TWO FRIENDS TAKE A MORNING WALK IN DOWNTOWN B'VILLE
(Ed.'s Note: Two friends help out each other as they make their way home from the center of downtown Brownsville. To these two ladies it's almost a daily ritual. Both require walkers to make their way...
View ArticleTHEN THERE WILL BE FOUR: BISD BOARD DECIMATED
By Juan MontoyaWith Brownsville Independent School District trustee Erasmo Castro's resignation, Dr. Sylvia Atkinson prevented from entering the district facilities, including the board room, and Laura...
View ArticleHEB CUSTOMER CLAIMS A DISGUSTING HORSE FLY IN MEAT
Special to El Run-RrunOn December 5, 2019, I went grocery shopping at HEB on Boca Chica Blvd and Central Blvd. After getting everything I needed, I went to pay at the counter. After arriving home, I...
View ArticlePROBE OF TSC ADJUNCT PROFESSOR NOT CONNECTED TO FBI
Special toEl Rrun-RrunDespite speculation in social media that the "authorities" were arresting someone at Texas Southmost College related in some way to the indictment of Dr. Sylvia Atkinson, sources...
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING
"Anybody here seen my old friend Martin?Can you tell me where he's gone?He freed a lot of people,But it seems the good they die young.I just looked 'round and he's gone.""Abraham, Martin and...
View ArticleBOARD COUNSEL RULES: TAIL WAGS THE DOG AT BISD
Special to El Rrun-RrunWith two votes missing on the board of the Brownsville Independent School District, it has become apparent that board counsel Baltazar Salazar is orchestrating events there for...
View ArticleSOURCES CONFIRM JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ MR. AMIGO 2019
Special to El Rrun-RrunSources who wish to remain anonymous because they are not authorized to disclose this information have have confirmed that this year's selection for Mr. Amigo in none other than...
View ArticleHISTORIC BUILDING OVER LAS RAMBLAS PUB GETS FACELIFT
(Ed.'s Note: Workers labor on the building at the corner of 11th and Washington streets is getting a facelift with new windows and a paint job. Note the painter [in white] perched precariously over the...
View ArticleWAS NEW SHERIFF DEPT. SERGEANT A MILITARY DESERTER?
By Juan MontoyaFollowing our December 2019 post on the gray hairs Cameron County Sheriff' Omar Lucio is getting from the public attention being generated by some of his deputies for committing various...
View ArticleGARZA BIGGEST INVESTOR IN JUDICIAL RACES, ADOBBATI 0(?)
Special toEl Rrun-RrunThe biggest spender so far in the races for the two judicial races is Myles Garza, in the three-person race for the 138th Judicial District, according to campaign reports filed...
View ArticleADOBBATI UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY: NO EXPENDITURES
(Click to enlarge)(Ed.'s Note: Some of our readers have questioned out figures regarding the campaign finance reports of the judicial candidates for the 138th and 404th Judicial District courts. They...
View ArticleFEDS FIRE BACK: RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY IN ATKINSON CASE
By Erin SheridanBrownsville HeraldGovernment prosecutors submitted a motion on Tuesday asking to inspect evidence that BISD vice president Sylvia Atkinson and her attorneys plan to introduce during...
View ArticleJOSE CANTU REMEMBERED AS PIONEER FOR HISPANIC RIGHTS
JOSE CANTU REMEMBERED AS PIONEER FOR HISPANIC RIGHTS(Some years ago, the Brownsville Heritage museum and the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum featured a presentation on 1940s and '50s...
View ArticleFEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS ABBOTT FROM BANNING REFUGEES
A Syrian refugee boy sits on a bike at a camp in Bar Elias, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. REUTERS/Mohamed AzakirBy Julian AguilarTexas TribuneA federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration...
View ArticleBMFA SPREADS SPACEX BOCA CHICA TO MARS MYTH
(Ed.'s Note: Got an extra $50 burning a hole in your pocket and nothing to do this Saturday? The Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts wants it. They are going to show pictures taken by local residents – not...
View ArticleD.A.: CASTRO TO STAY UNTIL BISD BOARD NAMES SUCCESSOR; WANTS DEPOSITIONS FROM...
By Juan MontoyaIn a strongly worded missive to Brownsville Independent School District board counsel Baltazar Salazar, Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz challenged the opinion - issued by...
View ArticleWHY IS BALTAZAR SALAZAR STILL BISD BOARD COUNSEL?
"The holdover provision in the Texas Constitution where a board member remains on the school board until he is replaced by appointment or election is what they teach you in Education 101."Former school...
View ArticleIN 2020, ARE WE LIVING UP TO MARTIN'S DREAM?
I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.I have a dream that one day...
View ArticleLUPITA, LA PINTITA, BUSCA JALE, Y SE AGUITA
PobrecitaEs LupItaLa pintitaBusca jale y se aguitaPero nadie le da jalePorque es pintita,La LupitaY se aguitaY pistea bironguitasTodo el dia En los congalitosLupita,MamaditaY se aguita,Pobrecita
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