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SPACEX LAUNCHES MUSK'S ROADSTER AROUND SUN TODAY
By SpaceXSpaceX is targeting launch of the Falcon Heavy demonstration mission on Tuesday, February 6 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The primary launch window...
View ArticleSTENCH OF VALCO'S BAD BISD BARBACOA WAFTS INTO COURT
By Juan MontoyaThe lingering stench of rotten barbacoa sold to the Brownsville Independent School District's Food and Nutrition Service Department has now made its way to the state district courts.In a...
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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL FOR PERSON MISSING SINCE 5/ 2017
(Ed.'s Note: Ramiro/Kimberly Avila went missing Friday, May 12, 2017 and his whereabouts are still unknown. His family has been posting fliers all over the downtown area where he was last seen. Some...
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TITO SWEARS IT'S JUST A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY
(Ed.'s Note: Facebook an Cyber Pranksters like those at La Southmost Blog are known for having a sharp, if not biting, sense of humor. In the post above, they asked their readers to tag a friend who...
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WILL ROSE GOWEN RIDE A CAR OR BICYCLE ON CHARRO DAYS?
(Ed.'s Note: Everyone's wondering whether City of Brownsville Commissioner Rose Gowen will ride on a carbon-monoxide spewing automobile or ride a health-conscious bicycle this year on Charro Days....
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OLIVEIRA, NORMA HERNANDEZ TEAM UP TO FOOL VOTERS
By Juan MontoyaThe robocall starts off with the deceptive script that informs you that it is a "state-funded" survey to gauge political engagement in the community.Then the interviewer asks you how you...
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THREE KINDS OF BISD LIES: LIES, DAMN LIES, AND STATISTICS
By Juan MontoyaAnd so the Climate Survey conducted by the Region One on the Brownsville Independent School District came to the conclusion that "everyone is happy to have a job at BISD," in the words...
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DESPITE QUESTIONS, P-3 "OPTION" APPROVED BY BISD BOARD
By Juan MontoyaBy a 4-2 majority (trustee Carlos Elizondo was absent), the board of the Brownsville Independent School District gave the administration approval to seek another "option" to augment...
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WHO'S BEHIND THE P-3 "PARTNERSHIP" PASSED BY THE BISD?
By Juan MontoyaOn Tuesday, when Ramiro Garza, of RG Economic Advisors, addressed the board of the Brownsville Independent School District to urge them to approve seeking financing for district...
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MUSK CHANGING BOCA CHICA PLANS? TO MARS, AND BEYOND...
By Juan MontoyaElated over the success of his Falcon Heavy rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, billionaire Elon Musk says that the development of an even bigger rocket – the Big Falcon Rocket – to send...
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IT'S GETTING DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHO IS WHO, WHO IS WHAT
"It's a turn around world where things are all too quickly turned aroundIt was turned around so that right looked wrongIt was turned around so that up looked down...It became so you couldn't call a...
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AT PORT, CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSION SAME-OLD, SAME-OLD
Special to El Rrun-RrunIt's getting a bit depressing to see that the board of commissioners of the Brownsville Navigation District – if voters don't make their voice heard in the May elections – will...
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RENDER TO OSCAR CASARES THINGS THAT ARE TO CASARES
Special to El Rrun-RrunOscar Casares, the great writer born and raised in the southernmost point of Texas has been acclaimed for his writing and for the stories he tells based on his hometown:...
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IT'S BIZ AS USUAL AT BROWNSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Special to El Rrun-RrunAnd we thought things would get better at the Brownsville Fire Department after disgraced fire chief Carlos Elizondo was jettisoned by the city administration.Well, guess...
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FINAL RAIL TRANSFERS SIGNED BY PORT AND UNION PACIFIC
By Port of BrownsvilleOn Dec. 28, 2017, Brownsville Navigation District finalized paperwork with Union Pacific Railroad to officially culminate a 44-year project to improve the region’s economic...
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IS BISD LOWERING THE BAR WITH PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY PICKS?
By Juan MontoyaWe could understand an HEB manager, a state senator, a city commissioners, a business guy of a successful company, even a lawyer and a cop or two and we could even stomach the likes of...
View ArticleIS THERE A "CULTURE" OF CORRUPTION IN THE RG VALLEY?
By Adolfo VargasChannel 5, KRGV.comEDINBURG – Power, position and politics play a role in Rio Grande Valley corruption. Corrupt officials can abuse the system.A University of Texas Rio Grande Valley...
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WILL LINDA'S MARRIAGE SCAM BE TEMPERED WITH REYNA WIN?
By Juan MontoyaSomeone pointed out to us that the only Brownsville justice of the peace who has approached the numbers of wedding ceremonies (at $200 to $350 a pop) by marrying JP 2-1 Linda "Cupid"...
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DOMINGUEZ: "NO ONE SHOULD STAY IN OFFICE FOREVER."
(Ed.'s Note: It's not secret that Cameron County Pct. 2 Commissioner is facing an uphill fight to dislodge District 37 Texas State Representative Rene Oliveira who – with $100,000s in PAC and lobbyists...
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