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BROWNSVILLE CONTENT TO OUTSOURCE UNIQUE HISTORY
By Juan MontoyaSometime back,  our good friend Joseph Linck wrote in the letters section of the Brownsville Herald that the papers of Charles Stillman have been donated by his estate to Harvard...
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THE HISTORICAL ORIGIN OF MATAMOROS, ACROSS THE RIO
(Editor's Note: The following narrative on the founding of Matamoros, because of its length, will be posted in parts. It originally appeared in the Bravo and we translated it for our Spanish-challenged...
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SAY GOODBYE TO THE "GREAT IDEA" OF PLASTIC BANG BAN
(Ed.'s Note: Now that the Texas Attorney General has decided that the plastic bag ban imposed on Brownsville residents during the term of former mayor Pat Ahumada, it has became abundantly clear that...
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TAMPS. COLONIZATION OF NATIVES OFTEN MEANT EXTINCTION
(Editor's Note: The following narrative on the founding of Matamoros originally appeared in the Bravo and we translated it for our Spanish-challenged readers.)"Mi Matamoros Querido"PART 2By Oscar...
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TRUMP DISSES CIVIL RIGHTS ICON LEWIS, DISGRACES MLK DAY
Today, January 16th the nation celebrates the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday (Jan. 15) and honors his commitment to nonviolent activism to unite all people and protect their freedoms. Marching...
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THE EVOLUTION OF (IMAGINE) UNITED BROWNSVILLE SCAM
By Juan MontoyaIt all started innocently enough.Back in 2006, a Brownsville delegation including commissioner Ricardo Longoria went to Washington seeking federal funds for downtown revitalization....
View ArticleSCHOOL CLOSINGS, FLAWED PURCHASING PROCESS AT BISD
By Juan MontoyaThere will be plenty of fireworks at today's meeting of the board of the Brownsville Independent School District.RESACA, CUMMINGS AND LONGORIA SCHOOL CLOSINGS:41. Discussion regarding a...
View ArticleLEVEL 3 GRIEVANCE: ELIZONDO, JOE ROD, PRESSURED PRINCIPAL ON HIRINGS, BUYING...
By Juan MontoyaThe offal has hit the fan.Remember the plan suggested by Brownsville Independent School District Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas that attorneys be hired to replace board members to...
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COMPARED TO KORY MARRA, MARTINEZ'S VOTE TO BUY TAX-SALE LAND TAKES THE CAKE;...
By Juan MontoyaOn July 7, 2015, delinquent-tax attorneys Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP had the sheriff hold a tax resale at the steps of the Cameron County Courthouse.There were 16...
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BOARD OVERTURNS ZENDEJAS ON SOLIS DEMOTION; FORMER VMHS PRINCIPAL PREVAILS ON...
By Juan MontoyaIn a clear rejection of her management style, a majority of the board present at Tuesday's monthly meeting of the of the Brownsville Independent School District sided with former...
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WILL D.A. PROSECUTE MARTINEZ? DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH
By Juan MontoyaThe sitting in of an elected official in executive session of the City of Brownsville commission, voting to approve accepting a bid on a tax-delinquent property , and then signing as the...
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VOLUNTEERS DIDN'T KNOW OF SCHOOL CLOSING PLANS
(Ed.'s Note: This feel-good article appeared today in the Education Section of the local daily. In two of the photos Brownsville Independent School District Superintendent and two trustees (bottom...
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BROWNSVILLE GOES VIRAL OVER SHAM RUBI QUINCEANERA
By Juan MontoyaWe are reluctant to even approach this subject because it seems so naco to us that we didn't think that people on this side of the Rio Grande would be carried away by this turn of...
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BP AGENT TIED TO SMUGGLED MONEY, NOT TO SLAYING
By Jay RootThe Texas TribuneBROWNSVILLE — Prosecutors on Thursday were able to tie Border Patrol Agent Joel Luna to some of the hundreds of thousands of dollars his brothers allegedly smuggled to Texas...
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THE EVOLUTION OF HIZZONER DA MAYOR TONY MARTINEZ
By Juan MontoyaWhen supporters of Tony Martinez were campaigning for his reelection, they emphasized that – unlike his opponent and former Mayor Pat Ahumada – Martinez was already a millionaire and...
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AWASH IN OIL, MEXICO CONSUMERS GO TO U.S TO BUY FUEL
By Juan MontoyaWonder why you're seeing more cars and trucks with Mexican license plates filling up on the U.S. side of the border?Why there is a line of 18-wheeler cabs lining up at Wal-Mart to top...
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BND SECURITY GUARD UNDER CHIEF CARLOS GARCIA BUSTED
(Ed.'s Note: Employees and staff at the Brownsville Navigation District (Port of Brownsville) were stunned when officers with the Brownsville Police Department showed up and headed for the BND Command...
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BROWNSVILLE JOINS NATIONAL WOMEN'S MARCH MOVEMENT
(Ed.'s Note: Brownsville protesters for human rights joined hundreds of thousands across the United States and all around the world to make a statement to the incoming Donald J. Trump administration...
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HOW THE MAYOR VOTED TO SELL HIMSELF A TAX RESALE PROPERTY; FROM " FRAUD FOR...
By Juan MontoyaAs the poet Robert Browning once wrote: "Less is more Lucrezia."So, too, we shall try to paint a more prefect picture of the alleged illegal vote taken by Brownsville Mayor Tony Martinez...
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