The Brownsville Herald

SAN BENITO — It’s late afternoon. The mood at Calaca’s Tacos and Beer is quiet and refreshing.

McALLEN — The three Republican candidates running to represent the Rio Grande Valley in Congress came together for a prayer breakfast here, highlighting their faith as they called on people to vote in the midterm elections.

There’s something about the human imagination where, in the words of William Blake, it is possible to see “the world in a grain of sand” or, in the case of painter Jerry Lyles, see the world or at least South Texas—in a pumpkin.

An online petition has started requesting the firing of John Bruciak, CEO of Brownsville Public Utilities Board.

The Brownsville Police Department said it had to call in a hostage negotiator to assist in a situation where a 36-year-old man refused to let a 12-year-old leave a residence, following an argument between the man and the boy’s mother.

The 13th Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal of an indictment against Brownsville Independent School District trustee Minerva Peña that charged nepotism, effectively ending the case.

He was to be paid $7,000 to transport 23 pounds of meth from Mexico into the United States, but this never happened. Instead, Julio Cesar Loyde Jr. was caught transporting the drugs and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.

Walgreens and Lexie Hearing are making it easier to get a hearing aid without needing a prescription.

Who doesn’t love going to a Christmas parade to watch brightly colored floats, hear Christmas tunes and see children dressed in Christmas attire?

Brownsville has another millionaire, but the chances of finding who it is in a city with an estimated population of 186,738 is a long shot.