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AFTER SEPULVEDA INDICTMENT, AN UNREPENTANT MEA CULPA
By Juan MontoyaA long time ago, when I was an administrative assistant with Cameron County Precinct 1, I remember dealing with the issue of undedicated roads.Periodically, someone – usually someone...
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PAROLE BOARD: MAZZ'S JOE LOPEZ TO BE FREE IN 4 MONTHS
By Juan MontoyaIt's official.Joe Lopez, the legendary frontman for El Grupo Mazz will be released in about four months following the approval of his release on parole from the Texas Corrections...
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CHALUPA FUNDRAISER DRAWS YOUTH BOXING SUPPORTERS
(Ed.'s Note: Between 30 to 40 chalupa lottery players braved cool weather Saturday night to support the efforts of the Southmost Brownsville Community Boxing Club by participating in a chalupa lottery...
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VAGRANTS, NOT ARSON, MAIN SUSPECTS IN EL JARDIN BLAZE
By Juan MontoyaInvestigators from the Brownsville Fire Department's Fire Marshal's Office were at the scene today to determine whether arson was to blame for a fire that was reported on the roof of the...
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A PRIMER ON BORDER LORE: GUERRA AND GARCIA ABREGO
(Ed.'s Note: This story first appeared in the New York Times on February 9, 1996. It tells of the origins of the Gulf Cartel boss Juan Garcia Abrego and of his uncle, the former north Tamaulipas crime...
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WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE (TONY Y), GOOD FOR PETE: CCRMA BOARD MIGHT HAVE TO...
By Juan MontoyaAfter Cameron County Tax-Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre was indicted, visiting judge Manuel Bañales at the first pre-trial hearing, prohibited him from performing any official duties...
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN LA LA LAND...
By Juan MontoyaOnce upon a time some years ago, a troubadour of warm fuzzy feelings and sky-blue hues traipsed into this backwater of a town.He brought with him a pious message of images and civic...
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NOW THAT CARLOS THE DICTATOR IS GONE, GILBERT'S BACK
(Ed.'s Note: We heard about the hanging up of the Gilbert Hinojosa portrait that had not been put up in the Cameron County Commissioners Court until after Carlos Cascos and his hand-picked successor...
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ON THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA: COLD DOGS, SICK KIDS, OR VETS?
By Juan MontoyaRemember when Sally Struthers, of All in the Family fame, used to do commercials for the Christian Children's Fund? In it, Struthers would stand next to an emaciated child in a village...
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A SOUTH TEXAS HISTORY OF SLAVERY, CULTURE AND ANCESTRY
By Juan MontoyaJoe Cuellar was settling in to the laid-back life of retirement and unending doldrums at his homestead out in the southeastern reaches of Brownsville near Palm Grove Elementary.After...
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QUASI-LEGAL ROADS ABOUND IN VALLEY CITIES
(Following the indictment of former Cameron County Judge (and current executive officer of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority) Pete Sepulveda for working on Freddie Gomez Road, a private...
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FOR-PROFIT NILGAI HELICOPTER HUNTS ON AGAIN
By Juan MontoyaLast weekend helicopter-borne hunters bagged some 48 nilgai (Texas Antelope) around the Bahia Grande area near the intersection of Highway 100 and Highway 48.The start of the hunts...
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THE BEST LAID PLANS FOR DAVID BETANCOURT...FOILED
By Juan MontoyaThe trap was set.At a party this weekend, Cameron County Treasurer David Betancourt was introduced to cheers and hollers as the next tax assessor-collector for Cameron County.What?The...
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ANOTHER DA OFFICE LEAD PROSECUTOR FLIES THE COOP?
By Juan MontoyaRemember the arrest of Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office employee Claudia Elisa Sanchez back in March 2015 for for tampering with government records at the San Benito tax...
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IN SAN BENE'S CITY HALL, IT'S ALL A GAME OF WORDS
(Citizens have brought concerns to the Mayor and commission but it has fallen on deaf ears. If you could help your more than seven readers in San Benito by printing the letter. The San Benito News...
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JOE LOPEZ'S ATTORNEY TO UPDATE FANS ON HIS STATUS
Special to El Rrun-RrunWilliam Habern, the attorney for Tejano superstar Jose “Joe” Lopez who was approved for parole from the Texas Department of Corrections last week will be giving an update on the...
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CASTILLO TARGETS BISD NATIVE AMERICAN STEREOTYPES
By Antonio CastilloDear Editor:The city of Brownsville and Texas Southmost College are guilty of honoring racist traitors in public spaces. The Brownsville Independent School District is guilty of...
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MASS MEDIA OPENLY BEHIND PENTAGON WAR PROPAGANDA
By Juan MontoyaI am sure that this will piss off some of my fellow veterans.But that is a price I'm willing to pay to have my say. After all, it was our service which gives us the freedom to express...
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OPEN SEASON ON CHIPLESS MUTTS, DOGGONE IT
By Juan MontoyaThank City of Brownsville commissioner Deborah Portillo for establishing a free-fire zone on stray low-income, homeless dogs in the city.The commissioner – during a recent televised...
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