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TEFLON TONY: AFTER ALL THIS, STILL NO INDICTMENTS
By Juan MontoyaHe has sat in executive session in City of Brownsville commission meetings where he discussed and then – in open meeting – voted to sell himself properties he bought at public auction...
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IS CAMERON COUNTY DEMOCRATS LOYALTY OATH LEGAL?
By Juan MontoyaEver since Gilbert Hinojosa was chairman of the Cameron County Democratic Party, every candidate who wanted to run in the primaries for the different positions was required to fill out...
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ELIA SUES BISD: CHARGES VIOLATIONS OF KIDS' CIVIL RIGHTS
By Juan MontoyaThe first thing you notice when you pick up a copy of 404th District Judge Elia Cornejo Lopez's lawsuit against the Brownsville Independent School District for allegedly violating her...
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BFD CHIEF JARRETT SHELDON ANSWERS CALL...IN SAN BENE
By Juan MontoyaIt must have been around 5 p.m. Tuesday when startled residents in Los Fresnos saw a Brownsville Fire Department vehicle speeding toward a fire call in San Benito.What, they wondered, is...
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LOPEZ, EL PADRON GROCERY STORE, WHAT'S IN A NAME?
(Ed.'s Note: SomeonE brought to our attention that the old Lopez Grocery Store on McDavitt and Roosevelt streets had undergone change of ownership and that it was no named "El Padrón." We asked them...
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TIDBITS FROM ELIA'S $1 BILLION (NOT) SUIT AGAINST BISD
(Ed.'s Note: We received word from Judge Elia Cornejo-Lopez that she had not filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the Brownsville Independent School District, but that the number had been placed on her...
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CITY COMMISSIONER BATTLING WITH HEART VIRAL INFECTION
By Juan MontoyaDespite putting on a cheerful face to a very serious health problem, City of Brownsville Commissioner Ricardo Longoria has confirmed that he is suffering from a bad heart viral...
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ON JAN. 1, FIREFIGHTERS (NOT BOSSES) PUNCH THE CLOCK
By Juan MontoyaThe equipment is in and will be fully functional come January.From that day on, all firefighters who are not top administrators will be required to punch the clock like any normal...
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HOUSE THAT ROSE DIDN'T BUILD GETS HISTORICAL MARKER
By Juan MontoyaThis year, Brownsville historical places submitted for a historical plaque from the Texas Historical Commission have run the gamut of local history.The historical folks over at Texas...
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DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES DRAW FOR A PLACE ON THE BALLOT
(Ed.'s Note: We'd like to thank Cameron County Democratic Party Chairperson Amber Medina for emailing us the ballot showing the places that the candidates to the disputed races will appear. It is a...
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ELIA CORNEJO-LOPEZ ON A TEAR EARLY TODAY; HER LINKS TO CC-AT LAW #2 CANDIDATE...
By Juan MontoyaWe wouldn't have believed it, but after three or four phone calls and numerous texts, we are beginning to lend credence to the reports.The calls and texts dealt with District 404th Judge...
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A POTHOLE YOU WANT THE CITY TO FIX? FUHGEDDABOUDIT!
(Ed's. Note: How many times have you swerved in traffic to avoid the nasty pothole on your street that never seems to get fixed by the city crews? Calls to the city usually result in dispatchers...
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THE 12 DAYS OF XMAS FOR DOWNTOWN BROWNTOWN
On the first day of Christmas downtown Browntown gave to meA tacuache up a plam treeOn the second day of Christmas downtown Browntown gave to meTwo lavacarrosand a tacuache up a palm treeOn the third...
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LOPEZ-CORNEJO FAMILY: OUR PLANS FOR OUR $1 BILLION
The Lopez FamilyBrownsville,Texas78520December 23, 2017To the Citizens of Brownsville students, and teachers of Brownsville Independent School DistrictBrownsville, Texas78520Re: Lopez Scholarship...
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JOSE SANDOVAL WISHES ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christmastime is here againand visions of buñelos dance ‘round my head. There is no snow, nor rain or sleet, to distress us here in the RGV.Oh Christmas Eve is here again, and now’s the time for family...
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NOT EVEN THE SOUTHMOST ROLL COULD SAVE DALLAS
THERE IS NO JOY IN BROWNTOWNThe outlook wasn't brilliant for the Dallas Pokes that day;the score stood 21 to 12, with but just a quarter left to play.And then when Dak was decked and Dez Bryant blew...
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A FOGGY MORNING SCENE IN THE MIDDLE OF BROWNSVILLE
(Ed.'s Note: Sometimes, when we get caught up reporting the foibles, high crimes and misdemeanors of some of our local denizens, we don't realize what a beautiful place we live in. Take, for example,...
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FOR OUR XMAS VACATION VISITORS FROM UP NAWTH
By Juan MontoyaI ran into Felipe in a honky-tonk bar in Brownsville by chance.I had not seen him for a while, although I had heard that he had gone up north to work, as do many people of South Texas...
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ELIA CLAUS AND "LUCY" WILL DONATE B.I.S.D. $1 BILLION
The Lopez FamilyBrownsville,Texas78520December 23, 2017To the Citizens of Brownsville students, and teachers of Brownsville Independent School DistrictBrownsville, Texas78520Re: Lopez Scholarship...
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