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FALLOUT FROM FIRE DEPT.: SHAKEUP STILL NOT OVER
"A cord of three strands is not quickly broken..." Bible verse attached to memos issued by former Asst. Chief Ernie Estrada, now back to being a basic firefighterBy Juan MontoyaThe demotion of former...
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MCHALE LIKENS CITY INACTION TO CORRUPTION IN MATA
By Jerry McHaleFrom http://themchalereport.blogspot.com/Mexico claims to have a more liberal constitution than the United States, but what good is a piece of paper if you can't wipe your ass with...
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LITERATURE, HISTORY BOOKS, MASS MEDIA GLORIFY THE ANGLO RACE; WHY WORRY ABOUT...
(Ed.'s Note: We often get persistent comments decrying the fact that we present an alternative view to the history books, mass media, and our society's entire cultural upbringing that say very little...
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LAST 8 QUESTIONS OF HARLINGEN FIREFIGHTER SURVEY
(The Harlingen Professional Firefighters Association Local 3404 recently conducted a survey of its members. Out of 96 union members, 68 participated in this survey. Three members refused to take the...
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AFTER 9-11 ATTACKS, U.S. IS ENGAGED IN CONSTANT WARFARE
Special to El Rrun-RrunAll of us have some index event that is etched in our memory.For some it is 9-11, an anniversary that is memorialized each September 11.We all remember where we were when we...
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COME AGAIN? WHO DID YOU SAY WOULD PAY FOR THE WALL?
The only thing I will ask you though is on the wall, you and I both have a political problem. My people stand up and say, “Mexico will pay for the wall” and your people probably say something in a...
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AFTER F.D. SHAKEUP, CITY BRACES FOR D.A. PROBE FINDINGS
By Juan MontoyaCapt. Margarito Gracia, the man terminated on the spot by former Brownsville Fire Department Chief Carlos Elizondo, has been reinstated to his position, a rank higher than the one...
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TEACHERS, BISD EMPLOYEES AGAINST HEALTH INSURANCE HIKE
4. Recommend approval of the BISD Self-funded Healthcare Plan effective October 1, 2017.By Juan MontoyaOne day before the Brownsville Independent School District board of trustees is set to vote to...
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ELIZONDO: JOE & SUPER'S $3.7 MILLION VOTE ON BISD BOARD
By Juan MontoyaThe last time the issue of the contract for Paragon Sports Constructors came around for the installation of artificial turf on four high school fields, the measure failed 3-3 with one...
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DID ELIZONDO EVEN HAVE A RIGHT TO SPEND P.A.C. MONIES?
By Juan MontoyaOn June 9, 2008, the Brownsville Firefighters for responsible Government, a general purpose political action committee (GPAC) of the Brownsville Firefighters Association Local #970,...
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CRUZ(?) WAS TWITTING ABOUT "LIKING" PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEO
Washington (CNN)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters Tuesday it was a "staffing issue" that led to a pornographic video being "liked" by his Twitter account – which has since been removed."It was a...
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ALONG THE ROAD THAT NATIVES AND OBLATES TROD...
Special to El Rrun-RrunAs the morning sun glows through the thick fog announcing its presence with a skyline of white and gray – with that also appears, the most unique highway in America, the Military...
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COB LAVISHES CAR ALLOWANCES, CARS TO 12 CITY STAFF
By Juan MontoyaEach year, the city of Brownsville pays $85,525 in car allowances to 20 city officials and staff members despite the fact that except for seven of them, all work in departments or hold...
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BISD GENERAL COUNSEL SALAZAR FAILED TO EXPUNGE RECORD
By Juan MontoyaIt was April 1, 2013 – appropriately April Fools' Day – when current Brownsville Independent School District legal counsel was making his pitch to be hired by the district from among six...
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A HISTORIC PEEK AT RIO GRANDE EUROPEAN-NATIVE CONFLICT
By Dr. G.F. McHale-ScullyHistorically, Brownsville takes pride in the distinction that the battles beginning the Mexican-American War and the battle ending the Civil War were fought in the city's...
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D.A. ON TRAIL OF $2,000 PAID BY ELIZONDO FOR RECOUNT
By Juan MontoyaIn 2014, Brownsville Independent School District board member Minerva Peña – a former Texas Department of Texas trooper – decided she was going to run for the newly-created Cameron...
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BLIND MICE ON SAN BENE CITY COMMISSION SEE NOTHING
Special to El Rrun-RrunTo a space alien coming in from the outer reaches, it might seem as if the San Benito City Manager Manuel de la Rosa is acting as judge and jury that administrates so-called...
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WHO "SET ASIDE" SALAZAR'S FELONY THEFT CONVICTIONS? ANATOMY OF A CAMERON...
By Juan MontoyaOn January 15, 1983, Baltazar Salazar, then starting an optometry business in Brownsville, was arrested for issuing a check without funds. That case number was 83-CR-416-A.Then, just a...
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ANONYMOUS EDITED RECORDINGS TRACED TO ELIZONDO
"Desperate times call for desperate measures..."Special to El Rrun-RrunBy now the Internet is filled with highly selective (and heavily-edited) snippets of conversations between City of Brownsville...
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SOURCE: C.M. CABLER TO RESIGN AT TONIGHT'S CITY MEETING
Special to El Rrun-RrunHeretofore reliable sources in the City of Brownsville say that City Manager Charlie Cabler will submit his letter of resignation at tonight's commissioner meeting, ending more...
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