WILLIAM NEALE, BROWNSVILLE'S FIRST MAYOR, HUNTED RUNAWAY SLAVES INTO MEXICO FOR MONEY. CHARLES STILLMAN– THE CITY'S "FOUNDER" – OWNED ONE. WHY ARE WE SPENDING $100,000S IN PUBLIC MONEY TO REBUILD SLAVERS' HOUSES?
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
WHY IS BROWNSVILLE CLINGING TO ITS SLAVER "HERITAGE"?
SPURS STAY ALIVE WITH FOUR-POINT WIN OVER NEW YORK KNICKS
The New York Knicks’ win streak is over — and drama in the NBA Finals has begun.
In front of a New York audience that included President Trump, countless celebrities and fans who shelled out thousands of dollars for tickets, the San Antonio Spurs won Game 3 on Monday, 115-111, to cut their series deficit to 2-1. They did it by overcoming one of the most raucous atmospheres in the history of Madison Square Garden.
San Antonio led by as many as 12 points in the first half but lost its lead before halftime and eventually trailed New York by seven points. Knicks role players including OG Anunoby and Josh Hart repeatedly made shots to offset a slow shooting start by star guard Jalen Brunson.
Yet behind Victor Wembanyama’s most complete, forceful performance of the series, the Spurs clung to a slight lead throughout the fourth quarter to ensure that the Spurs will at least avoid a sweep.
SAN BENE CELEBRATES ONE OF ITS OWN, FREDDY FENDER (BALDE HUERTA)
A major tribute to legendary FREDDY FENDER will take place this coming Saturday, June 13 in San Benito, Texas, the birthplace of a Texas music legend, FREDDY FENDER.
Among many others, his major hits "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" and "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" are part of the American music catalog.
Grammy Award Winning MAX BACA and LOS TEXMANIACS will be joined by Country music recording star RICK TREVIÑO to pay homage to the unforgettable FREDDY FENDER in San Benito at the FREDDY FENDER Museum, 210 East Haywood Street.
See you there!
Monday, June 8, 2026
WITH J.J.'S CAMPAIGN IT'S BEEN ALL NEGATIVITY; WITH ADELA, ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Early voting continues today and ends Tuesday. Election Day is Saturday, June 13.
Special to The Mchale Report
Reprinted by Permission of the Author
I respect powerful women. Besides being a lady, TSC Board Chairman Adela Garza is a strong woman. She is a leader. She has helped raise the junior college from the dead and it is thriving once again. Our students as well as our community owe her a great debt of gratitude.
I don't respect weak men. JJ De Leon, I think they call him "La Rana" other even less flattering names, "es una vieja" como dice la raza. He is a follower. I read in an article that Dr. G.F. McHale-Scully penned that JJ was an embarrassment to our education community both at BISD and TSC.
Former TSC Trustee Ruben Herrera, an outstanding a lawyer, was one of my role models when I started my legal career. I felt blessed that he took me under his wing because I was greener than the grass after one of our tropical rains.
He had nothing but the greatest admiration for Adela. To JJ's chagrin, Ruben considered him the worst politician to ever represent the people. I remember reading in one of the blogs (El Rrun-Rrun), since we don't have a legitimate newspaper these days, regarding Ruben's sentiments about the ball of goo.
He allegedly "saw J.J. De Leon as a petulant, petty and arrogant prima donna board member who was constantly trying to micromanage the administration and driving the staff crazy with his overbearing character and demanding manner."
I know that Ruben regretfully helped to get butterball elected, but the lawyer, after whom a TSC building bears his name, witnessed JJ forget that he was a servant of the people who expected the people to serve him.
His sole contribution during his traitorous term was chaos and undermining the board's inability to work together as a team for the betterment of TSC. Before his untimely death, Ruben, recognizing his terrible error, publicly endorsed another candidate to replace the juvenile JJ.
When my own knowledge, combined with the expertise of Ruben and Dr. McHale-Scully, I wholeheartedly endorse Adela Garza. Based on her past and present accomplishments, I'm confident TSC's future is in good hands with her as part of the Magnificent Seven.
In their hysteria, JJ's masters have lost control of their emotions with their dirty campaigning and win-at-all-costs strategy. I'm astonished they can look themselves in the mirror as they are betraying Brownsville and, in particular, the college.
I love my home town and I want nothing but the best for our students, so they can prosper as I have via the commitment of outstanding educators.
For Adela, it's all about the kids. For JJ, nothing more than a big baby who likes to have his belly button tickled, it's all about him and all those shady shysters who pull his strings.
Wake up, fellow citizens. We already screwed up and disgraced our nation electing Trump the Tramp. Let's don't screw up a second time and disgrace our town by electing JJ the Clown.
TRUMP: WHERE ARE THOSE DAMN BONE SPURS WHEN YOU NEED THEM?
Kimmel gave Trump a new nickname after he said he’d attend the Knicks game: “Larry Turd.”
44 YEARS AGO THIS JUNE, WHEN THE HERALD WAS A REAL NEWSPAPER...
By Juan Montoya
Fellow Brownsville Herald reporter Davis Crowder and yours truly were coming out of the old Palm Lounge (now the Hunky Dory) on Elizabeth Street and noticed a black cloud of smoke rising from the Matamoros side of the river and wondered what was burning on the "other side."
It turned out to be one of the biggest stories – if not the biggest – of the year.
Crowder was a silver-spoon kid from a rich suburb in Dallas. I had just graduated from J school at the U of Michigan the past May and our newshound instinct told us something was amiss over in Mata. We took it upon ourselves – even though it was after working hours – and without checking with our editor Bill Salter, to drive over and see what was shaking.
It turned out to be one of the biggest stories – if not the biggest – of the year.
Students had burned down city hall and stormed the CERESO (state jail) where one of their fellow students had been beaten to death by a cop. The city was under martial law for days. Crowder and I came back to the paper and had dark-room operator and photographer Ron Schade develop his pictures while I wrote the story and had it ready when the news staff came to work the following morning. By then, AP and UPI had swarmed to Brownsville and I guided them through Matamoros so they could write their stories.
What took us hours to type and perfect on an IBM Selectric took AP's Ken Herman and UPI's Mack Sisk minutes on a manual typewriter. We looked on in wonder – and awe and respect – as they filed their stories from the Herald newsroom. Quick and without any typos on a manual. Priceless.
Our coverage – the first by any American newspaper or wire services – won us the 1978 first place award for spot reporting for newspaper under 25,000 circulation in the State of Texas for the now-defunct United Press International (UPI) wire service.
Salter, who was not above tooting his own horn, gave us a free hand in our writing and photo coverage. We took the hint and went for the gold. The result? Brownsville Herald readers got a first-hand account of what was happening next door, something we will probably never see again, given "the troubles" now in northern Tamaulipas.
Crowder ended up being an editor at the El Paso Times and I went to graduate school at the U of Wisconsin after a stint at the Corpus Christi Caller and – before grad school – the San Antonio Light. Salter ended up divorcing Becky and becoming editor of the Panama City, Fla. Freedom Newspaper.
When the Brownsville Herald was a real newspaper...
Sunday, June 7, 2026
BIDS OF A FEATHER, CORRUPT TOGETHER...AND TALARICO IS A (GASP!) VEGAN!
Texas voters should be asking a very serious question:
Why did Donald Trump endorse Ken Paxton over John Cornyn?
Cornyn is a long-serving Republican senator. Paxton is a scandal-plagued MAGA loyalist who was impeached by the Republican-controlled Texas House, indicted on felony securities-fraud charges, and avoided trial through a pretrial deal — not an acquittal.
Yet Trump picked Paxton.
That tells us something important about today’s MAGA politics: loyalty to Trump appears to matter more than ethics, morality, competence, or good government.
This should concern Republicans, Democrats, independents, and anyone who believes public office is a public trust — not a reward for personal loyalty to one man.
On November 3, Texas voters can correct this mistake. Does your loyalty to Trump become more important in the GOP than ethics and public service?
And the worse they can say about Democrat James Talarico is that he's a vegetarian, since proved false?
Saturday, June 6, 2026
AND THE STATE OF STREET DRAINAGE IN BROWNTOWN IS...MAYOR COWEN?
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
Brownsville Herald
Rrun-Rrun
MyRGV
Various Sources
WILL TRUE BLUE AMERICAN REPUBLICANS EVER REACH THEIR TRUMP TRESHOLD?
He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals.
You said nothing
He bulldozed the East wing.
You said nothing.
He interfered with the release of the Epstein files.
You said nothing.
He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself.
You said nothing.
He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift.
You said nothing.
He threatened Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Greenland, Venezuela, Columbia, and Brazil.
You said nothing.
He tarrifed just about everyone but Russia, causing inflation and instability worldwide.
You said nothing.
He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations.
You said nothing.
His ill-conceived war killed 175 children in one day.
You said nothing.
He alienated and insulted our allies.
You sad nothing.
His ICE Army terrorized and murdered American citizens.
You said nothing.
He cut off food assistance for 2.4 million needy people to give his billionaire friends tax cuts.
You said nothing.
He committed murder on the high seas.
You said nothing.
He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies.
You said nothing.
Isn't it time you start talking?
Friday, June 5, 2026
HERE AM I: I DON'T CARVE STONES ANYMORE...
...or write on clay tablets,
paint hieroglyphics in caves,
codices,
pound on typewriter keys,
or seek eternity...
anymore
But, given that,
I will not surrender
and exist
in an artificial residence
composed of binary pixels,
in an
ephemeral reality
REAL PATRIOTS NEED NOT APPLY: TRUMP WELCOMES TRAITORS
Elias Irizarry has been appointed to a sensitive Pentagon counterterrorism job within an office that handles highly classified military operations. He's 24 years old. Here he is clambering into the Capitol while participating in the January 6th insurrection. That's one heck of a loyalty program Trump's got going.
TEXAS LONGHORNS WIN 2026 WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES!
Thursday, June 4, 2026
DON'T LET BIG $$$ STEAL ANOTHER ELECTION: VOTE FOR ADELA IN RUNOFF
Asking people to go out and vote for a particular candidate, I don't believe that is illegal. But asking your friends to do so and to report with your list of harvested votes for what appears to be a monetary compensation. Is that not illegal? Just asking for a friend.
A SHOT ACROSS THE GBEDC BOW: ARE BEDC BAD, OLD DAYS BACK?
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
(With rumors swirling that the Greater Brownsville Economic Development corporation is now leaning on old familiar ways reminiscent of the good old days when current GBEDC CEO Gilbert Salinas was a VP at the old BEDC and he and other organization and other city officials and special guests jetted around the world on the public dime without any visible results, we are seeking to find out if there is any truth to them We have therefore submitted this request for information under the Texas Public Information Act and will report on the response.)
To: Gilbert Salinas, CEO
CC: (Jerry Briones, VP, Marleen Murillo)Greater Brownsville Economic Development Corporation (GBEDC)
RE: Request for Public Information Pursuant to Chapter 552, Texas Government Code
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code, I request copies of all records related to travel to Japan and all other international travel by GBEDC employees, officers, board members, consultants, contractors, City of Brownsville elected officials, City employees, and any guests during the period of January 1, 2025 through June 11, 2026.
Please provide the following records:
I. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
A list of every international trip taken during the requested period, including:
• Dates of travel;
• Destination countries and cities;
• Purpose of travel;
• Number of attendees.
The names and titles of all individuals who traveled on each trip, including:
• GBEDC employees;
• Executive staff;
• Board members;
• Consultants and contractors;
• City of Brownsville elected officials;
• City employees;
• Any private-sector representatives whose travel expenses were paid, reimbursed, or subsidized by GBEDC.
II. JAPAN TRAVEL
• Dates of travel;
• Destination countries and cities;
• Purpose of travel;
• Number of attendees.
The names and titles of all individuals who traveled on each trip, including:
• GBEDC employees;
• Executive staff;
• Board members;
• Consultants and contractors;
• City of Brownsville elected officials;
• City employees;
• Any private-sector representatives whose travel expenses were paid, reimbursed, or subsidized by GBEDC.
II. JAPAN TRAVEL
All records related specifically to travel to Japan, including:
• Travel authorizations;
• Itineraries;
• Calendars;
• Schedules;
• Meeting agendas;
• Trip reports;
• Presentations;
• Briefing materials;
• Post-trip summaries.
Records identifying every company, customer, prospect, investor, manufacturer, supplier, governmental entity, economic development organization, chamber of commerce, trade organization, or other entity met with during each trip to Japan, including:
• Name of organization;
• Meeting date;
• Meeting location;
• Purpose of meeting;
• Attendees.
III. COSTS AND FUNDING
• Travel authorizations;
• Itineraries;
• Calendars;
• Schedules;
• Meeting agendas;
• Trip reports;
• Presentations;
• Briefing materials;
• Post-trip summaries.
Records identifying every company, customer, prospect, investor, manufacturer, supplier, governmental entity, economic development organization, chamber of commerce, trade organization, or other entity met with during each trip to Japan, including:
• Name of organization;
• Meeting date;
• Meeting location;
• Purpose of meeting;
• Attendees.
III. COSTS AND FUNDING
Itemized expenses for each trip, including:
• Airfare;
• Hotel expenses;
• Meals;
• Per diem payments;
• Ground transportation;
• Entertainment expenses;
• Registration fees;
• Conference expenses;
• Any other travel-related expenditures.
Copies of:
• Expense reports;
• Reimbursement requests;
• Receipts;
• Invoices;
• Credit card statements;
• Purchase card records;
• Check registers;
• Payment vouchers;
• Payment approvals.
Records identifying:
• The budget line item from which travel was paid;
• The department or program budget charged;
• Any grant funding used;
• Any sponsorships or cost-sharing arrangements;
• Any third-party funding sources.
IV. APPROVALS
• Airfare;
• Hotel expenses;
• Meals;
• Per diem payments;
• Ground transportation;
• Entertainment expenses;
• Registration fees;
• Conference expenses;
• Any other travel-related expenditures.
Copies of:
• Expense reports;
• Reimbursement requests;
• Receipts;
• Invoices;
• Credit card statements;
• Purchase card records;
• Check registers;
• Payment vouchers;
• Payment approvals.
Records identifying:
• The budget line item from which travel was paid;
• The department or program budget charged;
• Any grant funding used;
• Any sponsorships or cost-sharing arrangements;
• Any third-party funding sources.
IV. APPROVALS
Records showing who approved each trip, including:
• Board resolutions;
• Board meeting minutes;
• Board packets;
• Travel authorization forms;
• Internal memoranda;
• Executive approvals.
Records showing whether any member of the GBEDC Board of Directors traveled internationally and, if so:
• Names of attendees;
• Costs incurred;
• Approval authority;
• Funding source.
Records showing whether any City of Brownsville elected official traveled internationally and, if so:
• Names of attendees;
• Costs incurred;
• Approval authority;
• Funding source.
V. CEO AND EXECUTIVE TRAVEL
• Board resolutions;
• Board meeting minutes;
• Board packets;
• Travel authorization forms;
• Internal memoranda;
• Executive approvals.
Records showing whether any member of the GBEDC Board of Directors traveled internationally and, if so:
• Names of attendees;
• Costs incurred;
• Approval authority;
• Funding source.
Records showing whether any City of Brownsville elected official traveled internationally and, if so:
• Names of attendees;
• Costs incurred;
• Approval authority;
• Funding source.
V. CEO AND EXECUTIVE TRAVEL
All records related to international travel by Gilbert Salinas during the requested period, including:
• Travel authorizations;
• Expense reports;
• Reimbursement requests;
• Itineraries;
• Calendars;
• Meeting schedules;
• Trip reports;
• Presentations.
VI. RESULTS OF TRAVEL
• Travel authorizations;
• Expense reports;
• Reimbursement requests;
• Itineraries;
• Calendars;
• Meeting schedules;
• Trip reports;
• Presentations.
VI. RESULTS OF TRAVEL
All reports, memoranda, presentations, analyses, summaries, or evaluations discussing:
• Objectives of the trips;
• Economic development benefits;
• Prospective projects;
• Recruitment activities;
• Business leads generated;
• Investments secured;
• Jobs created or anticipated;
• Contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, or commitments resulting from the trips.
VII. COMMUNICATIONS
• Objectives of the trips;
• Economic development benefits;
• Prospective projects;
• Recruitment activities;
• Business leads generated;
• Investments secured;
• Jobs created or anticipated;
• Contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, or commitments resulting from the trips.
VII. COMMUNICATIONS
All emails, text messages, letters, memoranda, and other communications related to:
• Planning travel;
• Approval of travel;
• Funding travel;
• Attendance by board members;
• Attendance by elected officials;
• Meetings scheduled in Japan;
• Reports regarding trip outcomes.
I request that all responsive records be provided electronically if available.
If any responsive records are withheld, please identify the specific statutory exception relied upon and release all non-exempt portions of the records as required by law.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Juan Montoya
rrunrrun@gmail.com
• Planning travel;
• Approval of travel;
• Funding travel;
• Attendance by board members;
• Attendance by elected officials;
• Meetings scheduled in Japan;
• Reports regarding trip outcomes.
I request that all responsive records be provided electronically if available.
If any responsive records are withheld, please identify the specific statutory exception relied upon and release all non-exempt portions of the records as required by law.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Juan Montoya
rrunrrun@gmail.com
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
CONFIRMED: FRED SANDOVAL, SAN BENE CITY MANAGER, EDC CEO, RESIGNS
BREAKING: Multiple sources from the San Benito City Commission and the SB Economic Development Corporation have confirmed that Fred Sandoval, who holds the dual role of city manager and EDC CEO, has announced that he will resign from both positions effective this coming Friday.
One of our readers in the Resaca City has pointed out that his resignation letter is contained in an agenda item of the June 9 city commission meeting posted Wednesday, June 3.
This is a breaking story and we will seek details for the reason for his resignation.
NEW REVELATIONS SWIRLING AROUND FBI DIRECTOR PATEL FOR BLOW-DRYING HIS HAIR WITH AGENCY JET
La Cebolla
WASHINGTON—Drawing intense scrutiny for what opponents have characterized as misuse of agency resources, FBI director Kash Patel came under fire Tuesday for using an FBI jet to blow-dry his hair.
“On numerous occasions, Kash Patel has inappropriately utilized a government-funded Gulfstream jet to add shine and smoothness to his hair after a shower,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, adding that Patel’s hair care habits had already cost American taxpayers $250,000 in jet fuel alone.
“This aircraft is intended for important government business, but Patel has repeatedly used it for his own personal grooming. Just last week, he delayed an FBI forensics team’s response to the scene of a mass shooting by blow-drying his hair for a date with his girlfriend in Nashville.
"After all of this administration’s feigned outrage over government waste, it’s disgraceful for an FBI director to interrupt federal investigations so he can dry off after partying with the U.S. men’s hockey team in Milan.”
According to FBI officials, Patel was unavailable for comment on the alleged misuse of government resources because he had mistakenly stood on the wrong side of the jet’s turbine and been sucked into the engine.
S.A. SPURS AT HOME VS. KNICKS FOR NBA CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY
IT'S A HABIT. K9S FOR WEMBY!
Game 1: June 3 at Spurs
Game 2: June 5 at Spurs
Game 3: June 8 at Knicks
Game 4: June 10 at Knicks
Game 5*: June 13 at Spurs
Game 6*: June 16 at Knicks
Game 7*: June 19 at Spurs
All games starts at 7:30 p.m.
*If necessary
TEXAS GOES UP 1 GAME TO 0 VS. TEXAS TECH FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
A CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS REMATCH
Game 2
Thursday, June 4
7 PM Game 3 (if nec.)
Friday, June 5 7 PM
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