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ELIZONDO TRIES TO EXPUNGE FELONY HE DENIED EXISTED
By Juan MontoyaEven though newly-hired Brownsville Fire Chief Carlos Elizondo has steadfastedly denied that he was ever arrested and tried for a felony theft on a Los Fresnos lumber company in 2002,...
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DECENT INTERVAL THEN SUBTLE CHANGE FOR CHARLIE CLARK
(Ed.'s Note: Someone may have whispered something in someone's ear between the dedication of the sculpture of the fighting woman championed by the Veteran Females United chapter of Brownsville and...
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MANY FACTIONS START TAKING SIDES IN BISD CAMPAIGNS
By Juan MontoyaWith an annual $540 million budget to pay for contracts, a potential patronage of 7,000 jobs and almost 45,000 students to transport, feed, teach, and keep secure, the Brownsville...
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DOWNTOWN BROWNTOWN: A CITY SEARCHING FOR LOST SOUL
By Juan MontoyaWay back when in a previous lifetime, I recall coming into the Market Square area of Brownsville with hundreds, if not thousands, of people who lived and worked in the outskirts of...
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GIRL BACK AT CARRIZALES; BETRAYAL CUTS DEEPER
By Juan MontoyaWell, it seems that Brenda is back at Carrizales again.Those of us who knew Brenda (not her real name), remember her as a not-unattractive young woman who loved to hang out and party the...
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THE MIKE HERNANDEZ III-MARIN-OP 10.33 ED. INITIATIVE
By Juan MontoyaAfter a shaky start on his messianic plan to uplift the masses in Brownsville from the abject poverty that has made the city known as the poorest city in the United States, Mike...
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TOP-HEAVY CITY LEGAL, MANAGEMENT RUNS BROWNSVILLE
By Juan MontoyaEver wonder what it takes in legal and management costs to keep the City of Brownsville operating as it is, a well-oiled machine?The city's mission statement reads: "To provide our...
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GAVITO MAKES TV CAMEO FIGHTING ZIKA BLOODSUCKERS
By Juan MontoyaAdd fighting avian blood suckers to the long resume former Cameron County District Attorney investigator, Port of Brownsville Police Dept. chief, narco-satanista vanquisher, and pioneer...
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GAVITO MAKES TV CAMEO FIGHTING ZIKA BLOODSUCKERS
By Juan MontoyaAdd fighting avian blood suckers to the long resume former Cameron County District Attorney investigator, Port of Brownsville Police Dept. chief, narco-satanista vanquisher, and pioneer...
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MY BRUSH WITH FINANCIAL MASTERMIND ROBERT VESCO
By Juan MontoyaIt was November, 1983, and it fell on my lot to have been covering the federal courthouse for the Brownsville Herald during the trial of three men who had been accused of being part of a...
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MAKE BELIEVE COPS, NURSES, ELECTED OFFICIALS THE NORM
By Juan MontoyaCriminals up the valley hit upon the idea early: Dress like cop, pretend you're the law, and you can con people and make money.This make believe idea has caught on fire and now we have...
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WHY ARE SOUTHMOST AND SOUTHEAST B'VILLE RESIDENTS BEING SHORTCHANGED ON...
(Ed.'s Note: It's 9 a.m. today and drivers on International Blvd. were subjected to the full impact of heavy truck traffic. Trucks of all sorts, from those tankers carrying hazardous materials such as...
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ZENDEJAS GIRDS FOR WAR; DISSES BISD BOARD CANDIDATES
ZENDEJAS GIRDS FOR WAR; DISSES BISD BOARD CANDIDATESBy Juan MontoyaAs the November 8 Brownsville Independent School Board elections approach at least one "stakeholder" in their outcome is getting...
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IF A SABAL FALLS IN BROWNTOWN, AND NO ONE HEARS IT...
By Juan MontoyaFernando Ruiz loved to address the Brownsville city commission on any number of sundry subjects.Whether it was taxation, bond issues, certificates of obligation, or just the basic...
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A PRAYER FOR OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS OFF TO COLLEGE
Creator of all thingsWe send off our sons and daughters,Your sons and daughters,Into the world, your world, your great creationEnlighten them that theyMay begin to understand The mysteries and joys of...
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IS TETREAU CIRCUMVENTING CITY'S PURCHASING PROCESS?
By Juan MontoyaJust when you thought that City of Brownsville District 2 commissioner Jessica Tetreau-Kalifa would keep a low profile and try to serve out her second term in relative obscurity, BAM!,...
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A TAXING DISTRICT BY ANY OTHER NAME....
By Juan MontoyaThe latest wrinkle coming from the desk of Cameron County Judge Pete Sepulveda an his minion over at administration (David Garcia) is the (drumroll please) County Assistance Districts...
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GUS RUIZ: NEW KID ON THE BLOCK TRIES TO MAKE SPLASH
By Juan MontoyaIt's only been five months since Harlingen attorney Gustavo Ruiz was appointed to fulfill the unexpired term of Pct. 4 Cameron County commissioner Dan Sanchez after the former...
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MARTINEZ'S INTRANSIGENCE STILL DOGGING MPO MERGER
By Valley Morning Star Editorial BoardThose who live in South Texas don’t just consider themselves to be residents of their respective cities. They also see themselves as part of a single Rio Grande...
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