds them through the grating in an old...
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WITH LOYALTY TO NONE, CHUCK MADE A FORTUNE AND RAN...
From "I Would Rather Sleep in Texas"By Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson, James A. McAllenand Margaret H. McAllenPage 100"Confederate laws against trade with the Union, and vice versa, served only as a...
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SBISC BOARD REPLACES VARGAS WITH BALDEMAR OLIVAREZ JR.
By Fernando del ValleValley Morning StarSAN BENITO — The San Benito Independent School District board on Monday accepted president Michael A. Vargas' resignation, appointing a former law enforcement...
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FIDO ALERT! HELP GET THIS DOGGONE POOCH BACK HOME
This dog was first seen at University Blvd and East Avenue on Monday.By Wednesday he was at Esperanza Road/La Posada.Can you please post the picture in your RRUN RRUN Blog and maybe the owner or a...
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THE WHITE LAS PRIETAS LANDFILL CHRISTMAS TREE
By Juan MontoyaIn the days when the city landfill of Brownsville was in the west side of the city adjacent to the Las Prietas neighborhood, some resident of that colonia would scavenge the dump for...
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MUSK'S SPACEX PULLS SPACE RUG FROM UNDER RESIDENTS
(Click on graphics to enlarge.)By Juan MontoyaIt sounded too good to be true.Brownsville – or rather Boca Chica Beach – would be the site of billionaire Elon Musks's "first vertical commercial launch...
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