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MEXICO'S ANSWER TO U.S. TARIFFS TO IMPACT PORT OF B'VILLE
"When the Mexican economy sneezes, the Port of Brownsville catches pneumonia..."By Juan MontoyaIn the end, it really doesn't matter who is on the board of directors of the Brownsville Navigation...
View ArticleBIG RIVER STEEL CHOOSE ARKANSAS, PORT OF B'VILLE OUT
“When Big River Steel chose Arkansas as the site of its new plant, it was the largest economic development project in the state’s history,” said Governor Asa Hutchinson. “Our state’s pro- business...
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PORT BOOSTERS OF BIG RIVER STEEL PLANT PROVED WRONG
By Juan MontoyaScratch another fake accomplishment by OmniTrax and the Port of Brownsville Commission.Even before Osceola, Ark.-based Big River Steel had decided where it would build a second plant...
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GBIC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES MARIO LOZOYA AS NEW CEO
A Rio Grande Valley native and decorated serviceman returns home to lead Brownsville’s economic development agencyFollowing a national search, The Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC)...
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DOWNTOWN GUIDE; THE BUZZ BY HALF MOON, VELASQUEZ
Special to El Rrun-RrunDear Friends of Downtown BrownsvilleThe graphic above is a file for a Historic Downtown Entertainment Venues Post.This has been posted on several FB sites already and gotten some...
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35-YEAR VETERAN EDUCATOR RUNNING FOR BISD BOARD
By Juan MontoyaFor a little over 35 years, Tim (Timmy to his friends) Ramirez was in the trenches of education at the Brownsville Independent School District.He started out as a teacher at Clearwater...
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IS JP SALAZAR VIOLATING POLICY BY HIRING HER HALF SISTER?
By Juan MontoyaThe Cameron County Personnel Policy under section 3.05 manual states unequivocally that "no person may be hired who is related within the second degree by affinity (marriage or within...
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HERALD: D.A. OBJECTS TO RELEASE OF OLIVEIRA BLOOD TEST
By Mark ReaganStaff WriterThe Brownsville HeraldThe Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has sought a Texas Attorney General’s ruling to determine whether it must release the results from a blood...
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GALONSKY, LOSING SIDE IN GBIC CEO HIRING GETS TRO
Special to El Rrun-RrunAn associate district judge has signed a Temporary Restraining Order stopping the contract offered by a majority of the members of the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation...
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BISD ADMIN: CESAR LOPEZ OUT, ELIZONDO BOARD PRESIDENT
By BISD AdministrationMr. Cesar Lopez recently announced that he is stepping down as President of the Board of Trustees.Mr. Lopez was first appointed to the board in 2013 and was then elected to a...
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BUSINESS IS BOOMING FOR BISD TRUSTEES UP FOR REELECTION
By Juan MontoyaIn the last four years that trustees Cesar Lopez, Joe Rodriguez and Carlos Elizondo have been in office, vendors they listed as being associated with them on conflict of interest...
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BYLAWS ATTACHED TO TRO PETITION ERRONEOUS, OBSOLETE
Special to El Rrun-RrunIt had been speculated by courthouse observers that Sorola had called a hearing today to reconsider the Temporary Restraining Order he issued Wednesday stopping the Greater...
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SUDDENLY, GALONSKY WANTS TO "PROTECT" PUBLIC'S MONEY
By Juan MontoyaWhen Nurith Galonsky was appointed to the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation in October 2017, she didn't complain that the sales-tax funded economic development entity erred in...
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CALL FOR ALL-INCLUSIVE COORDINATOR BIT LATE FOR DE LEON
By Juan MontoyaA call for the City of Brownsville to vote on creating an an all-inclusive coordinator position would oversee all activities, awareness and other accommodations for the special needs...
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GBIC ANSWERS: GALONSKY'S CLAIMS INVALID, FRAUDULENT
By Juan MontoyaThe Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation has filed a blistering answer to claims made by member/secretary Nurith Galonsky to obtain a Temporary Restraining Order alleging that the...
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HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE, HAVING PALS GETS YOU PLACES
Special to El Rrun-RrunOn June 19, during a meeting of the City of Brownsville Commission, library maintenance worker II Francisca H. "Panchita" Lucio was named employee of the month.She was given the...
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TRANSLATION NEEDED FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT MEME
(Ed.'s Note: We have received this doctored photo of former Brownsville Fire Chief (and current president of the board of the Brownsville Independent School District) depicting Carlos Elizondo [bald...
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