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SAENZ, DE COSS, AGREE DE LEON CAN'T WORK IN CITY COURT; MEANWHILE, CARLOS...
By Juan MontoyaBy all appearances, it seemed like former embattled City of Brownsville commissioner Cesar de Leon had weathered the storm of disapproval by protesters calling for his resignation.He...
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DESCENDANTS SEEK MARKER FOR ESPIRITU SANTO LAND GRANT
By Juan MontoyaDescendants of the original grantee of the Potrero del Espiritu Santo Land Grant awarded by the Spanish Crown in 1781 to Jose Salvador De la Garza want the State Historical Commission to...
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BAHUT BAHUT SHUKRIA ASSOC. OF PAKISTANI PHYSICIANS
(Ed.'s Note: It was wall -to-wall people Saturday at the BrownSville Palo Alto Linear Park as residents took advantage of free medical services provided fee of charge by the Association of Physicians...
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LET'S LIGHTEN UP A BIT TODAY! AFTER ALL, IT'S SATURDAY
(Once in a while – believe it or not – we like to lay off the serious stuff here at El Rrun-Rrun and share a few fish stories. Actually, the fisherman left, but animal stories will do. One gets weary...
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JUST SIX DAYS LEFT BEFORE TSC STUDENTS' REENACTMENTS
The Texas Southmost College District community is invited to come and participate. We will be having historical reenactors from Ancient Times all the way into World War 2!Come and see what life was...
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TO CESAR DE LEON: FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, DON'T RESIGN
By Juan MontoyaIn the two short years after Cesar de Leon was sworn in as a City of Brownsville Commissioner, he and his colleagues on the commission set about to correct innumerable irregularities in...
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SILVER SPOON RENE WAXES ON HIS GOOD FORTUNE, OUR BANE
By Juan MontoyaIt's strange in a way, but we have found that it's often more revealing to read between the lines when people speak of themselves.For example, someone may describe their humble...
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WHO BE THAT WAY BACK THERE? WHY IT'S SYLVIA G-P!
(Ed.'s Note: One of our seven readers (they're everywhere) sent us this photo of the political signs that have started dotting the local landscape and pointed out that all the prime space appears to...
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DE LEON RESCINDS HIS RESIGNATION, REMAINS COMMISSIONER
By Juan MontoyaFour days after At-Large A City of Brownsville Commissioner Cesar de Leon turned in his resignation after racially-loaded remarks he made in a private conversation ignited a firestorm...
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FELIZ DIA DE LA RAZA, AND OH, YEAH, CHRIS COLUMBUS, TOO
(Our annual Dia de la Raza tribute for our seven readers.)By Juan MontoyaJust over 525 years ago, natives of a Caribbean island woke up to find three boatloads of hungry (and lost) Europeans...
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EMMA: FBI NOW PROBING-ELIZONDO/AMBULANCE SCAM
By Emma Perez-TreviñoAn FBI-task force continues its investigation into the ambulance-related alleged activities of demoted Brownsville Fire Chief Carlos Elizondo, now a lieutenant in the department,...
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JERRY: WE LIVE IN THE GRAY. CESAR DESERVES A 2ND CHANCE
By Dr. G.F. McHale-ScullyTony Estrada, the owner of the Broken Sprocket but an outspoken Southmost product with a decidedly conservative point of view, said it best: "No outsiders will judge us."City...
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BEN CORTEZ: OPEN LETTER TO SAN BENE CITY MANAGER
From: Ben Cortez, Concerned Citizens of San Benito To: Manuel De La Rosa,City Manager City of San BenitoRe: Chief of Police RecordingsDear Mr. De La Rosa,This is to inform you that hearing several of...
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CALM BEFORE THE "COLD" FRONT: A VIEW OF B'TOWN RESACAS
(Ed.'s Note: this morning the muggy weather (80 degrees with 90 percent humidity) is slowly giving way to an approaching cold front that is forecast to plunge temperatures from a high of 90 degrees to...
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OUTSIDERS THROW GAUNTLET ON DE LEON, BROWNTOWN
"After Mr. De Leon resigned we felt that the community (?) had spoken and were staunchly against racism towards minorities, principly (sic) (BLACKS). We were ready to let it go, for community...
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HERALD STORY CONFIRMS ELIZONDO, ESTRADA SUSPENSIONS
By Kaila ContrerasBrownsville HeraldFormer Brownsville Fire Chief Carlos Elizondo and firefighter Ernie Estrada were suspended Monday and placed on administrative leave with pay pending the results of...
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JERRY: ERIN NAMED (ALTERNATE) PART-TIME MAGISTRATE
By Dr. G.F. McHale-ScullyNobody is perfect and the electorate can't expect its judges to deliver the correct verdict every time, but Janet Leal, Ben Euresti, Arturo Nelson, Migdalia Lopez, Juan...
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3 DAYS TO TSC HISTORIC REENACTMENTS...AND COUNTING
The Texas Southmost College District community is invited to come and participate. We will be having historical reenactors from Ancient Times all the way into World War 2!Come and see what life was...
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