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WHY HARLINGEN? AREN'T THERE GLASS COMPANIES HERE?
(Ed.'s Note: We've asked this question once and we'll ask it again. When there is a need for glass work at the Brownsville Central Library, why is it always this Harlingen company that gets the work?...
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RIGO RIDES DOWN MEMORY LANE...THOSE WERE THE DAYS...
(Ed.'s Note: We used to laugh at former Pct. 2 Constable Pete Avila and Pct. 1 commissioner Lucino Rosenbaum when they ran for reelection and the photos they used on their campaign material had photo...
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TEXAS HOUSE PASSES $212 MILLION BAND AID TO HELP RETIRED TEACHERS W-INSURANCE...
(District 37 Texas State Rep. Rene Oliveira recently posted on his website that he had a leading role in the filing of two bills to give working teachers a $1,000 raise and retired teachers help with...
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SAN BENE: CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY ON CHIEF'S RECORDINGS
By Ben CortezConcerned Citizens of San BenitoSpecial to El Rrun-RrunMayor and City Commissioners City of San Benito:Never in the history of San Benito has the image and character been at such a low...
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DEPUTY CONSTABLE RUNS OVER WOMAN PUSHING A BABY STROLLER IN LAGUNA HEIGHTS,...
By Juan MontoyaThe entire Cameron County law enforcement community is abuzz with the news of a horrific accident that took place Monday night along Highway 100 in Laguna Heights where Pct. 1 Deputy...
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SALAZAR MAKES OUT LlKE A THIEF: $24,000 HIKE TO $288,000
By Juan MontoyaIn the end, in the wee hours of the morning, Brownsville Independent School District general counsel Baltazar Salazar was able to convince a majority of the board members that he had...
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AFTER FIRE DEPT. AUDIT, CALLS FOR 1, 2, or 3 RESIGNATIONS?
By Juan MontoyaThis is the way the smoke from the hot rumors swirling around the fire house is being interpreted in various quarters in the City of Brownsville.There was an audit conducted by the city...
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A BAD START OF THE DAY FOR ONE BROWNSVILLE DRIVER
(Ed.'s Note: We knew there was something wrong when the motorcycle cop veered out from in front of us and when he was headed east on E. Price road toward Old Port Isabel Road and turned to the opposite...
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RENE: FIFTH IN SENIORITY, FIFTH IN SPENDING EXTRAVAGANCE
"Oliveira is a joint author of H.B. 80 and a co-author of H.B. 20. Both bill were reported engrossed on Tuesday, Aug. 2. They now head to the Texas Senate for consideration..."Rene Oliveira's Austin...
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WORK VISAS VERSUS PROTECTIONISM: WINNERS AND LOSERS
By Erika Morphy FDI IntelligenceAs global business takes stock of Brexit and headline-grabbing US policy decisions, working visas are ripe for reform. Some...
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IS THERE PRE-TRIAL RELEASE ABUSE IN CAMERON COUNTY? ARE WE REALLY A SANCTUARY...
"The financial data requested from the defendant during the interview with the Pre-Trial Services Office will include but is not limited to the defendant's income, source of income, assets, property...
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HERNANDEZ'S OP 10.33 TECH SCHOOL MAKES ITS ENTRY
(Ed.'s Note: Well, it seems that another player has joined the ranks of local educational institutions aiming to raise the level of technical and vocational training of the local workforce. This one is...
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WASHINGTON POST: THE PENA-NIETO-TRUMP TRANSCRIPTS
TRUMPHello, good morning.PEÑA NIETOMr. President, good morning.TRUMPHow are you, Mr. President?PEÑA NIETOI am good. How are you? It is good to speak with you. Let me switch to Spanish so I will be more...
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APOLOGISTS COME OUT IN DEFENSE OF PERENNIAL STATE REP
By Juan MontoyaEven as a groundswell grows calling for term limits in the District 37 Texas State Representative Rene Oliveira position in the wake of his announcement that he will seek another term...
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SORRY, CHARLIE, RIVERA H.S. MOVE WASN'T IN GOOD TASTE
By Juan MontoyaThe things some people do at the Brownsville Independent School District do never ceases to amaze us.Whether it's trustee-vendors discussing purchases in an open meeting, serving on the...
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NARCISO MARTINEZ CULTURAL CENTER CANCELS 26TH ANNUAL CONJUNTO FESTIVAL: SAN...
By Joe F. RodriguezResaca City BlogThe San Benito News is reporting that the board of directors Narciso Martinez Cultural Center has decided to cancel the 26 Annual Conjunto Music Festival after...
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A SLOW FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE OF LA CANICULA (DOG DAYS)
(Ed.'s Note: Summertime and the living is easy...and slow, it would appear. People are off to vacations, staying in the shade, and abstaining from the scurrilous blogs best they can. We understand. In...
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A CLASSIC CRUISE DOWN ELIZABETH STREET FRIDAY NIGHT
(Ed.'s Note: On any given Friday night – if you luck out – you might be able to catch a glimpse of this Brownsville resident driving his cherry Chevy down Elizabeth Street. This photo was sent to us by...
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VELA IN TANDEM WITH "CHENTE" GONZALEZ FROM HIDALGO
By Juan MontoyaAt first blush, we couldn't tell what the campaign poster affixed to the metal marquee at Capt. Bob's Restaurant on Price Road meant.Was it an anti-border wall advertisement? Or was it a...
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A GRAVITUS VIEW OF THE LIFELONG PULL OF GRAVITY ON US
It starts to pull us downBefore we're even bornWhile still within colloidal fluidsfloating as a mass of forming fleshIt's pulling down on usAnd when finally, our mothers, wearySpill us out on our ownIt...
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