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SAN BENE CITY ADMINISTRATION BUSHWACKED FESTIVAL
For Immediate Release:August 10, 2017Contact: Rogelio T. Núñez(956) 367-0335Press Statement: City of San Benito Kills 26th Annual Conjunto FestivalThe Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center has not made...
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TOWN'S MAIN DRAG LOOKING A MITE SHAGGY, HEY MAYOR?
Hair, flow it, show itLong as God can grow, my hairLet it fly in the breeze and get caught in the treesGive a home to the fleas, in my hairA home for fleas, a hive for the buzzing beesA nest for birds,...
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CAPT. BOB HOUNDS RENE OLIVEIRA DURING LEGE SESSION
Special to El Rrun-RrunRobert Sanchez Captain Bob arrived in Austin Texas this morning to denounce District 37 State Representative Rene Oliveira's leadership.Sanchez apparently is blaming Oliviera for...
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HASSE VENTS ON BOTH DEMO AND GOP DITCH DWELLERS
By Tad HasseSpecial to El Rrun-RrunI’ve been getting far more than my share of automated robo-calls “begging me for this”, and “the house will fall if I don’t act soon”, and all the other Chicken...
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CITY COMMISSION DECIDES WHETHER TO CAN SOSSI TODAY
By Juan MontoyaIt couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.For the last eight years, Brownsville City Attorney Mark Sossi has led a charmed existence.But if – as it appears – a majority on the City of...
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CAPT. BOB: RENE OLIVEIRA, U CAN RUN, BUT U CANNOT HIDE
Special to El Rrun-RrunAn implacable Capt. Bob Sanchez has been dogged in his pursuit of District 37 Texas House of Representatives member Rene Oliveira, asserting that the 34-year veteran of that body...
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RIPE TAMARINDS CARRY MEMORY BACK TO EARLIER DAYS
By Juan MontoyaIt has long been said that the sense of smell is the most persistent in one's memory. When it comes to the smell of ripe tamarinds, it is certainly true.Way back in another lifetime when...
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IS LONGORIA STRUMMING CARLOS FOR BISD PIO POSITION?
By Juan MontoyaThe Brownsville Independent School District rumor mill is hitting on all eight cylinders that City of Brownsville commissioner – and BISD staff member – has ironed out a deal with...
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ATKINSON REVEALS BISD SNAFU THAT NIXED TRANSFER
By Charlie AtkinsonBISD Faulk Middle School CoachOk here we go.I was called by coach (Tom) Chavez to be part of the football program. I'm certified to teach P.E., Health, and Law Enforcement. A law...
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ATTACK ON CASTILLO FROM AYOUB, SOCV, DRAWS DEFENSE
(Ed.'s Note: Harlingen resident Jack Ayoub wrote a letter to the Valley Morning Star taking local anti-NeoConfederate instructor Antonio Castillo to task for wanting to remove Jefferson Davis Boulder...
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BOB: "OPERATION OLIVEIRA" MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
Ed.'s Note: We don't know exactly why we have been chosen to be the bearer of these news, but we received a note from Capt. Bob Sanchez that his efforts to enlighten the 150 members of the Texas House...
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BREAKING: COMMISSION FIRES SOSSI 5-2; RICK, MUNGIA "NAYS"
Special to El Rrun-RrunBY a 5-2 majority, City of Brownsville Attorney Mark Sossi was terminated as a city employee and sent packing.District 2 commissioner Jessica Tetreau-Kalifa made the motion which...
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MARTINEZ GOING BACK ON "NO ROAD" PROMISE FOR WEST RAIL
By Juan MontoyaSo much for the "no road" on the West Rail abandoned Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way that boosted the candidacies of City of Brownsville Mayor Tony Martinez and commissioner Rose...
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TSC'S INTERIM PRES SHANNON NAMED IN CITY RESOLUTION
(Ed.'s Note: Flanked by two of his trustees, Texas Southmost College President Mike Shannon was issued a proclamation by the commissioners of the City of Brownsville. Shannon, who was named interim...
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(Ed.'s Note: After we posted that City of Brownsville attorney Mark Sossi had been terminated by a 5-2 majority of the commission Tuesday, one of our seven readers sent us this clip of Sossi in action...
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BALDE HUERTA AS WE KNEW FREDDY FENDER IN SAN BENE
(Ed.'s Note: Every once in a while we are the recipients of some really fine – and rare – photos of some local luminaries. This was the case just yesterday when a fan from Bastrop associated withthe 4...
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FIREFIGHTERS FILE THEFT COMPLAINT AGAINST ELIZONDO
By Juan MontoyaThe Brownsville Firefighters Association Local 970 has filed a complaint for theft by a public servant against current Brownsville Fire Department Chief Carlos Elizondo charging that...
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SUNNY SKIES COLONIA REMOVAL WAS DECIDED YEARS AGO
(Ed.'s Note: We published this post on July 19, a month ago, giving a context to the runway expansion of the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport and its effect on Sunny Skies colonia...
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JERRY AND DR. ZAVALETA'S REVISIONISM OF TSC HISTORY
By Juan MontoyaFirst of all we want to welcome Dr. G. F. McHale-Scully back to the blogosphere after a fortnight of rest and detoxification in the bosom of his family in Califas.Jerry is a piquant...
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FOR A PENANCE, CHURCH WILL GIVE YOU A NOD AND A WINK
By Juan MontoyaI was having breakfast today with an old friend from my newspaper days at the Brownsville Herald when the subject of "arreglos" came up.You know, the...
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