Urban Tejano

Tortilla Factory pulls down a Grammy nomination as Best Tejano Band as the almost four-decade-old local institution gets ready to reinvent the genre

"...to 2,000 people! Monday night in McAllen, Tuesday in Brownsville – five nights in a row to packed houses...."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Peña and Ritter Jump Ship

Talk of tables and access raises committee questions

"...have railed against Straus for picking Rep. Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville, to chair the House Ways and Means Committee. The..."

Dec. 15, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Gavel Hunt Is Go

GOP eats its own in House speaker struggle

"...all bent out of shape about Rep. Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville, getting on Ways and Means, and Rep. Brian McCall,..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bigmouth Strikes Again

By way of introduction, please welcome new GP blogger, Rob Cohen.

"...I moved to Austin two years ago from Brownsville, TX, a coastal town that they forgot to close..."

Sept. 29, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

The Tex-Mex Grill and Backyard Barbacoa Cookbook

Robb Walsh knows Texas food and makes you enjoy the hell out of reading about it

"...the genuine pit-cooked barbacoa at Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que in Brownsville. For Walsh fans, this book simply reinforces what you..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Latin Beat

Guanabee's Cindy Casares covers the news from a unique angle

"...trump other American cities. As a Valley girl from Brownsville, she declared breakfast tacos from the Rio Grande Valley..."

July 16, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...at the college level. The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College host a national contest for..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Project Deliverance' Nets Drugs, Cash, Cop

Texas police chief among those popped in drug sting

"...raided his office on Wednesday morning. (Interestingly, notes the Brownsville Herald, this is the second time in as many..."

June 11, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Clouds Over Campus

With less funding, more competition, and a wavering vision, UT-Austin faces an uncertain future

"...than he does from smaller, less research-centered campuses like UT-Brownsville. Yet what happens to that culture of expectations if,..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 5/12/10

New call for bag ban

"...is needed. Moreover, they point to the City of Brownsville's recent ban on point-of-purchase plastic bags to demonstrate such..."

May 12, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...lineup showcases Boot Camp Clik alums Smif N Wessun, Brownsville bullies two years removed from fourth LP The Album;..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Austin: Latino Internet Capital of the World!

If you have tacos, they will come

"...Casares decided to move back to Austin. Originally from Brownsville, she’s been in Austin for a year, joining a..."

March 15, 2010 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our recommendations for the March 2 primaries

"...Jerry Patterson in November, Uribe, an attorney and former Brownsville state senator, is by far the more qualified for..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Marijuana Misfortunes

It's been a holiday season full of bad luck for more than one pot purveyor

"...their family's pie led to the arrest of a Brownsville couple who were caught with more than 400 pounds..."

Dec. 22, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

"...carbon footprint is a motivating factor, too." The team's Brownsville Metropolitan Planning Organization transportation and land-use study, completed in..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Kimley-Horn Is Staff Pick

National engineering and planning firm recommended to be Strategic Mobility Plan consultant

"...carbon footprint is a motivating factor, too." Their team's Brownsville Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation and Land Use Study, completed..."

Nov. 2, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Schieffer's House

Ranking Texas Democratic Reps come out for gubernatorial candidate

"...His campaign co-chairs are former Judge Gilberto Hinojosa of Brownsville, a member of the Democratic National Committee and State..."

Aug. 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Perilous Position of John Cornyn

Tea Party booing the latest blow to the Texas senator

"...Rep. Renee Oliveira, D-Brownsville, took him to task for letting the radical right..."

July 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Best List Bust-Up

Valley Veterans leap to defense of Rep. Flores over inclusion on "Texas Monthly" list

"...getting some blowback after naming Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville, on his furniture list (as several wags have commented,..."

June 16, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...minute hand ticking clockwise up a coastal clock. First Brownsville, then Padre, then the National Seashore, then Corpus, then..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Creationist McLeroy Booted From SBOE Chair

Senate Dems successfully block Perry's nomination

"...Democrats voted against, and Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr. of Brownsville was present but not voting. Reached by phone afterward,..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

LegeLines

Kuempel bounces back, and Maldonado takes home a prize

"...• In other health news, Rep. Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville, is slowly regaining his vision after an accident forced..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Laugh, and the House Laughs With You

Zombie TVs and stolen hats hit State Reps' collective funny bone

"...said, the constant pirate impressions whenever Rep. Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville, gets near the mike have gotten a little old..."

May 30, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dems Block McLeroy Nomination to SBOE Chair

Controversial creationist fails to get two-thirds of Senate support

"...Democrats voted against, and Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr. of Brownsville registered as present but not voting...."

May 28, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Picture of the Day

Chubbing illustrated

"...kill time when you're killing time. Rep. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, puts his laptop to good use...."

May 24, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Flying Pig Hunters

Feral hog helicopter hunt debate chews up time as clock counts down

"...seat on the helicopter. As Reps. Eddie Lucio III, D-Brownsville, and Kristi Thibaut, D-Houston, pointed out, as written the..."

May 14, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'All Those in Favor, Say Argh!'

Talk Like a Pirate Day comes to the Lege early

"...set state reps off, it seems. Rep. Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville, was at the front mic in the House for..."

May 7, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Trust Me, I'm a Senator'

Patrick and Shapiro back abortion-related bills giving state more space in the exam room

"...for his good work -- including Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, who rose for a spot of grandstanding about how..."

May 1, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Countdown to Aztex Season Opener

Austin Aztex season starts in 10 days; high school championships start tomorrow

"...(22-4-4) Boys 4pm: Plano (23-3-5) vs. Katy (17-3-5) 6pm: Brownsville Lopez (20-1) vs. Klein Oak (20-4-3) Saturday, April 11:..."

April 8, 2009 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Fudging Facts on the Titty Tax

Rep. Ellen Cohen repeats inaccurate statement in laying out revised sexually oriented business tax

"...to admit by Ways and Means Chair Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville) that HB 1751 was a straight First Amendment violation...."

April 1, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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