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LOOKING EAST ON ADAMS AS THE COLD FRONT GETS HERE
(Ed.'s Note: The cold front slammed into Brownsville-Matamoros late in the afternoon Saturday and we got a few photos sent to us from some of our seven readers. This one has some nice composition...
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UNAWARE OF SCIENCE: TARANTUALAS VERSUS CHUPAHUESOS
By Juan MontoyaRainy days like today sometimes take me back to when I was a boy attending Cromack Elementary.We used to live literally on the other side of the railroad tracks (now gone) north of the...
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POBRECITO AGAPITO: SE SONABA,Y SE LO SONARON...
Pobrecito AgapitoHe had no outFrom "La Popu" de MataSu Colonia Popular'Xcept for a little motita now and then,His wife told El BravoHe'd go for a mota breakEn el montecitoTo puff on his toquesitoY así...
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CBS MONEYWATCH: HARLINGEN CHEAPEST PLACE TO LIVE
By CBS MoneyWatchHarlingen, TexasAs the tough economic times continue in the U.S., many people are looking to cut down on their expenses by moving to more affordable cities and towns.But where to go?...
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BISD WON'T RELEASE GRAFIK SPOT INFO, CITES INVESTIGATION
By Juan MontoyaWe are in receipt now of the Brownsville Independent School District objection to our information request on payments made to Grafik Spot over the past five years.After hearing...
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MCHALE-SCULLY: ELIZONDO WILL CHALLENGE TETREAU AT COB
By Dr. G.F. McHale-Scully As we have mentioned in the past, Brownsville Independent School District Trustee Carlos Elizondo is a bully. Is he trying to intimidate Superintendent Dr. Esperanza Zendejas...
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TETREAU BACK FROM DEAD: JUBILANT BROWNTOWN REJOICES
Special to El Rrun-RrunAs can clearly be seen on the Facebook post at right, the city can breath a sigh of relief that City of Brownsville commissioner has mastered the ability to eat and inhale at the...
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LIES TEACHERS TOLD US: TEXAS RANGERS WEREN'T COWARDS
By Juan Montoya“The Texas Rangers have historically been the bravest and most courageous fighters in Texas.”Everyone is familiar with the braggadocio associated with the Texas Rangers. They like to...
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CABOOSE IN LINEAR PARK NO LONGER DEDICATED TO MR. B?
By Juan MontoyaWhen Raul Besteiro died, his casket was carried aboard a two-engine convoy of locomotives that belonged to the Brownsville Rio Grande Railway that has its depot at the Port of...
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LUNATICS CONVERGE ON COUNTY'S RUCKER-CARRIZALES CLINK
The lunatic is in my head. The lunatic is in my head You raise the blade, you make the change You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane. You lock the door And throw away the key There's someone in my head but...
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THE POWER TO TAX, AND GOUGE, IS THE POWER TO...
(Ed.'s Note: The house was full over at Tony Yzaguirre's Cameron County Tax-Assessor-Collector Office on the last day to pay taxes before penalties set in. More than one complained about the $5.95...
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NEW PCT. 1 WAREHOUSE TO BE NAMED FOR ANASTACIO GUILLEN
Special to El Rrun-RrunAnyone who worked for Cameron County or for Precint One from the late 1960s to as late as 2006 , had to have met the late Anastacio Gaitan Guillen.Guillen, who came from the old...
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AFTER A HORRIFIC CRASH, POLICE FIND NO ONE AT THE SCENE
(Ed.'s Note: We received some photos of a late-model car (Ford Mustang?) that had been left abandoned in the middle of the frontage road off U.S. Highway 77 a little after 2 a.m.Judging by the damage...
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LINDA'S FIRED CLERK: SHE MADE US LOOK FOR WEDDINGS..."
By Juan MontoyaIn the picture above, two county workers for two justices of the peace are seen flipping a sign that had been placed on the lobby of the second floor by JP 2-1 Linda Salazar to snag...
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WITH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN A ROIL, SYLVAN PEACE
(Ed.'s Note: While the political uproar continues in Washington over the construction of a $25 billion wall and the granting a road to citizenship to 1.6 million "Dreamers," one couldn't tell by...
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BISD PREPARES TO SPEND FACILITIES CASH, CHANGE OFFICERS
7. Recommend approval of Resolution #029/17-18 for the adoption of Guidelines for the Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) participation in public-private partnerships(P-3) and containing...
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ELIA RESCHEDULES GRIEVANCES HEARING WITH BISD, REPORTEDLY WANTS NINE STAFF...
By Juan MontoyaSoures in the Brownsville Independent School District say that a planned hearing on Elia Cornejo-Lopez's 13 grievances against the district has been rescheduled at her request.They also...
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WILL THE REAL RENE OLIVEIRA PLEASE STAND UP?
(Ed.'s Note: We used to tease former Constable Pete Avila over using his high school pictures for his campaign signs to make people think he was younger. Well, someone pointed out that the recent...
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EAST LOOP PROJECT FINALLY GETTING UNDERWAY IN 2018
By Nadia Tamez-RobledoThe Brownsville HeraldAfter more than three decades of incremental progress, Cameron County and Brownsville officials anticipate the first phase of a road construction project to...
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CAN RENO, BROWNSVILLE LEARN FROM NEW ORLEANS?
ON A sunny morning, downtown Reno (and Brownsville) is mostly empty, save for a handful of tourists.Two women speaking Spanish ogle diamonds in one of many pawn shops; a Chinese couple snaps photos...
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