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GUS RUIZ: "YOU DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH," BUT THE DEVIL'S IN THE...
By Juan MontoyaWith the passage of a $40 million capital improvements bond issue by the Cameron County Commissioners Court Tuesday, the road is clear for a system-wide improvement of many of the...
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ZENDEJAS, BD. MAJORITY: TAKING BISD FOR A RIDE
(Ed.s Note: For years, members of Choferes Unidos, the Brownsville Independent School District bus drivers' union has agitated for better wages. Now that a board majority has given Superintendent...
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LIFE IN THE U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE PLANTATION
By Juan MontoyaIn the wake of revelations discovered through a lawsuit filed by Hispanic farmers, we now know that what we surmised years ago is true: The United States Department of Agriculture has...
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HOW ABOUT BISD CANDIDATES BEING TEACHER 4 A DAY?
(Ed.'s Note: One of our three readers has a suggestion for the 19 candidates to the four positions on the Brownsville Independent School District board of trustees.What would happen if all those...
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A READER'S TRIBUTE TO JUAN GABRIEL (?)
(Ed.'s Note: To tell you the truth, we really don't get the meaning of this graphic, but since Juan Gabriel died yesterday, it's somewhat apropo. That's Pete Sepulveda, our appointed Cameron County...
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AMIGOS DEL VALLE HITS SENIORS WITH $864 RENT HIKE
By Juan MontoyaWhat if your landlord suddenly told you that he was raising your rent for your one-bedroom apartment by $72?And what if you were a retired senior citizen and was struggling each month to...
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WAIT A MINUTE, ISN'T KIKO A FORMER TSC TRUSTEE?
(Ed.'s Note: Some office holders carry over their titles even after they leave office. And people sometimes out of courtesy still call them by their titles such as "judge,""commissioner," or even "Mr....
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NINE OF 10 JPs WANT A 29 % SALARY INCREASE; ONLY PCT. 2-3 JP MARY ESTHER...
By Juan MontoyaNine members of the Cameron County jury pool will hear the salary grievance of nine of the 10 county justices of the peace this Thursday.The nine – currently earning a set salary of...
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MOTORCYCLE COP RESCUES KITTY AT BUSY INTERSECTION
(Ed.'s Note: It happened at about 8:50 a.m. this morning at the corner of Boca Chica and Central boulevards when the motorcycle policeman above saw a small black kitty cat bewildered and limping...
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NO WONDER THEY WANT TO BE JPs: CUPID SALAZAR LEADS
JPs' Salary Car Allowance Cell Phone (All) $47,172 $5,400 $960...
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COUNTY WORKERS FACE HIGHER MEDICAL COST AS JPs DEMAND RAISES WITH $34 MILLION...
By Juan MontoyaEven as Justice of the Peace 2-2 Jonathan Gracia was telling the local daily that the salary grievances by eight of his fellow JPs were not about money, he admitted that they were all...
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BENCE TRUST LAND DONATION TO COUNTY'S PCT. 4 IN LIMBO
By Raul GarciaValley Morning StarCameron County Commissioner Gus Ruiz will have to wait another week for a decision on the proposed land donation he wants for a new Precinct 4 warehouse.“It’s a...
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GRACIA LIES: NO EMPLOYEE RAISES IN 9 JPs' GRIEVANCE: PUBLIC HEARING TO BE...
From Channel 5 News:"BROWNSVILLE - A handful of Cameron County’s justices of the peace filed a grievance last week to get more pay fortheir employees.The hearing (is) set for Thursday night. Judge...
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SPACEX EXPLOSIONS COMING TO A BOCA CHICA NEAR YOU?
By CNN MoneyA SpaceX rocket exploded at its Cape Canaveral launch pad Thursday morning during a test firing, destroying the rocket and the satellite it was due to launch on Saturday.SpaceX said there...
View ArticleGRACIA, JPs HAVE NO LEG TO STAND ON IN GRIEVANCE
(Ed.'s Note: Tonight's Elected Officials Salary Grievance Committee Public Hearing will be held at 6 p.m. on the second floor of the Dancy Building on Monroe St. The meeting will be live-streamed on...
View ArticleEIGHT OF NINE JPs GIVEN RAISE IN "PUBLIC" MEETING
By Juan MontoyaAbout the most notable aspect of the public meeting held Thursday to allow a salary grievance committee to decide whether to approve the request of nine Cameron County justices of the...
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6TH ANNUAL FREDDIE GOMEZ MEMORIAL CONCERT SATURDAY
Conjunto Legend Ruben Vela’s protégé 2016 STCA Memorial’s Conjunto AmbassadorThe 2016 STCA “Conjunto Ambassador Award” will be presented to Ruben de la Cruz y su Conjunto during the 6 th Annual STCA...
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SIXTH ANNUAL FREDDIE GOMEZ CONCERT PACKED THEM IN
(Ed.'s Note: No, they weren't riding bikes or running shoes, but the hundreds of conjunto aficionados who showed up to listen to the new generation of virtuoso accordionists and bajo sexto players...
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