Thursday, August 13, 2026
COMING TO A TELEVISION SCREEN NEAR YOU THIS SATURDAY!
The DALLAS COWBOYS practice was
SUSPENDED for two hours yesterday
after a PLAYER discovered a
Mysterious WHITE POWDER on
the FIELD
The TEAM immediately SUSPENDED
PRACTICE and called POLICE and FBI.
After a thorough investigation, experts
identified the unfamiliar substance as
THE GOAL LINE
Practice RESUMED once authorities
assured the COWBOYS they were UNLIKELY
to ENCOUNTER it AGAIN for the
REST OF THE SEASON!
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
WHEN TACOS AND SPANISH WERE RIDICULED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
El Taco
By Juan Montoya
Every time Andres passes by the old mesquite tree next to Olmito Elementary by Old Highway 77, he smiles.
Every time Andres passes by the old mesquite tree next to Olmito Elementary by Old Highway 77, he smiles.
He can still remember the small group of boys sitting in its shade under the scalding South Texas sun munching on their school lunch. The fence of the school yard ran next to the tree, and the railroad was a little further away.
The boys had made it a habit to gather under the tree each day at noon to have their lunch. They could well have gone to the cafeteria, but preferred to gather under the tree and chatter. This suited Andres just fine, since he could not have joined in the conversation inside the cafeteria, where teachers and their favorites were always on the watch for anyone speaking Spanish, which at that time was not allowed on school grounds.
Andres had just come to Olmito with his family from nearby northern Mexico. Although his father had been born in central Texas, his parents had taken him to rural San Pedro, Coahuila, where the Mexican government had allotted them farm land in its huge irrigation project in the Laguna region. His father Jose had grown up a Mexican, never realizing his true citizenship. He had met Andres’s future mother, Socorro, whose family from Veracruz was also drawn by the government’s enticement of land and work in Mexico’s cotton belt, and they married there.
For a few years, until Andres was six, both families had prospered in the harsh desert climate. During the day, the searing hot sun would cover the little town in a stifling blanket of heat. At night, the cold winds from the nearby hills would chill him and his brother as they huddled under the blankets to keep warm.
After a few years, the desert started to reclaim the land, and the huge cotton yields started to grow smaller, until both extended families – grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins – left to seek their fortunes in northern Tamaulipas.
Eventually, his father had joined other men to go work in the cotton fields of South Texas, where the pay was in dollars, and where there was always a need for good cotton pickers and farm workers. Pickers from the Laguna area were specially prized as workers, each one picking three rows at a time and singing in the distance in front of the others.
After a time, his father had moved the family to a Mexican border town. He discovered he was a U.S. citizen when he was stopped by a Border Patrol agent when he was caught swimming across the river as he and the other workers had done so often.
The boys had made it a habit to gather under the tree each day at noon to have their lunch. They could well have gone to the cafeteria, but preferred to gather under the tree and chatter. This suited Andres just fine, since he could not have joined in the conversation inside the cafeteria, where teachers and their favorites were always on the watch for anyone speaking Spanish, which at that time was not allowed on school grounds.
Andres had just come to Olmito with his family from nearby northern Mexico. Although his father had been born in central Texas, his parents had taken him to rural San Pedro, Coahuila, where the Mexican government had allotted them farm land in its huge irrigation project in the Laguna region. His father Jose had grown up a Mexican, never realizing his true citizenship. He had met Andres’s future mother, Socorro, whose family from Veracruz was also drawn by the government’s enticement of land and work in Mexico’s cotton belt, and they married there.
For a few years, until Andres was six, both families had prospered in the harsh desert climate. During the day, the searing hot sun would cover the little town in a stifling blanket of heat. At night, the cold winds from the nearby hills would chill him and his brother as they huddled under the blankets to keep warm.
After a few years, the desert started to reclaim the land, and the huge cotton yields started to grow smaller, until both extended families – grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins – left to seek their fortunes in northern Tamaulipas.
Eventually, his father had joined other men to go work in the cotton fields of South Texas, where the pay was in dollars, and where there was always a need for good cotton pickers and farm workers. Pickers from the Laguna area were specially prized as workers, each one picking three rows at a time and singing in the distance in front of the others.
After a time, his father had moved the family to a Mexican border town. He discovered he was a U.S. citizen when he was stopped by a Border Patrol agent when he was caught swimming across the river as he and the other workers had done so often.
“Why are you swimming the river when you’e a citizen and could just as well have walked across the bridge?,” the agent had asked him.
“I never knew I was,” his father had replied. After that, it was just a matter of time before his father’s mother produced the birth certificate from among her stash of family documents.
“You were born near Victoria, Texas, Jose,” she had told his dad. “But it was so long ago, we never really thought about it. You are a citizen of the United States. So are two of your sisters and one brother. The rest were born in Coahuila.”
And so his father had continued working in the cotton farm in Olmito, eventually becoming one of the permanent workers there. With steady work, he undertook the task of bringing his family north. His employer told him that if he was able to cross them over, his citizenship would prevent the law from deporting them.
“I never knew I was,” his father had replied. After that, it was just a matter of time before his father’s mother produced the birth certificate from among her stash of family documents.
“You were born near Victoria, Texas, Jose,” she had told his dad. “But it was so long ago, we never really thought about it. You are a citizen of the United States. So are two of your sisters and one brother. The rest were born in Coahuila.”
And so his father had continued working in the cotton farm in Olmito, eventually becoming one of the permanent workers there. With steady work, he undertook the task of bringing his family north. His employer told him that if he was able to cross them over, his citizenship would prevent the law from deporting them.
And so it was that during Charro Days – a bi-national holiday celebrated by the both cities during February – Andres’s mother bundled him and his brothers and sisters, now five in all, to walk across the bridge.
“Mom, why are we putting on three pairs of pants and shirts?,” he had asked.
“You never mind and don’t go around telling anyone,” she had told him firmly. “Just hold on to your little brother’s hand and don’t let go.”
It had been a long-standing tradition fostered by the local chamber of commerce to allow Mexican
Life on the cotton farm was an exciting change for Andres and his family. Each morning, truckloads of laborers would arrive at dawn to work in the cotton fields. Many of them were old and bent with age as they got off the back of the truck, where 20 or 30 more of their fellows were crowded together for the trip from the border town to the ranch.
In those days, the Border Patrol turned a blind eye to the daily coming and going of these workers. If they could cross the river – whether with a permit through the bridge or swimming through the treacherous currents of the water – they could go unbothered about their labor on the nearby farms.
In fact, there were recognized places downtown where workers by the hundreds would gather waiting to be picked up by the trucks that would take them to the nearby farms. The Border Patrol would make sure the process went smoothly, assuring the local farmers of a steady supply of labor.
The adults would tease the kids on the farm – many of them there illegally like Andres and his brothers – when the familiar green and white trucks of the Border Patrol would approach on the road.
“Run! Run! Here comes the migra!,” they would shout as the kids ran and hid under the tractors and other implements in the open sheds. The agents shared in the fun as they passed by smiling at the children hiding behind the machinery and the large metal disks attached to the tractors.
When the cotton plants were two to three inches tall, the workers would arrive early in the morning, some carrying worn leather knee pads, to thin the crop. After having some hot coffee, they would be dispatched to their respective fields and set about to thin the rows, spacing the plants uniformly by pulling the shoots with their hands. In the evenings when they clambered aboard the trucks, they would haul their weary bodies onto the bed. Their callused hands were stained a dark green from the day-long pulling of the plants.
Eventually, school started and Andres and his brothers and sisters were enrolled in Olmito Elementary. A bus would pick them up each morning and deliver them home after school. Since he didn’t know a word of English even though he was seven, Andres was placed in the second-grade class. His teacher, an elderly lady perhaps 70 years old, didn’t know a word of Spanish. Since Spanish was prohibited on school grounds, there was very little to be done to teach Andres how to read or understand his lessons.
And he had seen kids punished for speaking Spanish pressing a penny against the wall with their nose and had refrained from speaking to anyone inside the classroom.
Unable to place him in any of her three reading groups – A, B, or C – Mrs. Stroman had him sit behind each group as she gave the children their daily lessons. All Andres did during the day was to sit in the back of the groups and try to follow the lessons by glancing at their books and following along on the pages.
After a few days, his two older sisters complained to their parents that the Anglo students and some of the others would make fun of them when they took out their lunch in the cafeteria.
“They tease us because we have tacos,” they told their mother. “All the other kids have baloney sandwiches and we have tacos. They’re mean.”
Bowing to the pressure, his parents soon sent all of them to school with baloney sandwiches in their brown paper lunch sacks. Even though they never ate sandwiches at home, they dutifully bought them for the kids so they would not be teased anymore. On the bus on the way to school, Andres soon made a few friends who asked him his name and what grade he was in.
Although some of the kids were in third grade, they soon became buddies. The driver did not enforce the English-only rule on the bus. Andres soon found out that his family wasn’t the only one in Olmito who didn’t eat cold sandwiches. In fact, he became a minor celebrity because he took sandwiches for lunch while the rest of the kids took tacos.
“What did your mother make you for lunch?,” he asked his friend Paco.
“Papas con bacon,” Paco replied. “You want to trade?”
“Sure,” Andres said.
He couldn’t get over his good fortune. Paco’s mother – whoever she was – was a master at making flour tortillas. They were soft and fluffy and shaped themselves snugly around the food. The potatoes were diced and soft and the bacon pieces gave the tacos a delicious taste.
Since he didn’t want his sisters to tell his parents – or to get teased in the cafeteria – he convinced Paco to have their lunch under the mesquite tree.
When lunch time came around, he and Paco were joined by another four or five boys and made their way to the tree. There, he asked them about some of the lessons he didn’t understand as they shared their lunch, or rather, they took turns munching on the baloney sandwich he had traded with Paco.
Unable to place him in any of her three reading groups – A, B, or C – Mrs. Stroman had him sit behind each group as she gave the children their daily lessons. All Andres did during the day was to sit in the back of the groups and try to follow the lessons by glancing at their books and following along on the pages.
After a few days, his two older sisters complained to their parents that the Anglo students and some of the others would make fun of them when they took out their lunch in the cafeteria.
“They tease us because we have tacos,” they told their mother. “All the other kids have baloney sandwiches and we have tacos. They’re mean.”
Bowing to the pressure, his parents soon sent all of them to school with baloney sandwiches in their brown paper lunch sacks. Even though they never ate sandwiches at home, they dutifully bought them for the kids so they would not be teased anymore. On the bus on the way to school, Andres soon made a few friends who asked him his name and what grade he was in.
Although some of the kids were in third grade, they soon became buddies. The driver did not enforce the English-only rule on the bus. Andres soon found out that his family wasn’t the only one in Olmito who didn’t eat cold sandwiches. In fact, he became a minor celebrity because he took sandwiches for lunch while the rest of the kids took tacos.
“What did your mother make you for lunch?,” he asked his friend Paco.
“Papas con bacon,” Paco replied. “You want to trade?”
“Sure,” Andres said.
He couldn’t get over his good fortune. Paco’s mother – whoever she was – was a master at making flour tortillas. They were soft and fluffy and shaped themselves snugly around the food. The potatoes were diced and soft and the bacon pieces gave the tacos a delicious taste.
When lunch time came around, he and Paco were joined by another four or five boys and made their way to the tree. There, he asked them about some of the lessons he didn’t understand as they shared their lunch, or rather, they took turns munching on the baloney sandwich he had traded with Paco.
“Where do you guys go when you tell the teacher ‘maybescuze’?,” Andres asked them once.
“To the bathroom, al baño,” Paco said. “You can go in there and speak Spanish and everything.”
When he returned to his class, he decided to try it on Mrs. Stroman.
Walking up to the elderly lady, he stood before her as she glanced up from the reading lesson she was giving the B group.
“Maybescuze?,” he asked.
The old lady stared at him incredulously and merely pointed down the hallway to the bathroom.
Sure enough, inside were four or five other students laughing and joking among themselves in Spanish.
“Como lo hiciste? (How did you do it?,”) they asked Andres.
“Domas le dije ‘maybescuze’ y me dejo venir (I just said and maybescuze and she let me come,” he replied.
Years later, Andres got a small satisfaction when he passed by a Taco Bell franchise and saw it was full of non-Hispanics craving what they thought was traditional Mexican food. Personally, the brittle taco shells filled with minced meat never appealed to him.
“To the bathroom, al baño,” Paco said. “You can go in there and speak Spanish and everything.”
When he returned to his class, he decided to try it on Mrs. Stroman.
Walking up to the elderly lady, he stood before her as she glanced up from the reading lesson she was giving the B group.
“Maybescuze?,” he asked.
The old lady stared at him incredulously and merely pointed down the hallway to the bathroom.
Sure enough, inside were four or five other students laughing and joking among themselves in Spanish.
“Como lo hiciste? (How did you do it?,”) they asked Andres.
Years later, Andres got a small satisfaction when he passed by a Taco Bell franchise and saw it was full of non-Hispanics craving what they thought was traditional Mexican food. Personally, the brittle taco shells filled with minced meat never appealed to him.
He still remembered the fried potato-and-bacon drippings tacos Paco’s mother had prepared and which he traded for his baloney sandwiches some four decades before.
“Now that was real food,” he thought.
Every time he drives past that old mesquite tree, Andres smiles.
“Now that was real food,” he thought.
Every time he drives past that old mesquite tree, Andres smiles.
FOOD STAMP CUTS: WE CAN TAKE THEIR CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO
Texas:
April 2015 = 3,480,30
April 2026 = 2,971,767
Down 14.6 percent
By Mark Richardson
FOX Local
The backstory:
The work requirements are part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBB) which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, adding more requirements for many adult SNAP recipients to work, volunteer or participate in job training for at least 80 hours a month.
The work requirements are part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBB) which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, adding more requirements for many adult SNAP recipients to work, volunteer or participate in job training for at least 80 hours a month.
If they don’t, they’re limited to three months of benefits in a three-year period.
Previously, work requirements were applied to adults ages 18–54 who are physically and mentally able to work and don’t have dependents under age 18. The new law expands those requirements to those ages 55–64 and to parents without children younger than 14.
It also takes away work exemptions for homeless people, veterans and young adults aging out of foster care. And it limits the ability of states to waive work requirements in areas lacking jobs.
Previously, work requirements were applied to adults ages 18–54 who are physically and mentally able to work and don’t have dependents under age 18. The new law expands those requirements to those ages 55–64 and to parents without children younger than 14.
It also takes away work exemptions for homeless people, veterans and young adults aging out of foster care. And it limits the ability of states to waive work requirements in areas lacking jobs.
To se how each state fares under the new requirements, click on link below and seek your state:
Monday, August 10, 2026
Sunday, August 9, 2026
ANTONIA HERNANDEZ: ESAS SON VIEJAS...NO QUALQUIER COSA
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
Hernández immigrated to East Los Angeles at age eight, attended Garfield High School, and went on to earn both her undergraduate and law degrees from UCLA.
Early in her legal career, Hernández represented women in Madrigal v. Quilligan, a landmark case exposing the involuntary sterilization of Mexican-descent women at Los Angeles County Hospital without their informed consent. Though the case itself was not won in court, the public attention it generated led directly to statewide reforms protecting patients' reproductive rights.
In 1979, Hernández became the first Latina to serve as counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, a significant milestone in an institution that had rarely included voices like hers.
Hernández has said she went to law school for one specific reason: to use the law as a vehicle for social change. Her career is a direct record of that mission carried out.
Had you heard of Antonia Hernández or her work with MALDEF before today?
Early in her legal career, Hernández represented women in Madrigal v. Quilligan, a landmark case exposing the involuntary sterilization of Mexican-descent women at Los Angeles County Hospital without their informed consent. Though the case itself was not won in court, the public attention it generated led directly to statewide reforms protecting patients' reproductive rights.
In 1979, Hernández became the first Latina to serve as counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, a significant milestone in an institution that had rarely included voices like hers.
From 1985 to 2004, Hernández served as President and General Counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, leading major voting rights litigation across multiple states and helping defend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 during a critical period for civil rights enforcement nationwide.
Hernández has said she went to law school for one specific reason: to use the law as a vehicle for social change. Her career is a direct record of that mission carried out.
Had you heard of Antonia Hernández or her work with MALDEF before today?
NEW WRINKLE TO "ILLEGAL DUMPING" IN CITY COMISSIONER'S EXPLANATION
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
Public confidence in local government depends on one fundamental principle: elected officials must safeguard taxpayer resources and demand accountability whenever questions arise about the use of public funds.The recent public reports involving Brownsville City Commissioner Gustavo De Leon illustrate why that principle matters.
According to published news reports, Commissioner De Leon stated that the City of Brownsville constructed a road on property owned by his family without his permission. If that statement is accurate, it immediately raises a series of legitimate questions that deserve independent answers—not political talking points.
Public confidence in local government depends on one fundamental principle: elected officials must safeguard taxpayer resources and demand accountability whenever questions arise about the use of public funds.The recent public reports involving Brownsville City Commissioner Gustavo De Leon illustrate why that principle matters.
According to published news reports, Commissioner De Leon stated that the City of Brownsville constructed a road on property owned by his family without his permission. If that statement is accurate, it immediately raises a series of legitimate questions that deserve independent answers—not political talking points.
How did city employees, equipment, and taxpayer-funded resources allegedly end up constructing a road on private property? Who requested the work? Who authorized it? Was there a public purpose? Was the expenditure lawful? How much did it cost the taxpayers of Brownsville?
These are not accusations. They are the questions every responsible City Commissioner should already be demanding answers to.
Unfortunately, Brownsville taxpayers appear to be no closer to the truth today than when the story first became public.
The responsibility of a City Commissioner is not simply to attend meetings and cast votes. Commissioners serve as fiduciaries for the public. They are entrusted with protecting taxpayer dollars, ensuring government operates transparently, and insisting that every expenditure serves a lawful public purpose.
When credible questions arise regarding the use of public resources, commissioners should welcome an independent investigation. Transparency protects innocent public servants just as much as it exposes wrongdoing. An impartial investigation benefits everyone by replacing speculation with facts.
The questions are straightforward:
• Where was the road constructed?
• Who owned the property at the time?
• Who authorized the work?
• Which city employees and equipment were involved?
• What public funds were spent?
• Did the project serve a legitimate public purpose?
• Were all applicable city policies and Texas laws followed?
These are questions of accountability, not politics.The citizens of Brownsville should not be forced to rely on rumors, social media debates, or competing narratives. They deserve documented facts supported by work orders, purchase records, employee time sheets, equipment logs, and any other records that explain exactly what occurred.
This is why a request for an independent investigation is appropriate. Such an investigation would not presume anyone committed a crime. Instead, it would establish the facts, preserve public records, and determine whether the actions taken complied with Texas law and municipal policy.
Good government has nothing to fear from transparency.
If no wrongdoing occurred, an independent investigation will restore public confidence. If mistakes were made, taxpayers deserve to know what happened and what corrective measures will prevent it from happening again.
Ultimately, this issue is larger than one commissioner or one road. It is about whether Brownsville’s elected officials will fulfill their obligation to protect the public treasury with the same diligence they would expect if the money were their own.
Until those questions are answered through an independent and transparent process, Brownsville taxpayers remain no closer to the truth—and that should concern every citizen, regardless of political affiliation.
(Commissioner De Leon took these photos and posted them on his FB page. He said they did not stop "dumping" until three days later, after the asphalt millings had been spread and compressed by city crews.)
(Then, as if to add insult to injury, the commissioner posted a constituent's comment purporting to express gratitude to De Leon for quickly resolving four cases of alleged "illegal dumping" from one day to the next. The meme at top showed up in social media and questions how he could resolve those cases when in his case it took him contacting the city attorney, issuing a cease and desist letter, and filing a complaint with the police department – and it still took a week for him to remove the city workers and to stop the asphalt millings being spread on his private road.)
These are not accusations. They are the questions every responsible City Commissioner should already be demanding answers to.
Unfortunately, Brownsville taxpayers appear to be no closer to the truth today than when the story first became public.
The responsibility of a City Commissioner is not simply to attend meetings and cast votes. Commissioners serve as fiduciaries for the public. They are entrusted with protecting taxpayer dollars, ensuring government operates transparently, and insisting that every expenditure serves a lawful public purpose.
When credible questions arise regarding the use of public resources, commissioners should welcome an independent investigation. Transparency protects innocent public servants just as much as it exposes wrongdoing. An impartial investigation benefits everyone by replacing speculation with facts.
• Where was the road constructed?
• Who owned the property at the time?
• Who authorized the work?
• Which city employees and equipment were involved?
• What public funds were spent?
• Did the project serve a legitimate public purpose?
• Were all applicable city policies and Texas laws followed?
These are questions of accountability, not politics.The citizens of Brownsville should not be forced to rely on rumors, social media debates, or competing narratives. They deserve documented facts supported by work orders, purchase records, employee time sheets, equipment logs, and any other records that explain exactly what occurred.
This is why a request for an independent investigation is appropriate. Such an investigation would not presume anyone committed a crime. Instead, it would establish the facts, preserve public records, and determine whether the actions taken complied with Texas law and municipal policy.
Good government has nothing to fear from transparency.
If no wrongdoing occurred, an independent investigation will restore public confidence. If mistakes were made, taxpayers deserve to know what happened and what corrective measures will prevent it from happening again.
Ultimately, this issue is larger than one commissioner or one road. It is about whether Brownsville’s elected officials will fulfill their obligation to protect the public treasury with the same diligence they would expect if the money were their own.
Until those questions are answered through an independent and transparent process, Brownsville taxpayers remain no closer to the truth—and that should concern every citizen, regardless of political affiliation.
Saturday, August 8, 2026
ARE YOU THINKING THE SAME THING? IF THE INMATE RAN, WOULD THE DEPUTY CATCH HIM BEFORE HE REACHES THE RIVER?
(Ed.'s Note: No body shaming here, just a thought. What if he ran? Of course, he is wearing leg irons, but even then, we have our doubts. What do you think?)
Friday, August 7, 2026
CAN'T BEAT $2 BREWS DURING 1ST FRIDAY BOOTS ON THE BLOCK EN EL SPORTSMAN
Thursday, August 6, 2026
DATA CENTERS DOUBLE DOWN ON NOISE, WATER, ELECTRIC USE
La Cebolla
SAN FRANCISCO—Hailing rapid developments in the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Tuesday that technological advancements were now allowing data centers to run on even more electricity.
“People said we were using an unacceptable amount of power, and with these upgraded facilities that require so much more of it, we’ve shown that we took those criticisms to heart,” said Altman, adding that while the newer data centers did not perform any better than their predecessors, they consumed five times as much electricity and were proving exceptional at straining power grids to the point of collapse.
“These improvements are revolutionizing the way data centers are exhausting not only energy, but also water, with the latest servers requiring 50 percent more of it to keep cool. And of course, the brisk acceleration in data center electricity consumption means even louder continuous noise in surrounding communities—no doubt a relief to residents upset that they can still manage to sleep once or twice a week over the unceasing whirring.”
Altman went on to say he was optimistic that innovations would soon enable data centers to run on enough electricity to plunge the rest of the nation into permanent darkness.
IN GOD WE TRUST, ALL OTHERS – INCLUDING RUSSIANS – PAY TRUMP CASH: AND HE MOVES TO HIDE HIS FINANCES FROM BBC
By Ashleigh Fields
The Hill
President Trump's attorney filed an emergency motion Wednesday seeking to block the BBC from obtaining financial records linked to his trust.
The British broadcaster received approval from a judge late last month to probe the president’s financial documents after Trump claimed he experienced losses due to an episode of the company’s “Panorama” series titled “Trump: A Second Chance?”
In the footage, the BBC strung together three separate portions of a speech from Trump to make it look as if he encouraged a violent attack on the Capitol.
“The BBC’s improperly broad subpoena demands the Trust’s confidential tax, ownership, and financial records for approximately 400 entities,” Trump’s attorney Alejandro Brito wrote in the legal filing.
“Once the Trust were to begin handing those records over to the BBC, that disclosure could not be undone, and the Trust’s pending objections could not restore what the BBC will already have seen,” Brito added.
If the emergency motion is not approved, the BBC would be granted insight on Trump’s crypto and stock profit, as well as business transactions from at least 400 entities and companies tied to his personal assets managed by family.
Last month, Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett granted the BBC’s subpoena to review documents from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust dating to Jan. 1, 2023.
Her approval requires that the trust start producing documents by Thursday.
“Against the Trust’s irreversible injury, the BBC cannot point to any injury, only to brief delay, which does not constitute harm. Fact discovery remains open for months, and the BBC has never explained why it needed a non-party’s complete financial records within ten days or how a short stay would impair its defense,” Brito wrote.
The BBC has apologized for the documentary edit but has strongly rebuked Trump’s push for a payout and attempted to dismiss the lawsuit against the company, arguing U.S. courts hold no legal jurisdiction over the foreign corporation.
The president has refused to back down and recently requested that District Judge Roy Altman allow him to alter the lawsuit in a manner that would shield his financial documents from being reviewed by the British broadcaster.
The British broadcaster received approval from a judge late last month to probe the president’s financial documents after Trump claimed he experienced losses due to an episode of the company’s “Panorama” series titled “Trump: A Second Chance?”
In the footage, the BBC strung together three separate portions of a speech from Trump to make it look as if he encouraged a violent attack on the Capitol.
“The BBC’s improperly broad subpoena demands the Trust’s confidential tax, ownership, and financial records for approximately 400 entities,” Trump’s attorney Alejandro Brito wrote in the legal filing.
“Once the Trust were to begin handing those records over to the BBC, that disclosure could not be undone, and the Trust’s pending objections could not restore what the BBC will already have seen,” Brito added.
If the emergency motion is not approved, the BBC would be granted insight on Trump’s crypto and stock profit, as well as business transactions from at least 400 entities and companies tied to his personal assets managed by family.
Last month, Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett granted the BBC’s subpoena to review documents from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust dating to Jan. 1, 2023.
Her approval requires that the trust start producing documents by Thursday.
“Against the Trust’s irreversible injury, the BBC cannot point to any injury, only to brief delay, which does not constitute harm. Fact discovery remains open for months, and the BBC has never explained why it needed a non-party’s complete financial records within ten days or how a short stay would impair its defense,” Brito wrote.
The BBC has apologized for the documentary edit but has strongly rebuked Trump’s push for a payout and attempted to dismiss the lawsuit against the company, arguing U.S. courts hold no legal jurisdiction over the foreign corporation.
The president has refused to back down and recently requested that District Judge Roy Altman allow him to alter the lawsuit in a manner that would shield his financial documents from being reviewed by the British broadcaster.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
U.S. SENATE WORD OF THE DAY: GELDINGS, AS IN RAND PAUL, "EL CAPADO"
(A gelding is a horse who has been castrated in order to make him easier to train.)
By Charley Seagraves
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
The would-be inquisition of Dr. Anthony Fauci last week by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and his cabal of the crass and the crude, did not go as planned.
One of the inquisitors dropped an F-bomb as if that were par for the course in the U.S. Senate, that once dignified forum of ideas and debate. Dr. Fauci took the high road and pled the 5th, denying the shameless the opportunity they so desperately wanted.
I, on the other hand, have chosen the low road and decided to tell the spineless exactly what I think, and maybe what Dr. Fauci might have been thinking:
“First, I refuse to dignify your idiotic questions with an answer, any answer. And as for you Rand Paul, you pompous, curly-haired, cockwomble, I know now why your neighbor beat the crap out of you. You’re one of those lowlifes who will do anything to try to distract from your own incompetence in order to create chaos and avoid the real issues.
“First, I refuse to dignify your idiotic questions with an answer, any answer. And as for you Rand Paul, you pompous, curly-haired, cockwomble, I know now why your neighbor beat the crap out of you. You’re one of those lowlifes who will do anything to try to distract from your own incompetence in order to create chaos and avoid the real issues.
You claim to be “libertarian-ish” like your mentor and namesake Ayn. But like her, you’re nothing but a selfish, self-absorbed prick.
You created your own ophthalmology board, declaring yourself president and thereby becoming both the examiner and the examined. That’s the equivalent of masturbating and calling it sexual relations.
And as for the rest of you—Hawley and Johnson and Lankford and especially you Moreno—you’re worthless, contemptible, despicable, two-bit ne’er-do-wells. You bow down to an immoral narcissist who reminds me of an unsupervised 14-year-old who stays up half the night posting idiotic fantasies and ridiculous threats and AI generated images imagining himself a hero. You’re nothing but pawns in his game.
You’re geldings who prance around the track like studs, but we all know you have no cojones. And when he’s gone, you’ll be on your own. So, no, I will not dignify any of your questions with an answer. Now go have a bowl of that famous Senate Bean Soup and pass your gas elsewhere.”
MATAMOROS PEPSI CO. VICTIM OF CARTEL EXTORTION ARSON
Federal Investigation International
Special to El Rrun-RrunFirefighters did not respond to the attack on @pepsi and @Papas_Sabritas in #Matamoros.
Three lots of vehicles, separated by about 50 meters, were set ablaze. A total of 50 vehicles were burned. Sources indicated that the company threatened to leave.
More than 40 Sabritas delivery trucks were consumed in a massive fire at a @PepsiCo warehouse in #Matamoros, #mexico
More than 40 Sabritas delivery trucks were consumed in a massive fire at a @PepsiCo warehouse in #Matamoros, #mexico
Local reports point to a possible case of extortion by organized crime. Last week, a company driver was kidnapped. According to local media reports, the incident may be linked to extortion payments demanded by the Gulf Cartel.
Authorities say that the recent fire there follows a pattern that has been implemented by CDG extortionists, fueling fears that multinational companies will move out of the city and result in loss of jobs and tax revenue.
WITH A DEAD HEAT IN THE GOV'S RACE, SAY NO TO ELECTION RIGGING
Today marks the one year anniversary of when my Texas House colleagues and I broke quorum to stop Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans from forcing through rigged mid-decade redistricting.
I wasn’t going to sit back and just let that happen. My colleagues and I got up and fought back.
We put a national spotlight on what Republicans were doing. And we showed the country what it looks like to stand up when democracy is on the line.
Despite the Supreme Court clearing the way for Republicans’ rigged maps, we haven’t given up this fight. Because Abbott and his allies aren’t done. They’ve promised to come back next year and rig the maps all over again. And they’re already eyeing when Texas gains 4-5 more seats by the end of this decade.
And A new poll just dropped from Fox News, and we’re only ONE POINT behind Greg Abbott.
This is the tightest margin of Abbott’s entire political life.
Rigging elections is exactly how Republicans try to hold onto power when they know voters are turning on them. They redraw the lines, causing chaos in the midst of important elections.
But we can still fight back, and we will fight back — because no matter how hard he tries, Greg Abbott cannot gerrymander the governor’s election. The question is whether we have the resources to seize this moment and win.
Will you please chip in $5 to help us have the resources to stay on offense against Abbott, organize statewide, and continue fighting for working Texans?
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
UNDER PRESSURE FROM HINOJOSA, STATE WILL AUDIT DATA CENTERS AND STOPS ALL CONSTRUCTION ACROSS THE STATE, INLCUDING ANY PROPOSED FOR BROWNSVILLE
An exercise in redundancy?: The Brownsville City Commission is hosting a Data Centers Workshop on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall to discuss local infrastructure impacts, resource consumption, and potential land-use regulations.
By Michael Garcia
The PUCT and have been tasked with doing a comprehensive “verification and audit” of any data centers in the state that are working through ERCOT’s grid interconnection process.
According to the state, no data center projects are allowed to move forward with construction until this audit is completed. The governor’s office noted that any data center project that fails to comply with the PUCT and ERCOT will not be allowed to connect to the state’s power grid.
In total, ERCOT is reportedly considering over 474 gigawatts worth of requests from facilities looking to connect to the state power grid and around 90 percent of those requests are from proposed data centers.
To put that into perspective, the Department of Interior lists 1 gigawatt of power as enough to power between 225,000 to 300,000 average homes for a year. By those numbers, the amount of requests ERCOT is currently reviewing could power between 106,650,000 and 142,200,000 average homes for a year.
PUCT and ERCOT will collect the following information from each data center project that they audit:
* “Information detailing the extent to which data centers are paying their own way or depending on the state for financial assistance. That would include all state and local tax incentives, grants, abatements, or other public financial assistance received or expected to be received.”
* “The extent to which data centers are providing their own power or depending on the ERCOT grid for that power. Details should include projected annual and peak electricity consumption; and any effort and progress to construct or procure on-site electric generation including generation type, or other measures to reduce demand on the ERCOT grid.”
* “Information detailing the ownership and controlling interests in the project.”
KETK.com
AUSTIN, Texas (KETK) – On Monday – faced calls from his governor’s race opponent, Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, to put a moratorium on all data center construction in the state – Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to audit all data center projects that are connecting to the state’s grid.
AUSTIN, Texas (KETK) – On Monday – faced calls from his governor’s race opponent, Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, to put a moratorium on all data center construction in the state – Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to audit all data center projects that are connecting to the state’s grid.
The PUCT and have been tasked with doing a comprehensive “verification and audit” of any data centers in the state that are working through ERCOT’s grid interconnection process.
According to the state, no data center projects are allowed to move forward with construction until this audit is completed. The governor’s office noted that any data center project that fails to comply with the PUCT and ERCOT will not be allowed to connect to the state’s power grid.
“Any project that fails to comply with the requirements set forth by the PUCT and ERCOT, and by state law, must be denied connection to the Texas grid, " read a statement from the governor's office.
As recently as last week, Gov. Greg Abbott faced calls from his governor’s race opponent, Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, to put a moratorium on all data center construction in the state.
The nonprofit group Save Cedar Creek Lake said Abbott’s audit and the pause on construction falls short of being a “real” moratorium in their view.
“We are not asking the Governor to cancel the audit. We are asking him to widen it into a real moratorium before the scope hardens,” the group said in a press release Monday. “If a data center cannot get a power connection during your audit, it should not be able to get a water contract, an air permit, or a tax abatement either. Pause all of it, publish what you find, and tell us when the pause ends.”
As recently as last week, Gov. Greg Abbott faced calls from his governor’s race opponent, Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, to put a moratorium on all data center construction in the state.
The nonprofit group Save Cedar Creek Lake said Abbott’s audit and the pause on construction falls short of being a “real” moratorium in their view.
“We are not asking the Governor to cancel the audit. We are asking him to widen it into a real moratorium before the scope hardens,” the group said in a press release Monday. “If a data center cannot get a power connection during your audit, it should not be able to get a water contract, an air permit, or a tax abatement either. Pause all of it, publish what you find, and tell us when the pause ends.”
In total, ERCOT is reportedly considering over 474 gigawatts worth of requests from facilities looking to connect to the state power grid and around 90 percent of those requests are from proposed data centers.
To put that into perspective, the Department of Interior lists 1 gigawatt of power as enough to power between 225,000 to 300,000 average homes for a year. By those numbers, the amount of requests ERCOT is currently reviewing could power between 106,650,000 and 142,200,000 average homes for a year.
PUCT and ERCOT will collect the following information from each data center project that they audit:
* “Information detailing the extent to which data centers are paying their own way or depending on the state for financial assistance. That would include all state and local tax incentives, grants, abatements, or other public financial assistance received or expected to be received.”
* “The extent to which data centers are providing their own power or depending on the ERCOT grid for that power. Details should include projected annual and peak electricity consumption; and any effort and progress to construct or procure on-site electric generation including generation type, or other measures to reduce demand on the ERCOT grid.”
* “The extent to which data centers are bringing their own water and reusing their own water as opposed to using water needed by local communities. The details should include projected annual and peak water consumption and anticipated sources of water supply. You must also obtain information about the cooling technology that will be utilized, including whether the facility will employ air-cooled, closed-loop, or another water-efficient cooling system.”
* “The extent to which data centers are using measures to reduce impacts on neighboring property owners and communities, including noise mitigation, light controls, setbacks, traffic improvements, emergency response coordination, and other community protection measures, understanding that each community is unique.”
* “Information detailing the ownership and controlling interests in the project.”
SO IT'S OK FOR CITY MATERIALS, MACHINERY AND LABOR TO BE USED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY TO BENEFIT A CITY COMMISSIONER? ASK THE D.A. AND TEXAS RANGERS
REQUEST FOR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION
Date: ___________________
To: The Honorable Luis V. Saenz
District Attorney
Cameron County District Attorney's Office
964 E. Harrison Street, 4th Floor
Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956) 544-0849
Public Information Email: dapir@co.cameron.tx.us
RE: Request for Independent Investigation into the Publicly Reported Construction of a Road on Property Owned by the Family of Brownsville City Commissioner Gustavo De Leon
Dear District Attorney Saenz,
I am submitting this request as a concerned citizen asking for an independent investigation into a matter that has been publicly reported involving Brownsville City Commissioner Gustavo De Leon.
According to public news reports, Commissioner De Leon stated that the City of Brownsville constructed a road on property owned by his family without his permission.
This matter has raised serious public questions regarding the use of taxpayer-funded labor, equipment, materials, and other public resources on private property.
This request is not asking your office to assume that any crime was committed. Rather, I respectfully request that your office determine the facts through an independent investigation and apply the law based on the evidence.
I respectfully request that investigators determine:
The exact location of the property where the road construction occurred.
The ownership of that property at the time the work was performed.
The dates the work was performed.
Whether City of Brownsville employees performed the work.
What city equipment, labor, fuel, and materials were used.
Who requested and who authorized the work.
Whether work orders, purchase orders, or other authorization documents exist.
The total cost to taxpayers.
Whether the work served a lawful public purpose or primarily benefited private property.
Whether any city policies or Texas laws were violated.
I also respectfully request that all relevant records be preserved, including work orders, equipment logs, GPS records, employee time sheets, material tickets, purchase records, emails, text messages, photographs, inspection reports, and any communications relating to this project.
If your office determines that another agency should conduct the investigation due to a potential conflict of interest, I respectfully request that the matter be referred to the appropriate independent law enforcement agency.
Respectfully,
__________________________
Name
Address
Telephone
Email
FORM COMPLAINT TO TEXAS RANGERS
REQUEST FOR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION
Date: ___________________
To: Major Jeffrey Wolf
Texas Rangers – Company D
2525 N. International Blvd.
Weslaco, TX 78599
Phone: (956) 565-7651
RE: Request for Independent Investigation into the Publicly Reported Construction of a Road on Property Owned by the Family of Brownsville City Commissioner Gustavo De Leon
Dear Major Wolf,
I respectfully request that the Texas Rangers conduct an independent review of a publicly reported incident involving Brownsville City Commissioner Gustavo De Leon, his family's private property, and the reported use of City of Brownsville personnel, equipment, materials, and other public resources.
This request arises from public statements made by Commissioner Gustavo De Leon and news reports concerning the construction of a road on property owned by his family.
According to those public reports, Commissioner De Leon stated that the City of Brownsville constructed the road on his family's private property without his permission.
I am not asking the Texas Rangers to assume that a crime occurred. I respectfully request an independent investigation to determine the facts surrounding this specific incident and whether any Texas laws, city policies, or other legal requirements were violated.
I respectfully request that investigators determine:
The exact location of the property where the road construction occurred.
The ownership of that property at the time the work was performed.
The dates the work was performed.
Whether City of Brownsville employees performed the work.
What city equipment, labor, fuel, and materials were used.
Who requested and who authorized the work.
Whether work orders, purchase orders, or other authorization documents exist.
The total cost to taxpayers.
Whether the work served a lawful public purpose or primarily benefited private property.
Whether any city policies or Texas laws were violated.
Please identify and preserve all relevant records, including work orders, equipment logs,
GPS records, employee time sheets, material tickets, invoices, emails, text messages, photographs, inspection reports, and any communications relating to the planning, authorization, or completion of this project.
If your agency determines another agency has primary jurisdiction, I respectfully request that this matter be forwarded to the appropriate authority or that I be advised of the proper agency to contact.
Respectfully,
__________________________
Name
Address
Telephone
Email
IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN, TURTLE DOVE(S) HAVE THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE
(Ed.'s Note: One of our seven readers said he was walking downtown under the plasma center sign at the corner of Elizabeth and 10th streets when he heard a chirping coming from above and saw that a birds had built their nest inside the "R" of the Grifols Plasma Donation Center. Nests "R" Us?)
AND THEN THERE WERE TWO...
(After the previous post, we were sent a second photo showing another dove couple tending to a second nest, this time inside the "G." The Hood has gone to the boids.)
GET YOUR MELANIA COIN, NOW AVAILABLE IN LIMITED EDITIONS...
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Monday, August 3, 2026
THE GOVERNOR'S RACE TIGHTENS: GINA IN DEAD HEAT WITH ABBOTT
By Steven Ardary
Fox News 7
The Texas Governor's race is a dead heat
Fox's polling showed a dead heat in the governor's race.
Abbott supporters made up 50 percent of those polled, while 49 percent of those polled said they supported Hinojosa.
The poll shows a closer contest than a poll from Texas Public Opinion Research, which showed Abbott held a three-point lead.
The poll surveyed 1,006 Texas registered voters and was conducted by Beacon Research and Shaw and Company Research. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
The Brief
The Texas Governor's race is a dead heat
Fox's polling showed a dead heat in the governor's race.
Abbott supporters made up 50 percent of those polled, while 49 percent of those polled said they supported Hinojosa.
The poll shows a closer contest than a poll from Texas Public Opinion Research, which showed Abbott held a three-point lead.
The poll surveyed 1,006 Texas registered voters and was conducted by Beacon Research and Shaw and Company Research. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
The Brief
James Talarico leads Ken Paxton 51 percent to 48 percent in a new Fox News poll of Texas voters.
Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Gina Hinojosa are virtually tied, 50 percent to 49 percent.
Both races remain within the poll’s 3-point margin of error, with many voters open to changing their minds.
A new poll from FOX News shows Democratic candidate James Talarico with a slight advantage over Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in a contentious Senate race that remains extremely close as November inches closer.
Talarico leads Paxton in Fox News poll
In the poll, conducted July 23–26, 51 percent of those polled said they planned to vote for Talarico in November, while 48 percent put their support behind Paxton.
The numbers are closer compared to a poll published earlier this week by the Texas Public Opinion Research that showed the Austin Democrat with a five-point lead.
The Fox News poll showed plenty of room for a shift in support for both candidates, with 19 percent of those who said they would vote for Talarico open to the idea of changing their mind, while 22 percent of Paxton supporters said they were open to changing their support.
While both candidates garnered strong support as candidates, at least a third of voters on either side said they made their choice as a vote against the other candidate.
Nearly half of voters polled (47 percent) said they felt Talarico was too extreme to serve as Senator, with 25 percent saying they were "extremely concerned."
More than half (59 percent) of those polled said they felt Paxton lacked the moral character to be a U.S. Senator, with 33 percent saying they were "extremely concerned."
The Source: Information in this article comes from a Fox News poll conducted July 23-27, 2026, of 1,006 registered Texas voters.
Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Gina Hinojosa are virtually tied, 50 percent to 49 percent.
Both races remain within the poll’s 3-point margin of error, with many voters open to changing their minds.
Talarico leads Paxton in Fox News poll
In the poll, conducted July 23–26, 51 percent of those polled said they planned to vote for Talarico in November, while 48 percent put their support behind Paxton.
The numbers are closer compared to a poll published earlier this week by the Texas Public Opinion Research that showed the Austin Democrat with a five-point lead.
The Fox News poll showed plenty of room for a shift in support for both candidates, with 19 percent of those who said they would vote for Talarico open to the idea of changing their mind, while 22 percent of Paxton supporters said they were open to changing their support.
While both candidates garnered strong support as candidates, at least a third of voters on either side said they made their choice as a vote against the other candidate.
Nearly half of voters polled (47 percent) said they felt Talarico was too extreme to serve as Senator, with 25 percent saying they were "extremely concerned."
More than half (59 percent) of those polled said they felt Paxton lacked the moral character to be a U.S. Senator, with 33 percent saying they were "extremely concerned."
The Source: Information in this article comes from a Fox News poll conducted July 23-27, 2026, of 1,006 registered Texas voters.
MEMORIES FROM A LONG AND WINDING MUSICIAN'S ROAD
By Albert Besteiro
The Connectors
With more time on my hands these days, I often and frequently daydream of past memories from my life.
With more time on my hands these days, I often and frequently daydream of past memories from my life.
One in particular is when I performed at a Mexican jail ( I've also performed at a jail in Dusseldorf, Germany)...I was very reluctant to go perform there but a friend was being detained for importing "herbs" from Mexico. 
In exchange for less time for our friend, we (The Connectors) agreed to perform there. Upon arriving at the facility, we were frisked, our Driver's License confiscated along with our car keys.
As we are being paraded into a long tunnel with barb wire along the top and sides, I thought to myself what a dumb decision I had made.
My heart was beating fast and there was no way I could turn back, fear gripped me...and then, the other side of the tunnel opened up into a yard or playground and as I lifted my eyes to see, I was shocked!! It looked like "family day" at a park...people playing basketball, inmates spending time with their families, people selling fruits and art.
We then were ushered to our friends cell...where outside was a bar-b-q pit with fajitas and steaks...we entered the cell and greeted our friends...they then asked " Would you like something to drink? ( My options were beer, brandy, or soda). I opted for the cold Mexican beer...they then lit the celebratory and welcoming first joint of the afternoon.
Fortunately, since the cells had a outside walkway with fresh air from outside, smoking was not prohibited...we ate and celebrated for an hour or so, then a group of inmates unloaded our equipment and set up our gear (all gear was intact and nothing stolen ) we played for the inmates and their families and were well received.
Months later, each band member received a plaque from the Mexican government thanking us for helping in the " rehabilitation " of their criminals! I met alleged thieves, murderers and drug dealers all whom have caused much pain and suffering, yet they treated us like kings that day.
I'm still trying to process that experience and how despite it being another gig it opened my eyes to a different side of humanity...after night had fallen, we all left free to return home and I slept like a baby...
TEXAS BY THE NUMBERS...
ROSE GOWEN BOASTED OF GADZILLION "ACTIVE" TOURISTS ON BIKE TRAILS, NOW IT'S THE TOURISM SUNSHINE GUYS
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
Yup. Their public statemenst asserts that Brownsville welcomes more than 10 million visitors each year while approximately 1,000 new hotel rooms are being added.
If Brownsville received 10,000,000 visitors per year, that averages approximately:
• 27,400 visitors per day
• 191,800 visitors per week
• 833,000 visitors per month
Assuming 1,000 additional hotel rooms:
• 70 percent average occupancy
• 2 guests per occupied room
Those rooms could accommodate about 1,400 overnight guests per night, or approximately 511,000 overnight guests per year.
That is a small fraction of 10 million annual visitors.
Questions Raised
If the 10 million figure is accurate, residents may reasonably ask:
• How was the 10 million visitor figure calculated?
• How many are overnight visitors?
• How many are day visitors?
• How many are simply passing through the city?
• How many stay in hotels outside Brownsville?
• What independent methodology was used to produce the estimate?
Without those details, it is difficult to understand what the 10 million figure represents.
Economic Illustration
If 10 million visitors each spent:
• $100 each = $1.0 billion in spending
• $250 each = $2.5 billion in spending
• $500 each = $5.0 billion in spending
Those figures illustrate why understanding the underlying methodology is important when evaluating visitor estimates.
Conclusion
It's BS. Anyway, the purpose of this analysis is to request greater transparency regarding the reported visitor estimate. A breakdown of overnight visitors, day visitors, pass-through travelers, and the methodology used to calculate the figure would help the public better understand the claim.
Yup. Their public statemenst asserts that Brownsville welcomes more than 10 million visitors each year while approximately 1,000 new hotel rooms are being added.
Capacity Analysis
If Brownsville received 10,000,000 visitors per year, that averages approximately:
• 27,400 visitors per day
• 191,800 visitors per week
• 833,000 visitors per month
Assuming 1,000 additional hotel rooms:
• 70 percent average occupancy
• 2 guests per occupied room
Those rooms could accommodate about 1,400 overnight guests per night, or approximately 511,000 overnight guests per year.
That is a small fraction of 10 million annual visitors.
Questions Raised
If the 10 million figure is accurate, residents may reasonably ask:
• How was the 10 million visitor figure calculated?
• How many are overnight visitors?
• How many are day visitors?
• How many are simply passing through the city?
• How many stay in hotels outside Brownsville?
• What independent methodology was used to produce the estimate?
Without those details, it is difficult to understand what the 10 million figure represents.
Economic Illustration
If 10 million visitors each spent:
• $100 each = $1.0 billion in spending
• $250 each = $2.5 billion in spending
• $500 each = $5.0 billion in spending
Those figures illustrate why understanding the underlying methodology is important when evaluating visitor estimates.
Conclusion
It's BS. Anyway, the purpose of this analysis is to request greater transparency regarding the reported visitor estimate. A breakdown of overnight visitors, day visitors, pass-through travelers, and the methodology used to calculate the figure would help the public better understand the claim.
Sunday, August 2, 2026
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IT'S BEEN MORE THAN THREE YEARS AGO?
Original painting by Kalista Montoya
On May 7, 2023, a driver named George Alvarez plowed an SUV into a group of people waiting at a bus stop outside the Ozanam Center in Brownsville. The crash killed 8 people — mostly Venezuelan men who were recent asylum-seekers — and critically injured 10 others.
Location: A non-marked bus stop outside the Ozanam Center (a homeless and migrant shelter) on Minnesota Road in Brownsville.
The Crash: A gray Range Rover ran a red light, lost control, flipped onto its side, and slid into a crowd of 18 people sitting or standing along the curb.
Aftermath: The driver attempted to flee on foot but was detained by witnesses at the scene until police arrived.
Charges: Charged with 8 counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with bond set at $3.6 million.
Sentencing: Alvarez was sentenced to 60 years in prison.
Investigation Findings: Prosecutors and police stated the driver lost control following a red light, though toxicology tests and his addiction history became central to the legal proceedings regarding his impairment at the time of the crash.
Incident Details
Date and Time: Sunday, May 7, 2023, at approximately 8:30 a.m.Location: A non-marked bus stop outside the Ozanam Center (a homeless and migrant shelter) on Minnesota Road in Brownsville.
The Crash: A gray Range Rover ran a red light, lost control, flipped onto its side, and slid into a crowd of 18 people sitting or standing along the curb.
Aftermath: The driver attempted to flee on foot but was detained by witnesses at the scene until police arrived.
Driver and Legal Outcome
Suspect: George Alvarez (34 years old at the time) of Brownsville.Charges: Charged with 8 counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with bond set at $3.6 million.
Sentencing: Alvarez was sentenced to 60 years in prison.
Investigation Findings: Prosecutors and police stated the driver lost control following a red light, though toxicology tests and his addiction history became central to the legal proceedings regarding his impairment at the time of the crash.
PUTTING THINGS IN CONCRETE TERMS...
Trump, please let the Mexican concrete guys come back in. I’m tired of having to go behind these white concrete boys to finish their jobs!
Melissa De Luna
Give me 5k and I’ll have Juan and Pablo back in 2 days and doing this job and call it even.
Martin Quintero
Lol get the white folks who voted for him to help out bet they happy we not taking their jobs
Saturday, August 1, 2026
WE CHOOSE TO...SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL
Fauci invoked the Fifth. Trump invoked the Fifth. Epstein invoked the Fifth.
The Fifth Amendment didn’t change. The reactions did
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AND THIS MAKES OUR MAGA FRIENDS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEIR HERO?
16 mins ago
Trump still refuses to give up the 1.8 billion slush fund. The conman spends taxpayer money like a drunken sailor. There is no end to his corruption and no end to this meaningless war.
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