WAS LANDIN (ZAMORA) WAS NOT QUALIFIED WHEN HIRED?
Special to El Rrun-RrunRemember the run by Melissa Landin (Zamora) when she streaked across the local professional and political landscape?The Pleasanton native first came to Brownsville as a reporter...
View ArticleARE FOREIGN NURSES, DOCTORS, U.S.COVID-19 SALVATION ?
Special to El Rrun-RrunAs New York Gov. Mario Cuomo begs retired nurse and doctors and other medical personnel to come to New York and assist them as the scourge of COVID-19 decimates that urban...
View ArticleCASA PADRE STAFFERS KIDNAP MINOR, HAD NUDE PHOTOS
By Stephen DinanThe Washington TimesMarch 31, 2020Federal agents have exposed a shocking tale of illicit relationships between a government contract worker and an illegal immigrant boy she was supposed...
View ArticleCOVID-19 COMES HOME TO ROOST; A GLIMPSE OF HELL
Special to El Rrun-RrunDon't look now, but the perfect storm is forming along our border.Just overnight, three maquiladoras in Matamoros manufacturing auto parts, computer parts, electrical components...
View ArticleTREVINO'S FURNITURE: YES WE ARE OPEN, HAVE NO COVID-19
Special to El Rrun-RrunAll of the furniture stores in town are closed.Whether it's Lack's, Furniture Row, or even Gonzalez Furniture, they are all closing in compliance with only the state and county...
View ArticleB'VILLE HOLLER, AIM MEDIA: BYE, BYE, PANCHITO GOODBYE
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe love affair between the Brownsville Herald (AKA AIM Media Texas, LLC) Aand publisher Frank Escobedo almost made the seven-year itch.Instead, just about a month after the...
View ArticleHECTOR CASCOS, BROTHER TO EX CC JUDGE CASCOS DIES
(Ed.'s Note: Hector Cascos, brother of former Texas Secretary of State, Cameron County Judge and Pct. 2 commissioner Carlos Cascos passed away today at 3:55 p.m. from a lingering illness. He had just...
View ArticleSOCIAL SECURITY SENIORS WHO DON'T FILE TAXES GET $1,200; DEMS FORCE TRUMP TO...
By Heather LongWashington PostThe Treasury announced late Wednesday that Social Security beneficiaries who typically do not file a tax return will automatically get the $1,200 payment.The announcement...
View ArticleFEDERAL DEADLY FORCE LAWSUIT FILED VS. LUCIO, DEPT.: SUSPECT HAD BOTH HANDS...
By Erin SheridanBrownsville HeraldStaff WriterThe family of a Cameron Park man who was killed during an officer-involved shooting nearly two years ago filed suit against the county, Sheriff Omar Lucio,...
View ArticleSOUTH TEXAS COUNTIES COVID-19 CASES ZOOMING UPWARD
From Valley Central 4As of April 1, there are 106 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Rio Grande Valley.Hidalgo CountyTotal: 62Check the latest Hidalgo County updates here.Cameron...
View ArticleUNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS DWARF 2008-10 GREAT RECESSION
(Click on graphic to enlarge.)A record 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, marking a drastic downturn in the U.S. labor market caused by the new coronavirus.The large...
View ArticleSMALL BUSINESS GUIDE TO THE (COVID-19) CARES ACT
[click on image for details](Ed.'s Note:This is the best summary we could find of the Small Business Administration assistance to address the effects of the COVID-19 impact on small businesses and...
View ArticleWHILE THE REST OF US SHELTER IN PLACE, 1ST RESPONDERS...
(Ed.'s Note: Our hats are off to the members of the Brownsville Fire Dept. Firefighters/EMTs who - dressed in their PPE - tend to our fellow Brownsville residents. One of our seven readers who was...
View ArticleCITY: FIREFIGHTERS OUT IN COVID-19 COLD, CHURCH STEPS IN; THEY WARN "CITY IS...
Firefighter Facebook PageApril 2Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We hope everyone is healthy and happy at home and we give our thanks to those of you that are working through this pandemic for the...
View ArticleCOVID -19 CURVE CONTINUES TO CLIMB ON RGV GRAPH
From: Valley Central 4Health officials say there is a total of 71 confirmed cases in the Valley:Hidalgo CountyTotal: 79Check the latest Hidalgo County updates here.Cameron CountyTotal: 55Check the...
View ArticleCOUNTY, BISD STRUGGLE WITH COVID-19 RULES, NUTRITION: 2 BISD STUDENT AND 1...
(Click to enlarge.)Special to El Rrun-RrunMinutes from the April 2 teleconference between the Cameron County Judge's Office and Brownsville Independent School District reveal that the Cameron County...
View ArticleKRGV: VRMC TO BRING ADULT COVID-19 CASES FROM HIDALGO
"For example, one of the local hospitals has planned to use one of their sister hospitals in Brownsville, in order to house all the highly-suspect COVID-19 patients that are adults and our local...
View ArticleSOUTH TEXAS COUNTIES COVID-19 COUNT STILL CLIMBING
As of April 3, there are 106 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Rio Grande Valley.Hidalgo CountyTotal: 86Check the latest Hidalgo County updates here.Cameron CountyTotal: 62Check the...
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