Adopt-a-Beach celebrates 30 years
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com They say everything is bigger in Texas. They also say don’t mess with Texas. This Saturday, the two will combine as...
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LNG opposition urge locals to take action now By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The clock is ticking. As the timeline to construct three potential Liquid...
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Hog Heaven
Bikers thunder onto Island for Beach-n-Biker Fest By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It began with a low rumble, like a wave of far off thunder coming to a...
View ArticlePlayoffs; P.I. vs. Rockport-Fulton Friday
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons softball team has made the playoffs. Last Friday night, at home, the team got past La Feria, 2-1, in the final district contest of...
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Lady of the Sun: Yvette Rendon
Special to the PRESS There’s no stopping Yvette Rendon. On any given day, she juggles her duties as a dedicated mother, friend, and family member all the while still attempting to find time in the day...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Babies on Board
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Pretty much everyone has heard the saying, “April showers bring May flowers.” Those five little words do so much to...
View ArticleVolunteers clear 9 tons of beach trash
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The beautiful pristine beaches of South Padre Island are a delicate resource whose condition is crucial to the success of the business and tourism environment of the...
View ArticleBND to create wildlife corridor
Special to the PRESS The Port of Brownsville and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife service are working to preserve and align an existing wildlife corridor at the Port with a new corridor according to a plan...
View ArticleCity’s consideration of Chaos purchase put on hold
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Near the end of 2015, the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board and City Council began discussing ideas regarding the development of a SpaceX...
View ArticleLaguna Heights men charged with assault, theft
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County Sheriffs deputies aided Precinct 1 constables in the arrest of 36-year-old Laguna Heights resident Steven...
View ArticleAnnexation issue headed to court
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A Brownsville court will hear motions June 30 on the annexation lawsuit filed against the Town of Laguna Vista and City of Port Isabel by the City of Brownsville....
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Oliveira brings House committee to Island
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas House Business and Industry Committee met for a hearing at South Padre Island City Hall Monday to discuss a...
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City, school board hopefuls sit for public forum
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Candidates running for seats on the Port Isabel City Commission and the Point Isabel Independent School District Board of...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Celebrating Mom
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This Sunday, a familiar scene will play out in homes and restaurants across the country. Children both old and young will...
View ArticleBoating safety class set for Saturday
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 081-07-02 of Port Isabel will be hosting a boating safety class this Saturday at...
View ArticleSplash brings brisk business to SPI
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Splash events — celebrations focusing on the LGBT community — have become some of the most popular and profitable gatherings on South Padre Island. Judging by the...
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Wendi Wells Torres announces school board bid
Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista resident Wendi Well Torres has announced her run for a seat on the Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees. Wells Torres is seeking election at...
View ArticleCity files as LNG ‘intervener’
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel has officially submitted a request to be an intervener in the Texas LNG docket filed with the...
View ArticleTensions high in final meeting before elections
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two special meetings were scheduled for the Port Isabel City Commission Wednesday — the last meetings to be held before...
View ArticleNew marina lease under consideration
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A 16-page proposed lease agreement, with a survey that provides meets and bounds of the 2.7 acre tract where the Town of Laguna Vista’s marina is located, is in...
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