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IN JP 2-2 RACE, GRACIA OUTRAISING, OUTSPENDING ALL
By Juan MontoyaCall it the power of incumbency.Or perhaps it is the success in collecting cold cash donations to fund your political campaign.But whatever it is, campaign contribution and expenditures...
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LOPEZ TO BOLT BISD, SEEK SAFE HARBOR AT THE PORT
By Juan MontoyaFrom the coffee klatsch department: Brownsville Independent School District trustee (and now board president) Cesar Lopez will run for commissioner of the Brownsville Navigation...
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MARY HELEN BERLANGA ENDORSES CORTEZ'S OPPONENT
Special to El Rrun-RrunWith the endorsement of his Democratic Party opponent Michelle Arevalo Davila by Mary Helen Berlanga, a lawyer and youngest of the Bonilla family in Corpus Christi for the Texas...
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EVEN TRAIL USERS MARVEL AT THE EXCESSES AND DISPARITY
Special to El Rrun-RrunAfter reading about the lack of bus shelters and sidewalks in the city on this blog, I notice that there are 3 benches within 100 yard radius on the running/bike trail. I have...
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OLIVEIRA'S DISTRICT 37 JOINS THE "ME TOO" MOVEMENT
By Juan MontoyaActing through an attorney as a "body corporate," Texas State Legislature District 37 encompassing most of Brownsville and South Padre Island claims it has been subjected to continued...
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WHAT MAKES A COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CHAIR'S HAIR GRAY
"There's so much confusion, I can't get no relief..." Bob Dylan, All Along the WatchtowerSpecial to El Rrun-RrunWell, now we guess the wild rumors that we heard have turned out to be true.Someone we...
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WATER TOWER – AND S-MOST LANDMARK – TO BE DEMOLISHED
By Juan MontoyaIf you climb to the top story of the Brownsville Housing Authority's High Rise on St. Charles Street, the only way you can know where the Southmost area is located by looking east and...
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AFTER $335K PAYOUT, CABLER'S $318K SLUSH FUND LEFT
By Juan MontoyaWhatever Charlie wanted, Charlie got.At the last meeting of the City of Brownsville Commission, members were asked to approve several budget amendments to the general fund, most notably...
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SANCHEZ WALKS, MURRAY NIXES DEFERRED, SETS PROBATION
(Ed.'s Note: Initial indications are that visiting judge Menton Murray has placed Robert "Capt. Bob" on regular probation and that he won't require the Democratic Party primary candidate for Cameron...
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SALAZAR WEDDING PARTY "UNCEREMONIOUSLY" TURNED AWAY
By Juan MontoyaNow that the tax office, county clerk, the constable/bailiffs' office, the IT guys, and the three Brownsville justices of the peace have moved to the new county building on Levee Street,...
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BISD'S FNS SCANDAL NOT OVER? LOPEZ, ET AL, INVOLVED?
By Juan MontoyaAs can be clearly seen in the above comment, a relative of the late Brownsville Independent School District Food and Nutrition Service Director Silverio Capistran seems sure that more...
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AND G.M.S. WANTS CITY TO INK ITS $60 MILLION CONTRACT?
(Ed.'s Note: Now operating on a month-to-month basis, GMS Waste Disposal has been after the city commission to grant it its usual five-year, $60 million sweetheart deal that was in the past supported...
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WE HAVE A SLIGHT SUSPICION BENAVIDES IS FOR RENE...
(Ed.'s note: Something tells us that perhaps Cameron County Pct. 2 Commissioner Sofia Benavides is throwing her considerable political weight behind District 37 Texas State Rep. Rene Oliveira. Now,...
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: CHARRO DAYS GALS 72 YEARS AGO
(Ed.'s Note: Traces of Texas Brownsville reader Sylvia Escamilla sent in this snapshot taken in 1946 of her mom, Raquel Trevino (Later Raquel Escamilla), and friend Ofelia de los Santos dressed up for...
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THE SAME MOLD: SEN. LUCIO JR., LUCIO III, RENE OLIVEIRA
By Juan MontoyaOne thing you can count on when it comes to our representatives at the state level: If there is a dollar to be made from their positions of public trust, they will grab it.We saw it in...
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GORGEOUS GEORGE GAVITO FEATURED IN KILROY REVISIT
From: Laura Teten <laurat@sharpentertainment.com>Date: January 25, 2018 at 10:33:16 AM CSTTo: "geogavito@gmail.com"<geogavito@gmail.com>Subject: Pandora's Box - Kilroy Air DateHi George, I...
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VALCO INVESTIGATION WAS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
By Juan MontoyaWhat started off as a United States Department of Agriculture investigation into the purchase of Mexican-processed barbacoa meat from a Region One Buy Board vendor blossomed into a...
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WE BEG TO DIFFER WITH ATKINSON ON THE OTHER "CHARLIE"
By Juan MontoyaAt the risk of getting into a wrestling match with a tar baby, we want to answer former city commissioner Charley Atkinson's objections to our post on a fundraising account under former...
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WERE WE BEING UNFAIR TO BISD BOARD PRESIDENT LOPEZ?
By Juan MontoyaWe ran into a good friend the other day watching a college basketball game over some suds at a local watering hole. Actually, he was having some other libation and we were savoring a few...
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