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BISD RECYCLING: ESPY, LORENZO...AND HEEERE'S JOHNNY
By Juan MontoyaWe're not so happy to tell you that the Brownsville Independent School District has taken a lead on other public entities at recycling.The City of Brownsville has taken a rather weak...
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BUS RIDERS STAND ENDURING RAIN NEXT TO $ MILLION TRAIL
By Juan MontoyaIn what has become an embarrassing scene to city residents, this middle-aged woman waits for a Brownsville Urban System (BUS) bus as she gets pelted by a cold, steady rain on Elizabeth...
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PARTIES STOKING MAIL-IN VOTES, WILL IT AFFECT PORT, TSC?
By Juan MontoyaIn one of my previous lifetimes, I used to work for Cameron County Pct. 1.During the race for state senator in 1992 where Bob Krueger was challenged by Kay Bailey Hutchinson, I was...
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OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE BARTON FAMILY
By Jim Bartonhttp://brownsvilleobserver.blogspot.com/My wife, Eloisa "Nena" Barton, died yesterday, April 9, at Valley Baptist Hospital in Brownsville. Out of respect for her longstanding request,...
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SOROLA APPOINTS TREASURER TO RUN FOR ELIA'S 404TH CT.
By Juan MontoyaAppointed as an Associate District Judge and Magistrate last October, Brownsville attorney Louis Sorola has filed the appointment of his campaign treasurer for a run for District 404th...
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DID COUNTY TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZE SAENZ'S POLITICAL STUNT?
By Juan MontoyaHe was in a dead heat in the race for the office of Cameron County District Attorney when incumbent Luis V. Saenz surprised the members of the joint task force working "Operations Dirty...
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WIGHTMAN CAN'T DUCK HERNANDEZ DEFAMATION LAWSUIT
By Juan MontoyaPartly as a result of his own legal skills shortcomings, and partly as a result of his failure to understand the law, the appeal of blogger (and disbarred lawyer) Robert Wightman to the...
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CITY EVACUATES CITY PLAZA AFTER GAS LEAK IS DETECTED
(Ed.'s Note: Municipal employees at City Plaza were ordered to evacuate the building after a strong odor of gas permeated the building. Public Utility Board workers discovered that a crew digging on...
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COMADRISMO'S THICKER THAN MUD; IT'S CINDY VS. LINDA
By Juan MontoyaJust as Associate District Judge/Magistrate Luis Sorola is preparing for the 2020 elections and is going after the 404th District Court seat held by Elia Cornejo-Lopez, we've learned...
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THE SNOOK IS RUNNING AT PUENTE DE LOS LOBOS
(This happy fisherman sent us this photo of a snook (róbalo in Espanich) he snagged at the Jaime Zapata Memorial Boat Ramp on Highway 48 (Puente de los Lobos.) He asked us to keep his identity...
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TA BIEN GUENA, GUEY, PERO TE PEGAN LOS PIN...MUNCHIES!
By Ryan N. MillerUSA TodayEight police officers in Argentina who claimed that rats ate more than half a ton of marijuana missing from police custody were fired Tuesday, according to local media...
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LA BABOSA LOSES AGAIN IN TX SUPREME COURT; SPINS A WIN
By Juan MontoyaWhen we posted our article yesterday that local blogger (and disbarred lawyer) Robert Wightman was denied his appeal by the Second District Court of Appeals to dismiss the defamation...
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34 YEARS OF OLIVIERA: ALEX= CHANGE WE CAN'T LIVE W-OUT
AFTER 34 YEARS OF RENE OLIVEIRA, THIS IS WHAT DISTRICT 37 FAMILIES HAVE TODAY:*Number of people with less than high school education is 40,134, or about 41.7 percent compared to the statewide average...
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IF A TREE FELL IN THE CATHEDRAL, WOULD YOU HEAR IT?
By Juan MontoyaIf you have ever walked along 13th Street and Jefferson, you probably saw the lemon tree standing inside the walled back yard of the Immaculate Conception Church Cathedral.It is one of...
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ON THE TSC RACE FOR PLACE 6, ANYONE BUT DR. REY
Fiduciary Responsibility: A legal obligation of one party to act in the best interest of another. The obligated party is typically a fiduciary, that is, someone entrusted with the care of money or...
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SOUTH TEXAS SLAVERY "HERITAGE" WELL DOCUMENTED
By Juan MontoyaFreedom took a little longer to arrive in Texas.Even though President Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation on January 1863, slavery wasn't outlawed in Texas until June...
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CAMERON PARK GETS FIRST AND ONLY INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND
(Ed.'s Note: Cameron County's only inclusive playground that will allow physically impaired children a chance to participate and play just like every other child will be officially opened Thursday,...
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GRILL PORT CANDIDATES ON LNGs, OMNITRAX, BARRIO VOTERS SUPPRESSION
By Juan MontoyaTonight the League of Women Voters - Rio Grande Valley and CAVA (Citizens Against Voter Abuse) will host a candidates' forum for Places 2 and 4 of the board of the Brownsville Navigation...
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