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PSA: JP 2-3 MARY ESTHER SOROLA ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICE
From: Cameron County Justice of the PeacePct. 2, Place 3 Mary Esther SorolaDear Cameron County Residents,Please be advised that starting on Monday July 31, 2017, our new office will be located at the...
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SO WHO'S KEEPING AN EYE ON THE NEW COUNTY BUILDING?
(Ed.'s Note: The new remodeled county facility on Levee Street isn't even open yet and it is obvious we already have some serious security problems. This photo was taken Wednesday at about 8 p.m. from...
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CITY USES RUSE TO FIX TRASH CONTRACT BIDS PARTICIPATION
By Dean PutegnatRed Fish RecyclingDear Friends,Here we go again! After the businesses of Brownsville rallied together to question the validity of the process by which your trash service provider would...
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PORT STEEL MILL DECISION DUE BY END OF SEPTEMBER
By Juan MontoyaIt might be the end of September before the directors of Big River Steel, of Osceola, Ark., decide whether to expand their operations there, or – as Port of Brownsville commissioners...
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SNOOK RUNNING AT JAIME ZAPATA SAN MARTIN LAKE INLET
(Ed.'s Note: This happy fisherman sent us this photo of a snook (róbalo in Espanich) he snagged at the Jaime Zapata Memorial Boat Ramp on Highway 48 (Puente de los Lobos.) As beautiful as this fish is,...
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DA'S MOM PASSES AWAY: SAENZ FLIES BACK FROM ROME
Various SourcesWord has reached us that the mother of Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz passed away Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.Filomena Vargas Saenz, 90, died...
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SEARCH CONTINUES FOR B'VILLE MAN MISSING SINCE MAY 12
By Juan MontoyaThe last time Ramiro Avila (AKA Kimberly)was last seen in the streets of Brownsville was on May 12 in an alley between Madison and Jefferson streets behind the old Nebraska Apartments...
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TSC TEAM LAUNCHES NEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE ERA
(Ed.'s Note: New Texas Southmost College President Roberto Rodriguez poses with a majority of the community college's board of trustees.Rodriguez's experience includes serving as the dean for the...
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COUNTY DENIES LIABILITY, SAY CLIMBERS WERE TRESPASSING
By Juan MontoyaRemember this picture taken by one of our seven readers Wednesday night at about 8 p.m. of a man dangling his legs of the edge of the six-story Wells Fargo building now to be used by...
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1872 REPORT ON U.S. RUSTLING AND CROSS-BORDER RAIDS
(After Mexican President Benito Juarez died, the new Mexican president Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada convened a Investigative Commission (Comision Pesquisidora) in 1872 to determine the extent of cattle...
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WERE LACK OF SIDEWALKS THE REAL CULPRIT IN 2 DEATHS?
By Juan MontoyaAs the recriminations fly in the traffic deaths of a mother and her child that left six siblings orphans, some city residents are asking whether it was really the lack of sidewalks which...
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SOWING THE SEEDS OF WAR: POLK'S 1845 INAUGURAL ADDRESS
(During President James K. Polk's March 4,1845 inaugural address, he announced the desire of the Republic of Texas to be annexed by the United States. Texas had declared its independence from Mexico in...
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B'VILLE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO AID THE ORPHANS
By Juan MontoyaIt is often said that the only time a family comes together is when a member marries or someone dies.In the case of Brownsville family, it was a tragedy where a mother and toddler died...
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GUS GARCIA'S BIRTHDAY, MEX-AM. CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER
By Raul A. ReyesIn his heyday, Gus Garcia cut a dashing figure in Texas legal and social circles. He was a key member of the first team of Mexican-Americans to win a case at the Supreme Court. His work...
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IS TRUMP A WOODY ALLEN WITHOUT THE HUMOR?
Peggy NoonanWall Street Journal"The president’s primary problem as a leader is not that he is impetuous, brash or naive. It’s not that he is inexperienced, crude, an outsider. It is that he is weak and...
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OLD-SCHOOL CONJUNTO MUSIC THRIVING IN S. TEXAS
By Juan MontoyaThose of us who live along the border lands are spoiled.We can go to any number of congales in town and listen to a live conjunto for a farthing.If we were up in the Midwest, and perhaps...
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OLIVEIRA: POLITICAL SHELL GAME WITH RETIRED TEACHERS
By Juan MontoyaMust be election time.It seems that just about now – after he's announced he wants two more years as the District 37 Texas State Representative to make it 36 years – Rene Oliveira is...
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COUNTY JPS MOVE TO NEW DIGS, WELL NOT ALL OF THEM
By Juan MontoyaThe move of the Brownsville county justice of the peace offices to their new offices in the refurbished Wells Fargo Bank at 835 W. Levee is officially on.The move, announced for well...
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MOO! MOO! LAWYER, BOARD MAJORITY MILKING BISD
B. Action Item(s) 121. Discussion, consideration and possible action on Board Attorney contract. (Board Member Request - CL)By Juan MontoyaPoor Baltazar Salazar.At a $264,000 annual salary, he's barely...
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