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SAVERGVfromLNG HAVING FUNDRAISER AT HALF MOON
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 9:42 PM Jim Chapman <jchapmanrgv@gmail.com> wrote:Dear Steering Committee Members,As you know, SaveRGVfromLNG is having a fundraiser on June 17. We need to raise money to...
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ABBOTT CUTS FUNDS FOR POOREST TEXAS COLONIAS
(When Carlos Cascos was the Texas Secretary of State, he was instrumental in acquiring more funding and increasing voter registration in the border area. We noticed in today's announcement on the bill...
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EDDIE LUCIO III SIGNS UP AGAINST S. TEXAS WITH LNG
By Jim BartonBrownsville Observer BlogMany years ago Nena signed us up for a travel plan that provided huge discounts to selected lodging. We got a very nice deal to stay at the Radisson Paraiso in...
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MAKE MAIL-IN VOTER FRAUD IS NOW ORGANIZED CRIME
By Juan MontoyaWith the stroke of his pen, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made the harvesting of mail-in ballots an organized crime.The bill, HB 1735, was signed into law by Abbott and had bipartisan...
View ArticleLOCAL BAIL BONDSMAN INDICTED ON COCAINE, $ LAUNDERING
Various SourcesA federal grand jury has indicted Juan Carlos Vasquez, a former local bail bondsman, on five counts of cocaine possession and money laundering.Although the Southern District Court-Dept....
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TRANSPARENCY JUST A WORD AT CASH-POOR B.I.S.D.
By Juan MontoyaRemember when Dr. Esperanza Zendejas was named interim superintendent of the Brownsville Independent School District?At the time, the board of trustees – notably trustee Joe Rodriguez –...
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FUROR ERUPTS OVER ISLA BLANCA R.V. SPACE CANCELLATIONS
By Juan MontoyaIt was standing room only at the meeting where the tenants of the recreational vehicles at the existing park on Isla Blanca were told their cut-rate reservations for spaces would be...
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LITTLE EDDIE III 4TH BIG SPENDER OF PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS
By John KampisThe Texas MonitorThe Geek Squad is undoubtedly happy when they see Rep. Eddie Lucio III coming. That’s because the Democrat from Brownsville has spent more than $28,000 in campaign funds...
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PACs, SPECIAL INTERESTS LIKE TO KEEP OLIVEIRA IN THE CUPS
By John KampisThe Texas MonitorFrom his campaign coffers to his valued associates, Rep. Rene Oliveira likes to keep the alcohol flowing.An examination of campaign fund expenditure by The Texas Monitor...
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MORE FACTS EMERGE ON BAIL BONDSMAN INDICTMENT
(Ed.'s Note: After we posted our story on the indictment of local bail bondsman Juan Carlos Vasquez, a local blogger [BWC] emailed us the actual document where Asst. U.S. Attorney Karen Betancourt...
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FOR FATHERS WITH CHILDREN FAR AWAY
NAMESAKEAnd I won't be therewhendisconsolateyou'll cryBecauseyou pinched your handorwhen playing ballgot hit, or fell...or things don't go so wellOr to exult with you in victoryor soothe the agony of...
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AFTER A DECENT INTERVAL, MEMORIES OF RENATO, ADOLPH
By Juan MontoyaThere was, at one time, a photograph of a full-page Brownsville Herald Lifestyle article dealing with the petition before the Brownsville Planning and Zoning Commission for a permit to...
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JUST HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM ARE PLASTIC BAGS LOCALLY?
(Ed.'s Note: Brownsville has outlawed plastic bags for a few years now and required shoppers to pay $1 at the cash register if they wanted them. Then the Texas Attorney General's Office stepped in and...
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RV SPACE HOLDERS AT ISLA BLANCA DEMAND SPACES
By Juan MontoyaThey showed up en masse at the Cameron County Commissioners Court early today to demand that the court reserve them the spaces they have occupied at the RV park at Isla Blanca County...
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COUNTY JUDGE EDDIE GARCIA, AHEM, EDDIE TREVINO
By Juan MontoyaCall it slip of the tongue, but at the presentations section of the Cameron County Commissioners Court, the San Benito High School Health Occupations Students of America/Emergency...
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POBRECITO SAN BENITO RECORDINGS GATE SCANDAL
By Fernando del ValleStaff WriterValley Morning StarSAN BENITO — The city might be closer to disclosing findings of its investigation surrounding Police Chief Michael Galvan’s private recordings of...
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WILL CITY HAND OUT BWC GOODIES AT TUESDAY'S MEETING?
10. Consideration and ACTION on Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) project funding recommendations for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Capital Projects Grants – Spring Cycle. (Rebeca...
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ETHICS-CHALLENGED CITY MULLS AIRING PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Hearing and ACTION on FIRST READING on Ordinance Number 2017-1090-G, amending portions of Section 2-26 of the City Code relating to public comment.By Juan MontoyaIt took six years and a lot of...
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CULTURAL?HISTORICAL? OR JUST WASTING $1.4 MILLION?
By Juan MontoyaOne of our readers sent us thi aerial view of the Quonset hut that the Brownsville Wellness Coalition is trying to restore with at least $1.4 million from the public and grants from...
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