Sep 13 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In a field just north of Alton Gloor Boulevard and Highway 77, Texas state senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., announced his 2020 campaign for reelection during a “Super Pachanga” party, similar to the festival Lucio threw in 1990 for his first Texas senate campaign. Lucio adopted a light …
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Sep 13 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Finalizing old business and discussing options for health insurance were a few of the topics the Port Isabel City Commissioners discussed at Tuesday night’s meeting. Previously discussed items that were approved and passed included the annual budget and tax rates; continuation of funding for the SPI Wave free …
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Sep 13 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force held its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon, to approve a resolution and final grant applications to City Council. After a brief discussion of revisions, the members of the Shoreline Task Force approved a resolution to recognize the year 2020 to the SPI …
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Sep 13 2019
By ANGIE GAMEZ Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island dedicated its municipal courtroom in honor of Judge David K. Colwell, on September 9, 2019, outside the entrance of City Hall. Colwell was the Island’s longest-serving judge, working for more than 23 years. The Master of Ceremony, presiding Judge Edmund K. Cyganiewicz, …
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Sep 13 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 5th Annual Shallow Stalker Owner’s Tournament was held over the weekend, with the weigh in and award ceremony held at Louie’s Backyard on South Padre Island. The anglers docked along a platform tied Louie’s Backyard’s deck, …
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Sep 13 2019
By Steve Hathcock Generally speaking, most jewelry is lost by people wading in the surf. During the summer, the waves are very gentle and the wind conditions actually add a couple of feet of beach in many areas. It’s not uncommon to see several people wandering the surf, intently eyeing the bottom in a mostly …
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Sep 13 2019
By DAVID LEE ZAMORA Special to the Parade Maiden, at surface level, is a documentary about a group of women and their skipper/ navigator, Tracy Edwards, finishing the Whitbread Round the World Race, but it more so shows how powerful we humans are, how even with the worst of flaws, and highest of obstacles, we …
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Sep 06 2019
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ JR Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons traveled to Brownsville Sams Memorial Stadium to play the Porter Cowboys to kick-off the 2019 football season. This game is the third time the two teams have ever met (the Porter Cowboys came away with the 14-3 win in 2018). Last year’s matchup …
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Sep 06 2019
By M. Kathy Raines Special to the Parade I mistook the black bird swaying atop the hackberry for a great-tailed grackle. I didn’t recognize its chirruping “TEE-ho,” but then grackles do possess a broad repertoire of whistles, clacks and shrieks. But, trying out a new camera that morning, I opted to take one final shot …
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Sep 06 2019
By DAVID LEE ZAMORA Special to the PARADE Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark is a fun, cheesy, creature-feature film that manages to fit the fun, yet chilling, stories from the books of the same name into its simple plot. Before watching this film, I was worried that it would be a run-of-the-mill cash …
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