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JULIO GRAÑA: WHERE IS OUR PORT'S CHAIRMAN?
Special to El Rrun-RrunWith only about two and a half months to go before the elections at the port of Brownsville, Place 3 candidate Julio Graña is firing the first shot across the bow of his opponent...
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A MESSAGE TO TRUMP FROM THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
(Ed.'s Note: Protesters erected lighted signs on behalf of asylum seekers stuck on the other side of the Rio Grande. There, they have been exposed to assaults, kidnappings and even sexual assault...
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ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF IRELAND
(This year there will be no St. PAtrick's Day parades in New York or Chicago because of the fear of the coronavirus. Across the country, we are hunkered down in hopes that its spread will be thwarted....
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A MICROSCOPIC BUG SHUTS DOWN THE UNITED STATES
Special to El Rrun-RrunCameron County has already cancelled duty for prospective jurors in the county and state courts.In a notice published yesterday, Acting District Clerk Elvira Ortiz announced the...
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BISD SUSPENDS CLASSES 1 MORE WEEK AFTER SPRING BREAK
Special to El Rrun-RrunBrownsville Independent School District Superintendent Dr. René Gutiérrez announced today that Spring Break will be extended for one more week and that instead of all BISD...
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WENT TO H.E.B. FOR TOILET PAPER? YOU'RE S**T OUT OF LUCK
(Ed.'s Note: Or if you're looking for eggs, too, it appears. One of our seven readers said management at the HEB and Paredes Line Road and FM 802 promised they would replenish both on Wednesday. The...
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BROWNSVILLE UNDER DISASTER DECLARATION FOR COVID-19
From KRGV, Channel 5Brownsville Mayor Juan "Trey" Mendez III issued a disaster declaration on Tuesday."The lessons we are learning from communities across the nation and the globe is that aggressive...
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MARTINEZ- EL HURACAN DEL VALLE - FATHER OF CONJUNTO
Special to El Rrun-RrunNarciso “Chicho” Martinez was born with a gift bestowed to few.He was a musician who could not read a note, but his innate love for music made him one of the most popular...
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BPD ENFORCES CITY'S COVID-19 DISASTER DECLARATION
(Ed.' s Note: Brownsville Police Dept. seeks to enforce city's disaster declaration: *Brownsville bus service, BMetro will be implementing social distancing measures.)Other parts of the declaration...
View ArticleBISD CALLS EMERGENCY MEETING: WILL DISCUSS SCHOOL LUNCHES, CAMPUS OPERATIONS,...
Emergency Called Board Meeting March 18, 2020 12:30 PM Buchanan Performing Arts Center 2617 E. Price RoadVIII. General Function Item(s): A. Discussion and possible action concerning any budget...
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CANADA-USA AGREE TO CLOSE BORDER: IS US-MEXICO NEXT?
BBCUS President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have agreed to close the US-Canada border to all non-essential travel in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus."We will...
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HEB MOVES TO ENFORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING AT STORES
(Ed.'s Note: To show that HEB stores are serious about following the City of Brownsville's social distances directives in its disaster declaration to fight against the COVID-19 virus, store employees...
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TAMAULIPAS DECLARES MARTIAL LAW IN THE ENTIRE STATE
(Ed's Note: Tamaulipas Gov. Lic. Javier Garcia Cabeza de Vaca has declared martial law starting at midnight today and prohibiting the public to be outside their homes from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Similar...
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STUNG BY CRITICISM, REED-COME-LATELY UNLEASHES P.R.
Special to El Rrun-RrunNo sooner had his challenger for his position of the Brownsville Navigation District board of trustees criticized him for keeping the public in the dark about the port's efforts...
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THE GROWING ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE COVID-19
By Christal HayesUSA TodayWASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin outlined a variety of potential proposals to Senate Republicans Tuesday as part of a legislative package to help Americans and...
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OUR BRAVE NEW WORLD IN COVID-19 A.D. 2020
To the north,A locked borderTo the southMartial lawAnd all around A microscopic killer, Swirls unseen, Invisible death, Pouncing with crownsFor better or worseThis is our worldAs we have made...
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AND THEN, ON TOP OF THAT...THE DISASTER ENHANCEMENT
(Ed.'s Note: Thes fine-looking gentes not only got caught allegedly robbing and stealing, but they also ran afoul of the city's disaster declaration. The declaration not only gives government officials...
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COVID-19 HERE PRE- SPRING BREAK; AND SPI, COUNTY KNEW
Special to El Rrun-Rrun(At least three days ago, before anyone knew that the coronavirus was here, workers at a condominium were warning the City of South Padre Island, the Fire Dept. and even Cameron...
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FBI, DA'S OFFICE PROBE $1.3 MILLION PUB, NOBLE INC. HEIST
By Juan MontoyaA sophisticated scheme involving the switching of bank accounts paid by the Brownsville Public Utility Board to Rene Capistran's Noble Builders has resulted in the theft of $1.3 million...
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MEMO: COVID-19 VICTIM IS FINSA'S SERGIO ARGUELLES' SON
Special to El Run-RunSources close to the Cameron County Public Health Department have confirmed that the travel-related case of COVID-19 is none other than Sergio Arguelles, the son of Matamoros FINSA...
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