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CAMERON COUNTY MONEY HANDLING LEAKY AS A SIEVE
By Juan MontoyaAfter the infamous $1.2 million Great Fajita Caper at the Cameron County Juvenile Probation Office was uncovered, there are more indications that money-handling across the board in...
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WILL GONZALEZ CASE QUALIFY AS DOMESTIC TERRORISM?
By Juan MontoyaFor nearly seven hours, Marco Antonio Gonzalez – a former corrections guard at Rucker-Carrizales Detention Center – shot it out with local law enforcement officers as he held a woman...
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DEFACING POLITICAL SIGNS, THE UNKINDEST CUT OF ALL
(Ed.'s Note: The graffiti vandals were working overtime this weekend as can be seen in the photos sent to us by some of our seven readers. The vandalism was widespread, some of it happening on Pablo...
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AND THE WORD BECAME SPRINT AND DWELT AMONG US....
(Ed.'s Note: We have tried to decipher the Facebook post of City of Brownsville Commissioner Jessica Tetreau, and while the sentiments expressed are noble and noteworthy, we find it difficult to fathom...
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COWEN: I WANT BISD TO PAY FOR ELIZONDO'S LEGAL DEFENSE
By Juan MontoyaJust before board members of the Brownsville Independent School District got their agendas for this month's meeting on Tuesday, Phil Cowen had put an item on their agenda to restructure...
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GOWEN RAIDS TREASURY FOR $500,000 FOR HER BIKES AGAIN
The City Commission of the City of Brownsville, Texas (the "City") does hereby give notice of intention to issue one or more series of City of Brownsville, Texas Combination Tax and Revenue...
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CABLER LEAVES CITY LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK
By Juan MontoyaWe always thought that the $220,000 salary and $6,646 annual car allowance the City of Brownsville paid Charlie Cabler for acting like a city manager was too much for him delivering so...
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"NEW" HANNA CONSTRUCTION TRADES BUILDING: HOW NOT TO BUILD ONE; NO A.C.,...
4. Recommend approval of Payment #8 for $23,839.67 as Final payment to NM Contracting for work completed at the Hanna ECHS Construction Technology Building to be paid from Local Fund 192.By Juan...
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AIRPORT TERMINAL: COST RISES $11 MILLION TO $38 MILLION, INCLUDES HIRING OF...
10. Consideration and ACTION to authorize Change Order to Task Order No. 5 to CH2M to increase scope of work to design services related to New Airport Terminal Project at the Brownsville South Padre...
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WITH 1-8 WIN-LOSS TALLY, MCHALE SAYS CHAVEZ AD OF 2017
DateOpponentResult8/317:00pPorter (Brownsville, TX)Location: Rivera High SchoolBox Score(W) 35 - 149/97:00p@ Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX)Location: Veterans Memorial High SchoolBox Score(L) 43 -...
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BISD BOARD MEETS, ACCEPTS OVER-PRICED, SHODDY BUILDING
By Juan MontoyaThey did it without a peep.They voted to make the final payment to NM Constructing and accepted the the Hanna ECHS Construction Technology Building despite an array of shortcomings that...
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2-CENT SALES TAX HIKE FOR RURAL SERVICES FAILS...AGAIN
By Juan MontoyaFor the second time, rural voters said no to a two-cent sales tax increase in businesses in unincorporated areas that could establish Assistance District that could have potentially...
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MAJORITY TELLS COWEN "NO" BISD LAWYER FOR CARLOS
By Juan MontoyaOstensibly, the item on the agenda placed by Brownsville Independent School District board member Phil Cowen was to address a number of vexing issues facing the district.Under the board...
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COUNTY CREWS GET TIME OFF FOR SUPERVISOR'S FUNERAL
(Ed.'s Note: Everyone in Harlingen wondered whether Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño or some other important personage in the county corps had passed away because of the profusion of county vehicles...
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BROWNSVILLE STAFF OBSERVES MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK
(Ed.'s Note: During Tuesday's meeting of the City of Brownsville Commission, the city issued a proclamation declaring Municipal Court Week. The proclamation said – among other things – that municipal...
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MISSED THE FIRST TIME, VANDALS GET CLERK SYLVIA MONDAY
(Ed'.s Note: Following this weekend's defacing of campaign signs of various political candidates at prominent intersections of the city, the one whose signs hadn't been touched was that of current...
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ONCE A POSTER CHILD, ELIZONDO NOW SEEKS A DARK CORNER
By Juan MontoyaOnce the poster child of the City of Brownsville under City Manager Charlie Cabler, former Fire Chief Carlos Elizondo – since demoted and suspended without pay – sought to avoid facing...
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WAS LETY DUPED TO BUY LOW-END PROPERTIES IN S.A.?
Special to El Rrun-RrunTamaulipas State Auditors have detected numerous properties under the name of former Matamoros Mayor Leticia Norma Leticia Salazar Vázquez apparently acquired in 2015 and 2016 in...
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BROWNTOWN MARINES KICK OFF B-DAY CELEB TRADITION
Marines, front and center!Calling all Marines, past and present, to join us in what we will continue to work to make it an annual event in Brownsville, Texas. Let's do it right! The way our Marine...
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PROVEN EDUCATOR WILL RUN FOR TSC BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Special to El Rrun-RrunFrom the get-go, educator Eva Alejanadro says she is not running against anyone on the Texas Southmost College board of trustees."I'm running to represent the voice of our...
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