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TERCERO USING SACS-COC COMPLAINT TO BUTTRESS HER LAWSUIT WITH AID OF A FORMER...
By Juan MontoyaSunday's Brownsville Herald front-page story about the two complaints filed against "a minority" on the board of Texas Southmost College alleging that the college was out of compliance...
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COMPLAINT AGAINST TSC IGNORES TERCERO'S FAILINGS
By Juan MontoyaIt's illuminating to see the double standards emerging in the wake of the one-sided front-page Sunday article in the Brownsville Herald on the two complaints filed with the Southern...
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IS RIGO "TEAM SAENZ'S" CANDIDATE FOR U.S. CONGRESS?
By Juan MontoyaHe's been coy about his intentions.When Facebook friends ask about his political intentions and what position he might be thinking of running for, Brownsvillefirefighter Rigo Bocanegra...
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IS SOSSI IS FULL-TIME WITH CITY, AND WHO AUTHORIZED IT?
"He is now a full time city employee with benefits including health insurance."Comment on post about city contract attorney Mark Sossi filing for custody and child support from the mother of his...
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DA LOSES BIG TIME: BP OFFICER NOT GUILTY OF MURDER
By Jay RootTexas TribuneA Cameron County jury on Tuesday found Border Patrol Agent Joel Luna guilty of engaging in organized criminal activity but acquitted him of the murder charge that could have put...
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TETREAU: GOVERNOR DOESN'T HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON
By Juan MontoyaIt never ceases to amaze us when city commissioner Jessica Tetreau proves what we suspected all along. She's an airhead.Her latest proof positive to this is her Facebook postings (she...
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RALLY TO COUNTER TRUMP AGENDA, LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
By Rafael ColladoWhy we protest. We should have seen it coming. I did, but I understand people's skepticism when I say so. The truth is that it seemed so unlikely because his behavior was so out of the...
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YZAGUIRRE NOT GUILTY: JURY REJECTS LUIS V. SAENZ
By Juan MontoyaIn the end, the jury did not buy it.They saw it for what it was and rejected the prosecution of Cameron County tax Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre by District Attorney Luis V....
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HASSE: THE NOT-SO-SILENT MAJORITY RESPONDS
By Tad HasseSpecial to El Rrun-Rrun"He wasn't in line with the party, which tried to stop him, which means that his rise was solely based on popular, grassroots support."True, now please roll that...
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SAENZ: YOU WIN A FEW, LOSE A FEW, BUT 23? NO MAGIC LEFT IN THE AMIT...
By Juan Montoya"Sometimes you win a few. lose a few..."With that cavalier brush aside, Cameron County District Attorney LuisV. Saenz characterized the year-long legal ordeal he put Tax...
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IS SAN BENE FINALLY READY FOR A CODE OF ETHICS?
By Joe F. RodriguezSpecial to El Rrun-Rrun“Ethics in Open Government” is a “Sine Qua Non” for Success!Three years ago on June 2013, I wrote a follow-up editorial to a January 2013 guest editorial...
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FINALLY, A CIVILIZED DIALOGUE, COLLADO VS. HASSE
By Rafael ColladoSpecial to El Rrun-Rrun. Hello, Mr. Hasse. I don't think we have been officially introduced. My name is Rafael Collado, professional musician. It just felt a bit abrupt to see you...
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COMMISSIONERS CREATE SLOT, HIRE SOSSI ON THE SPOT
MINUTES of a Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Brownsville, Texas, held in the Commission Chambers, on the Second Floor of the Brownsville City Hall – Old Federal Building, located...
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EL JARDIN TO BRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOWNTOWN
9. Public Hearing and ACTION on Resolution Number 2017-002, in support of the El Jardin Housing Partners, LP, named El Jardin Lofts, for a proposed development for affordable rental housing in...
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$1 FEE RESCINDED, BUT STILL NO PLASTIC BAGS ALLOWED
15. Public Hearing and ACTION on FIRST READING on Ordinance Number 2017-911-G, repealing Sections 46-48, and 46-52 and amending the remainder of Chapter 46, Article II of the City of Brownsville Code...
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GARCIA: YOU SCRATCH MY BACK, AND I'LL STAB YOURS
By Juan MontoyaFor years, when Pete Sepulveda was the administrator for Cameron County, he took his assistant David Garcia under his wing.Despite criticism against Garcia from certain quarters,...
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TOKEN (MOCHO) SPANISH NOW ADVERTISING STRATEGY
By Juan MontoyaWe can trace it all back to Channel 5's Rick Diaz, the former anchor for KRGV's Channel 5 News.Back in his day, when he ended a news broadcast, he would sign off with his signature...
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CUSTODY FIGHT LEAST OF SOSSI'S PROBLEMS: IRS FILES MORE THAN $500,000 IN SIX...
Juan C. Gutierrez <juan.gutierrez@cob.us>9:53 AM (24 minutes ago)to me, publicPublic Information 2017-032Mr. Montoya,There is no current contract for City Attorney Mark E. Sossi, as a city...
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OUR MAN IN D.C.: TREVINO PRESENT AT KELLY'S HSD HEARINGS
(Ed.'s Note: Ok, we admit it. We're C-Span geeks who don;t get bored of watching all the dry programs dealing with the inner workings of the federal bureaucracy. This morning we were looking at the...
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