Jun 26 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Residents of Port Isabel have organized in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement, through protests at the Port Isabel Lighthouse and a future Facebook page dedicated to the movement coming soon. On June 7, Mark Peabody and several others protested in front of the Port Isabel Lighthouse, waving signs advocating for stopping …
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Jun 26 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of South Padre Island has cancelled their Fourth of July firework show as COVID-19 cases increase across Cameron County. “The Fourth of July holiday will be different without the firework show this year,” South Padre Island Mayor Patrick McNulty said in a press release. “If we follow the protocols …
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Jun 26 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Ugandan man detained in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC) is pleading for his life after receiving an imminent deportation order. Steven Tendo, 36, has been detained at Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC) since December 2018, after presenting himself at the U.S. Port of …
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Jun 26 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas continues to see its COVID-19 cases rise, with 13 consecutive days of record-high hospitalizations since June 12. Cameron County’s cases are rising right along with the rest of the state. Over the weekend, Cameron County Public Health confirmed 175 cases of COVID-19, with the county’s daily case rate rising. Then, …
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Jun 26 2020
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune June 26, 2020 Editor’s note: “Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas bars to close again and restaurants to reduce to 50% occupancy as coronavirus spreads” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, …
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Jun 19 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel now has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Port Isabel’s case increase is in tandem with Cameron County’s, which stands at 1301 cases as of press time. In the past week, Cameron County Public Health Department has been confirming anywhere between 30 to nearly 70 cases of COVID-19 a day. …
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Jun 19 2020
Staff report The Port Isabel Lighthouse will reopen at the end of this month. The Texas Historical Commission State Historic site is scheduled to reopen on Thursday, June 25. On March 17, the Port Isabel Lighthouse, along with all of the City of Port Isabel’s parks, closed, over concern for COVID-19’s spread. Weather permitting, hours …
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Jun 19 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Members of the City of South Padre Island’s city council have denied e-scooters from the Island once again. During a city council meeting on June 18, Glide Scooters, based in El Paso, Texas, presented a pilot program to council members and the thirty or so SPI residents in attendance. Jonathan Lopez, …
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Jun 19 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC) in Los Fresnos, Texas, saw another increase in COVID-19 cases this week, with 54 cases confirmed as of June 18. Of those cases, 41 are active, as of June 18. The PIDC has seen a steady rise in cases for the last two weeks. Inside …
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Jun 19 2020
Staff report A new male ocelot has been sighted at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, captured by camera trap photos. The young male, being identified as OM344, was first detected by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) remote cameras on March 29. “Within a couple of months of the initial detection, he was captured …
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