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NOT UNHEARD OF FOR DROVERS TO...STEAL CATTLE IN MEXICO
From I'd Rather Sleep in TexasMary Margaret McAllen AmbersonJames A. McAllenMargaret H. McAllenThe route leading to the Chisholm Trail through South Texas began on the Rio Grande at Brownsville....
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LOS FRESNOS MAN KILLED IN MATAMOROS CRASH IS BURIED
Special to El Rrun-RrunLuis Edgar Perez 25 passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in Matamoros, Mexico. Luis was born on November 25, 1994 to Luis & Adelita Marin Perez.Luis graduated from Los...
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BMFA 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...
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LET'S MAKE TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE GREAT AGAIN!
Special to El Rrun-RrunLast week I filed for re-election to the Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees. I am very proud of the many accomplishments that our college has achieved over the past...
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AT HANNA HIGH SCHOOL, A SQUADRON OF WHITE PELICANS
(A large number of American White Pelicans – a "brief", "pod", "pouch", "scoop", andor "squadron"– feed on the resaca in front of Hanna High School. Brownsville is a bird-watcher's delight with...
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AND YOU THINK THE CORONAVIRUS IS BAD? CHECK THIS OUT
Puerto Vallarta Daily NewsThe influenza pandemic of 1918, better remembered as the Spanish flu or “Spanish influenza”, was one of the strongest epidemics in the history of humanity. Some data indicates...
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FOR RESIDENTS ON OLD PORT ISABEL ROAD, GLIMMER OF HOPE
Special to El Rrun-RrunAccording 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...
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AFTER THE IOWA CAUCUS DEBACLE, FIDO MIGHT HAVE A POINT
(Ed.'sNote: The failure of the Iowa Democratic party to timely announce the winner of the state caucuses is feeling the Trump administration in a gleeful mood calling the situation a "disaster." By now...
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BEFORE ROCKET MAN ELON MUSK WAS BORN, DEL MAR BEACH WAS SCENE OF BOCA CHICA...
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe Brownsville Herald In the evening of Tuesday, April 7, 1933, Floyd "Slats" Rodgers, who was working for Robert N. Clark of the Valley Aero Dusting Service in Edingburg,...
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AND NOW, A WORD FROM ASST. DA ON WINTER TEXANS, PETS
(Ed.'s Note: David Ingleside is really the social media name for David Alan Zipp, an Assistant Cameron County District Attorney who holds one of the highest positions in the DA's Office. Zipp's...
View ArticlePORT ISABEL, MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FILE MOTION FOR TEMPORARY, PERMANENT...
By Juan MontoyaThe City of Port Isabel, Mayor J.J. Zamora and city commissioner Mario Cantu have filed a motion for temporary and permanent injunction against the Brownsville Navigation District to...
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RESIDENTS NEAR OPI BRIDGE: YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
(Ed.'s Note: It took the better part of a year, but the damaged bridge crossing Rancho Viejo resaca on Old Port Isabel finally opened today. Rene Capistran's Noble Texas Builders officially handed over...
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CROSSROADS FEST FILM LINEUP, PLAYS, EVENTS ANNOUNCED
By Juan MontoyaDuring the release of the film lineup for the inaugural Crossroads Festival, award-winning actor and philanthropist R.J. Mitte told those in the audience that the first annual...
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IDEA DOLLARS AT WORK: NIXES JET PLANE, 400K SPURS BOX
IDEA Public Schools CEO Tom Torkelson, pictured in a 2012 file photo, said the state’s largest charter school network will trim back spending that has drawn scrutiny in recent weeks. Torkelson said...
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AS USUAL, TRUMP PRAISES SELF WITH "ALTERNATIVE FACTS"
By Jane C. TimmNBC NewsPresident Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday, mixing fact with falsehood in his address to the nation.The president said the state of the union...
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