T.A.G. TO BISD: RELEASE INFO ON VENDOR GRAFIK SPOT
By Juan MontoyaOn January 8, after hearing of alleged irregularities with Brownsville Independent School District vendor Grafik Spot, we filed a request for information with the district asking for the...
View ArticleTHINGS GET CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER IN CD-27 RACE
FromThe Texas TribuneThings just got a little more muddled in the seemingly-endless double Republican and Democratic parties' runoff for May 22 and the special election called by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott...
View ArticleVOTING: ITS' NOT ONE OR THE OTHER; RATHER, IT'S BOTH
Special to El Rrun-RrunWhen a local resident decided to vote early as he was passing by the Suthmost Public Library, he turned into the parking lot.Reaching for his voting card and ID, he walked up to...
View ArticlePAID HIS $500, MCHALE LAUDS OLIVERIA, CROWS "SENIORITY"
"The McHale Report is endorsing incumbent Rene Oliveira for Texas State Representative. This is a no-brainer. This is a slam-dunk. This is about Brownsville.Oliveira has the experience and expertise...
View ArticleHAIL, HAIL, THE BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC WORKS GANG IS HERE!
By Juan MontoyaAfter months of doing without a director, the Cameron County Public Works Department has a new one.It's Carlos Reyes, the former City of Brownsville Public Works director who will take...
View ArticleFOR THE FAVORED FEW, PRINSTINE BEACH SPACES FOR $43
By Juan MontoyaHow would you like to rent prime beachside property where you could build a bungalow and pay as little as $43?Guess what? At least 13 renters – some from as far back as 1975 – have paid...
View ArticleTHE PUNDITS HAVE STARTED ON COSBY AFTER CONVICTION
By Liam StackNew York TimesBill Cosby has not said much about the sexual assault accusations that have dogged him for years, but when he was convicted on Thursday of drugging and assaulting Andrea...
View ArticleTSC PRESIDENT DISAVOWS ASST.'S ACTIONS ON CAMPAIGNING
By Juan MontoyaTexas Southmost College President Dr. Jesus Roberto Rodriguez has disavowed the actions of his senior administrative assistant who – accompanied by two security guards – confronted a...
View ArticleWHERE'S WALDO, AND WHY IS D.A. LUIS SAENZ THERE?
Anonymous said...Did you notice how DA Luis Saenz positioned himself in the courtroom to get in the picture with the "Killer Grandmother". Luis is a DICK and a political HAM!APRIL 24, 2018 AT 4:14 PM...
View ArticleRENE OLIVEIRA BUSTED FOR DWI; STRUCK ANOTHER CAR
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe Brownsville Police Department has confirmed that Texas District 37 State Representative Rene Oliveira was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol after he...
View ArticleOLIVEIRA MAKES BAIL ON DWI, TESTS RESULTS PENDING
By Patrick SvitekThe Texas TribuneState Rep. Rene Oliveira D-Brownsville, has been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to authorities.Oliveira, chairman of the House...
View ArticleALL THE KINGMAKERS, AND BLOGGER FRIENDS, COULDN'T...
Rene Dumpty Swayed on a wallHumpty OliveiraHad a great fallThe Demo kingmakersAnd his blogger friendsCouldn't get Rene DumptySober Again
View ArticleHIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT, LYING TO THE POLICE, YOU GO BOY
By Juan MontoyaLocal attorneys are still shaking their heads over District 37 Texas State Rep. Rene Oliveira's admission that he was driving drunk when he rear-ended a woman Friday night an then fled...
View ArticleSPECIAL NEEDS DEPT. SHORTCOMINGS AFFECTING KIDS
(Ed's Note: Despite the shakeup at the top of the Special Needs Dept. of the Brownsville Independent School District, the obvious shortcomings there have directly affected special needs kids. The...
View Article1948: LOOKING BACK AT A PAGE IN LOCAL HISTORY, DAGO
(Ed.'s Note: One of our eight readers sent us the photo above of the 1948 Brownsville High School Freshmen Favorites Dana Dew and Dagoberto Barrera.Barrera has since passed and we suspect his companion...
View ArticleNO ONE KNOWS THE TIME AND THE PLACE WHEN WE DEPART...
"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only...ADIOS, MARIA(Requiem for a friend)As a young girl coming of ageIn the Las Prietas hoodYou learned to throwTo...
View ArticleFUDGING THE TRUTH TO ELECTION DAY VICTORY AT THE PORT?
By Juan MontoyaIn looking over the social and mass media advertisements by the candidates of the Brownsville Navigation District, it is evident that some have chosen to weasel-word their claims of...
View ArticleIS UTRGV-BROWNSVILLE STEPCHILD OF UT PAN AM AGAIN?
Special to El Rrun-RrunGuy Bailey's dirty deeds began as soon as he became president in 2014 and led to the school being put on probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)....
View ArticleBULLETIN: BISD BUS DRIVERS THREATEN WALKOUT; STAFF, MECHANICS, DISPATCHERS...
Special to El Rrun-RrunAs the 3:30 p.m. school class closing hour approached, numerous reports indicate that numerous drivers of the Brownsville Independent School District's Transportation Dept. were...
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