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S. TEXAS AREA PIVOTAL IN CAREERS OF LINCOLN, GENERALS
"The Mexican War did two things though. We got a lot of Western land, damned near doubled our size, and besides that it was a training ground for generals, so when the sad self-murder (U.S. Civil War)...
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SOMETIMES MEMORIAL DAY LASTS A WHOLE LIFETIME
By Juan MontoyaThe Son's StoryI never knew you, DadAnd in the dimmest fogsOf Time, You were a tinge I feltWhen mother heard you diedI was there inside herWhen she heard,She has saidI never knew youNor...
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SO WHAT IS TITO MATA RUNNING FOR, AND AGAINST WHOM?
(Ed.'s note: One of our readers with a good memory sent us a few photos posted on Facebook by Brownsville Independent School District employee and local body builder (weight lifter?) Tito Mata. You've...
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PAROLE BOARD DENIES GONZALEZ RELEASE UNTIL 2019
By Juan MontoyaFor the second time in as many years, a state parole board has denied Marco Antonio Gonzalez, the former Cameron County Sheriff Department corrections officer who shot and killed fellow...
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VICIOUS PIT BULL KILLS YORKIE, MAULS WOMAN...AGAIN
Special to El Rrun-RrunAn 85 year old Brownsville woman was attacked this morning at 7:15 am while walking her Yorkie, Lulu, by a known-to-be-vicious pit bull dog. This is the second time she was...
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UPCOMING TSC RUNOFF, GARCIA MUST ANSWER QUESTIONS
By Juan MontoyaThe runoff election for Place 6 of the board of trustees of Texas Southmost College may come down to several simple questions.For the challenger JJ De Leon, do your qualifications as an...
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WE WERE PAYING GMS $25 MILLION FOR 5 YEARS FOR THIS?
(Ed.'s Note: The last we heard the five-year, $25 million contract with GMS for trash removal has not been renewed because a majority of the commissioners thought the city staff under former City...
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HISTORIC OLVERA BUILDING SITE OF CORTINA-SHEARS FRACAS?
By Jose SandovalFor years, many historians – from J.T. Canales to Milo Kearney and Tony Knopp – have glazed over the exact spot where Brownsville hero-villain Juan Cortina shot city marshal Robert...
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SOME SONGS HEARD AT THE LOCAL KARAOKE BAR
PASASTE A LA HISTORIAYa paso la amargura que tú me dejaste Ya te puedo mirar cara a cara Y hablarte de cosas que no sean de amor Ya me puedes contar sin que sufra que pronto te casas Ya me puedes decir...
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WIGHTMAN AT THE SUPREME COURT BAR: CAN'T WIN FOR LOSING; DIARY OF ANOTHER...
By Juan MontoyaWell, once again the fearless prognosticator of past events – AKA Robert Wightman – was right again about the Texas supreme Court denying his petition for review and refused to impose...
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BROUHAHA ERUPTS OVER S-WEST KEY DENIAL OF ACCESS TO U.S. SENATOR TO...
Various SourcesOregon Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley attempted to visit an immigration detention center in Brownsville, Texas on Sunday. He was prevented from entering, as shown in the photo.Here is...
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INDICTED ELIZONDO STILL RECEIVES AWARD; COMPANY LINKED TO FORMER FIRE CHIEF...
By Juan MontoyaTo observers of the Brownsville Independent School District, the sight of board member Carlos Elizondo receiving the Outstanding Firefighter Award the Brownsville events Center in a...
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WITH PROOF OF TERCERO INEPTNESS, GARCIA BLINDLY LOYAL
By Juan MontoyaIt is difficult to say with any exactness just what the infatuation that Texas Southmost College board member Dr. Rey Garcia had with terminated community college Lily Tercero.Whether it...
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TSC BOARD,PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ, CORRECT THIS PLAQUE!
By Juan MontoyaAt the risk of beating on a dead horse, or public sanitarian in this case, we are asking that the administration at Texas Southmost College – in a demonstration of academic honesty and...
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NOOSE TIGHTENS AROUND BIASI, SUSPECT IN 3 U.S. DEAD
By Juan MontoyaA South Texas mother whose three children were kidnapped and murdered by Mexican security forces in the Fall of 2014 has said she is happy, but not fully satisfied, with the arrest of...
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INDICTMENTS FLY, AND WHO WAS HANGING WITH SUSPECTS?
By Juan MontoyaRemember the boondoggle of public funds perpetrated by the shadow government called United Brownsville?Their scheme included strong-arming at least eight public entities to fork over...
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JIMMY GONZALEZ, JOE LOPEZ, PROPHETS IN THEIR OWN LAND
By Juan MontoyaA few decades ago, when I used to be a newspaper man for the Brownsville Herald, a co-worker – then-sports writer Julio Lozano – told me of a local band that was burning up the dance...
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