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TODAY'S BISD FILING DEADLINE POLITICAL SCIENCE LESSON: HOW THE SAUSAGE IS...
"Law (and politics) and sausage are two things you do not want to see being made. No one should see how laws or sausages are made. To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in...
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CONDOLENCES IN ORDER FOR LINDA SALAZAR, RUBEN CORTEZ
Special to El RrunRrunWe didn't know it at first, but after inquiring of friends and some of our readers asked about whether we knew the gentleman on the photo with this post was, we found out it was...
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COUNT THEM, THE 20 CANDIDATES ON BISD BALLOT: 10 MEN, 10 WOMEN ASK FOR YOUR...
Position 3 ( Incumbent Otis Powers)1. Argelia Miller2. Herman Otis Powers3 Josette A. Cruz4. Jorge Valdez5. Philip T. CowenPosition 5 (Incumbent Catalina Presas-Garcia)1. Laura Perez-Reyes 2. Erasmo...
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DIRTY DEEDS SCORE: YZAGUIRRE 2, SAENZ 0: D.A. CLUTCHES DEFEAT FROM JAWS OF...
Various Sources:Perhaps the critics were right when they charged that the arrest and prosecution of Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre may have been rushed prematurely to benefit the...
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ELIA CORNEJO-LOPEZ: VOTE EARLY AND VOTE TWICE 4 ME
By Juan MontoyaCome this November 8 – and during the early voting period from October 24 to November 4 – if you live in Brownsville, you will be able to vote twice for Elia Cornejo-Lopez.Her name will...
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FATHER-IN-LAW OF FORMER CITY COMMISSIONER, BISD TRUSTEE PAT LEHMANN DIES AT 89
From The Brownsville HeraldCesar G. Riojas 89, was born October 27, 1926 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. He and his wife Porfiria moved to Brownsville in 1954 and raised their family. Before...
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WILL CATY'S COMPLAINT AGAINST ELIA CORNEJO-LOPEZ FORCE HER TO RESIGN AS JUDGE...
"Canon 5: Refraining from Inappropriate Political Activity (3) A judge shall resign from judicial office upon becoming a candidate in a contested election for a non-judicial office either in a primary...
View ArticleRUNNING SCORECARD: TONY YZAGUIRRE 3, D.A. SAENZ 0
By Juan MontoyaMake that three dismissals within the space of three working days in the prosecution of the so-called Operation Dirty Deeds.On Friday, the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office...
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CORNEJO-LOPEZ REMOVED FROM THE BISD BALLOT, HER SEAT AS 404TH JUDGE UP TO...
By Juan MontoyaLate this afternoon usually reliable sources inside the Brownsville Independent District have said that 404th District Judge Elia Cornejo-Lopez name will be removed from the Nov. 8...
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CORNEJO-LOPEZ LEAVES BISD RACE; IS SHE STILL A JUDGE?
By Juan MontoyaOn Aug. 22, at 4:58 pm., two minutes before the filing deadline to file as a candidate for the board of trustees of the Brownsville Independent School District, 404th District Judge Elia...
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HERALD STORY OF PRESAS-GARCIA SUIT:LATE, CONVENIENT
By Juan MontoyaAt least one blogger noted – as did the objects of the story in the Brownsville Herald– that on the same day that candidates were to draw for a place on the ballot for the Brownsville...
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HINOJOSA PUSHES TREVINO: URESTI THE VOICE OF REASON?
By Juan MontoyaYesterday, just before the Cameron County Commissioners' Court undertook the business in its agenda, the public comment session revealed a clever stratagem on behalf of county-judge...
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NOW THAT ELIA IS OUT, WILL THERE BE ANY FALLOUT?
By Juan MontoyaLet's see if our legal department has this figured out.State District 404th Judge Eli Cornejo-Lopez was on the November 8 general election ballot as the sole candidate for that position...
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TWO B'VILLE FIREMEN HURT AS CARLITOS MAKES NEW FRIENDS
By Juan MontoyaAt the same time that Brownsville Fire Department Chief Carlos Elizondo was rubbing elbows with the big shots in Matamoros in a mock chemical spill drill, two of his men were slightly...
View ArticleWITTENMORE CHIDES BISD PRIORITIES, "PERSONAL AGENDAS"
(Ed.'s Note: Retired Brownsville Independent School District administrator Ken Wittenmore is planning to air the video above as he makes his run at Position 6 on the board now held by Minerva Peña....
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GARZA GETS HIS LEGAL COUNSEL, RUIZ NO WAREHOUSE
By Juan MontoyaAlmost unnoticed in August 16 Special Meeting of the Cameron County Commissioners Court was the interviewing and selection of a legal counsel to replace Bruce Hodge, who retired...
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FREE JOE LOPEZ RALLY HELD AT COUNTY COURTHOUSE
From The Brownsville HeraldBy Jonathan SalinasFamily members, fans and self-proclaimed activists for the falsely-accused, rallied Thursday morning outside the Cameron County Courthouse to call for the...
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COCA COLAS MEXICANAS, ASPIRINAS Y LA ABUELA
By Juan MontoyaWhen Andres was small, his father would often take the entire family to visit their grandmother Petra across the Rio Grande and to the colonia where she resided with one of his brothers...
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BARTON TAKES ON "COMPOSITE" ITALO ZARATE ON TERCERO
By Jim Barton From brownsvilleobserver.blogspotBrownsville resident and frequent Brownsville Herald Letter to the Editor contributor Italo J. Zarate strongly disagrees with the termination of TSC...
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THERE'S THAT VICTOR CORTEZ AGAIN! HE'S EVERYWHERE!
(Ed.'s Note: The last time someone pointed out Republican Party nominee Victor Cortez, he was peeking through the doors of Pat Ahumada's Sweepstakes salon on the frontage road next to Price Road as...
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