Adopt-A-Friend: Zach

By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County beach accesses and beach parks reopened this past Tuesday, as Texas sees its COVID-19 positivity rate dipping below 10 percent for the first time since late June. On Sept. 8, families and anglers came to the reopened Isla Blanca park, distancing themselves from others on the mile of beach … Continue reading [...]

By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com At a special City Commission meeting and budget workshop this week, City Manager Manuel De La Rosa recommended that the Ad Valorem property tax rate be maintained and not increased from its regular amount of .728125 per $100 valuation for the upcoming fiscal year 2020-2021. Other highlights of the proposed budget … Continue reading [...]

By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Although she has seen the world, International Ambassador Rebecca Gonzales still treasures her small town of San Benito. Nominated and appointed by President Donald J. Trump, and by and with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate, Gonzales was appointed as the official, “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United … Continue reading [...]