AND NOW, A WORD FROM OUR LOCAL REVELATIONS PROPHET
((Ed.'s Note: This photo of flood waters invading a Reynosa maternity ward so rattled PA Eder "Casandra" Hernandez that he is calling on "Da Lawd" to own up to his promise to return to the earth and...
View ArticleB'VILLE ELECTED OFFICIALS: IT AIN'T ALL FUN AND GAMES
By Juan MontoyaNow the fun begins.The excitement of the campaign faded long ago. The victory party, the glad-handing, the congratulatory calls from people you hadn't heard from in months or years...
View ArticleBISD BOARD MEMBERS: IT AIN'T ALL FUN AND GAMES
By Juan MontoyaThe excitement of the campaign faded long ago. The victory party, the glad-handing, the congratulatory calls from people you hadn't heard from in months or years telling you they have...
View ArticleCOUNTY WORKERS IN FEAR; OK WITH THAT COMMISSIONERS?
By Juan MontoyaThe excitement of the campaign faded long ago. The victory party, the glad-handing, the congratulatory calls from people you hadn't heard from in months or years telling you they have...
View ArticleA REQUEST FOR PRAYER FOR DR. JESUS CAQUIAS, WIFE: AMEN
By Carlos GomezChaplainI received an email this morning notifying me the updated health condition of a servant of the Lord by the name of Jesus Caquias. Yes, Dr. Caquias. He is in critical condition at...
View ArticleKRIS KRISTOFFERSON GETS THE BLUES OVER FOILED CENTER
"The city of Brownsville has concluded that a massive, mixed-use riverfront redevelopment project is not financially viable as things stand with the developer, and city staff has been pulled of the...
View ArticleHOW A T-BALLER GOT ME CLOSER TO BASEBALL
Special to El Rrun-RrunFunny how things work.I had thought myself a jaded, field-toughened veteran of the sandlot baseball and thought of baseball as the King of Sports with little patience for...
View ArticleOHHHH, PUT ME IN COACH, I'M READY TO PLAY TODAY...
By Katie Rogers andNoah WeilandNew York TimesWASHINGTON ā An hour before Dr. Anthony S. Fauci threw the first pitch at the season opener between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals,...
View ArticleTREVINO TELLING US ONE THING, STATE OF TEXAS ANOTHER
(Above is the latest daily report on COVID-19 deaths announced by Cameron County Judge Eddie TreviƱo. He says that there have been 183 dead since it reported the first one April 7. But in the county's...
View ArticleDAY OF RECKONING FOR DR. SYLVIA ATKINSON APPROACHES
(Ed.'s Note: Documents filed in federal court indicate a video hearing in federal court before judge Fernando Rodriguez will be held at 8:30 a.m. this Thursday at the federal courthouse at 600 E....
View ArticleEVEN W-UNDERCOUNT, CAMERON IN TOP 10 COVID DEATHS
https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83https://www.cameroncounty.us/cameron-county-confirms-additional-covid-19-related-deaths-35/Yesterday the...
View ArticleLIKE THE WALDO CARTOON: WHERE'S TREY? HIZZONER SAYS HE WASN'T INVITED TO THE...
Notice that Sen. Chuy Hinojosa doesn't mention Mayor Trey Mendez, the CEO of the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley. That's because Trey ā for the second time that Abbott has been here in the last...
View ArticleSORRY PUBLIC: COURT AND DEFENSE DON'T WANT WITNESSES
(Ed.'s Note: Apparently, federal judge Fernando Rodriguez has agreed with Dr. Sylvia Atkinson's defense's request that the public be barred from the hearing on a sealed motion by the Ass. U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleWE DEMAND THAT STATE, FEDS TAKE OVER COVID COUNT
Special to El RrunRrunGiven their admission that they are far behind - at least a month - in the count of COVID-19 deaths, the cry among Cameron County residents is for a competent authority to take...
View ArticleAS COACH, COP, TAMAYO FOUND DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
Special to El Rrun-RrunIn a police officer's day, it is not unusual that as they go about their way, he/she will face scenes of tragedy or numbing experiences that can change suddenly on any given...
View ArticleATKINSON'S HEARING SEALED FOR ALL, OCTOBER DATE SET
Federal Docket EntriesMinute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr: Video Conference Appearances: Jody L Young and Robert Searls Johnson, AUSA's f/Govt;E Dale Robertson and Noe...
View ArticleTHERE IS A MOTION BEFORE THE COURT, OR BEHIND?...
Special to El Run-RrunThereĀ have always been shenanigans in the courts of Cameron County.But with the advent of off-court proceedings via Zoom because of the COVID-19 crisis, we thought these had been...
View ArticleC'MON, IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE...
Special to El Rrun-RrunWe have some bad news, and some bad news.Let's start with theĀ bad news.Last night, the Cameron County Health Dept. reported a record 731 new positive cases of COVID-19. That...
View ArticleKIDNAPPED FATHER OF FORMER MATA MAYOR RELEASED
(Ed.'s Note: As reported here last week, the father of former Matamoros Mayor Lety Salazar was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at his place of business and a $50 million peso ransom demanded. That's about...
View ArticleTUCSON USES "CARES" $$ TO FIGHT DIGITAL DIVIDE: AND US?
(Ed,'s Note: Many local proponents have advocated for city investment to provide WiFi access to digitally-underserved areas. Brownsville suffers from a digital divide that afflicts many cities across...
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