May 11 2018
Oliveira, Dominguez talk ecotourism, LNG, SpaceX By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com (BROWNSVILLE) — Issues concerning the greater Laguna Madre area were at the forefront here Wednesday evening as candidates vying for the Texas House of Representatives District 37 seat, incumbent René Oliveira (D-Brownsville) and challenger Alex Dominguez (D-Brownville), pled their cases before …
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May 11 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After a contentious election season, the makeup of the Port Isabel City Commission will remain the same, with all three incumbents winning their races. Three seats on the commission were up for grabs in the Saturday, May 5 election, including the mayoral seat and Places 1 and 2. …
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May 11 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Victor Worrell and the Charter Amendment won in Laguna Vista’s May 5 elections here. Worrell, an incumbent on the Town Council, took 465 votes to challenger Abel Delgadillo’s 342 in the Town’s General Election for the Place 5 position, to win a three year term on the Town Council. …
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May 11 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Officials say one apartment unit was destroyed in a fire Monday afternoon in Port Isabel. Port Isabel firefighters responded to the apartment complex on the corner of Musina and Hickman at approximately 2 p.m. Monday, Fire Chief John Sandoval said. “We arrived on the scene and there was …
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May 11 2018
Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Animal Control officer Oscar Del Abra, with the assistance of Port Isabel police, helped a mother black-bellied whistling duck and her ducklings cross Highway 100 Tuesday morning. Traffic was briefly stopped while the ensemble made their way across the busy thoroughfare. Want the whole story? Pick up a copy …
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May 11 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com State Rep. René Oliveira (D- Brownsville) was arrested and charged with “DWI (accident)” in connection with an incident that occurred on Friday, April 27, according to records released by the Brownsville Police Department (BPD). The accident occurred at the 800 block of Boca Chica Boulevard just after 10 …
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May 11 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Shoreline Management Director Brandon Hill provided an update on the Shoreline Master Plan as well as the nearshore berm nourishment project during the Monday, May 7 meeting of the SPI Shoreline Task Force. He also announced that a community feedback survey was recently concluded, and that one-on-one stakeholder interviews …
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May 11 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The Native Plant Center, beach and dune permits, comprehensive planning, mobile food units, and Padre Boulevard improvements were key areas addressed during the Wednesday, May 2 meeting of the South Padre Island City Council. During public comments and announcements, Council member Alita Bagley read from a letter sent out …
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May 11 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The outlook for the Port Isabel Lady Tarpon volleyball program is pretty good for 2018. The Press recently visited with Lady Tarpons head coach Julie Breedlove, and she talked about the current state of the program and the upcoming season. “We’re going to have good senior leadership,” Breedlove …
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May 11 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A year ago at this time it was not business as usual for the Port Isabel Tarpon football program. The new head coach had just moved into his office in the athletic department at the high school, and varsity players were just starting to learn a totally new …
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