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SHOULD CORTEZ BE NEXT TO WITHDRAW FROM BISD RACE?
By Juan MontoyaNo one thought that Carlos Elizondo would have the chutzpah to run for reelection for the board of the Brownsville Independent School District in November.And there were already inklings...
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THE COUNTY JUDGE RACE DIALOGUE HEATS UP: DEMS VS. GOP
By Juan MontoyaIt's Nov. 6, 2018, and there are 74 days left before the Nov. 6 general election.By now, in most other election years, the Democratic party candidate and the Republican challenger would...
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HUSH-MONEY PAYOUTS? BOUGHT-OUT MEDIA? FAKE NEWS!
By Melanie SchmitzFrom ThinkProgress.orgThe CEO of the parent company that owns checkout line tabloid the National Enquirer was granted immunity in exchange for his testimony on several hush-money...
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SUDDENLY, RUBEN CORTEZ, THE GOUGER, BECOMES SUPERMEX
By Juan MontoyaIn the past year, Brownsville resident Ruben Cortez, the son of JP 2-1 Linda Salazar, has emerged as the defender of Hispanic history, culture, and the paladin of the dominant culture's...
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HIDE THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN: MCHALE BACK MONDAY
Special to El Rrun-RrunWell, he's making good on his threat.El Rrun-Rrun's Mexico City correspondent who has failed to bring us a current photo of the grave of Northern Mexico/South Texas caudillo Juan...
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STILL WAITING FOR SPACEX LAUNCH? COP A SQUAT, SON
(Elon Musk is Hercules remixed: not assigned his great labors as penance for his murdering his children in a fit of insanity - but driven mad by the effort of completing his labors and now threatening...
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ALTERNATIVE FACTS, NO COLLUSION, WITCH HUNT, MY PAL PUTIN, CHAIN MIGRATION...
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View ArticleWITHDRAWAL DEADLINE TUESDAY; ELIZONDO, LOPEZ NEXT?
Special to El Rrun-RrunWith Tuesday's deadline to withdraw as candidates from the November 6 Brownsville Independent School Board election looming, rumors are swirling that board president Cesar Lopez...
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ONE DOWN (LOPEZ); IS THERE ONE MORE (ELIZONDO) TO GO?
(While it's not yet official [it's not posted on the school district website], Brownsville Independent School District board president Cesar Lopez has withdrawn from the November 6 elections. In a post...
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DR. PRISCI, CHALLENGING "COACH" JOE HOLDS SCHOOL MIXER
Special to El Rrun-RrunMy father, Ricardo Francisco Roca Villavicencio of Bahía de Caraquez, Ecuador, was a stowaway on a ship from Bahía de Caraquez in 1938 at the age of nine, escaping the poverty...
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THE TONY MARTINEZ COSTLY DOUBLE STANDARD FOR CRONIES
By Juan MontoyaThe architect for the city of Brownsville hired to build the new terminal at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport is now estimating that instead of the original $27.5...
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JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SALAZAR'S LIES GO ON, AND ON, AND ON...
By Juan MontoyaFor at least the last decade, Cameron County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 1, Linda Salazar has willfully lied to the people.And because of that lie, the taxpayers of the county...
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SALAZAR'S BISD REPRESENTATION WAS "FEEBLE" AT OUTSET
By Juan MontoyaIt is March 2013.The Brownsville Independent School District board of trustees then sent out Requests for Quotes (RFQ) to hire a new legal advisor for the district. Among those who...
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LOCAL VETS' SELF-DEPRECATING HUMOR ALIVE AND WELL
By Juan MontoyaSometime back before we became personas non gratas at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2035, commander for life Louis Lucio used to regale us with his very special brand of veteran...
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WIGHTMAN: "I WON! I WON!" AND BARTON WAS IN COURTROOM
(Ed.'s Note: This is getting tedious. The above denial in the current legal spiral arising from OP 10.33 founder Mike Hernandez's lawsuit for defamation against local blogger (and disbarred lawyer)...
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WASHINGTON TURNS DOWN THE CROWN: WOULD IMP. TONY?
From: The World's Great LettersSimon and Schuster, 1940In May 1782, Colonel Lewis Nicola wrote to Washington. The letter started with some general remarks regarding the deplorable situation the...
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HOT EVENTS OF THE WEEK, AUGUST 26-31; COPS N LONGAS
Various SourcesThis week heralded the opening of a police bike patrol substation in Market Square. For years, the city commission has been promising to beef up security in the score of Brownsville...
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8 YEARS AND GOING STRONG: STCA FREDDIE GOMEZ CONCERT
So You Think You Can Dance Conjunto ? Join the "Red Hot" Street Dance Competition at the 8th Annual Freddie Gomez Memorial Conjunto Concert on September 1, 2018 and win a CA$H Prize. The Concert venue...
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WAS THORNTON AFFAIR A PRETEXT TO START MEX-AM WAR?
By Juan Montoya By now, only the most gullible history students believe that the Mexican-American War was caused by a random confrontation between a detail of Zachary Taylor's Army of Occupation and...
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TRUMP SNUB AT JOHN McCAIN'S FUNERAL WELL DESERVED
Meghan McCain, the senator's daughter, focused on the her father U.S. Senator John McCain's legacy in the military, in public service and in his family."We gather here to mourn the passing of American...
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