Jun 12 2025
Special to the PRESS Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide nonprofit dedicated to environmental sustainability and community improvement, has recognized the City of South Padre Island as a Gold Star Affiliate- its highest honor for community affiliates. Gold Star status is awarded to affiliates that demonstrate exceptional commitment to keeping their communities clean, green, …
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Jun 12 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A patient treated near Beach Access #3 on Friday, May 30, received what may have been a life-saving intervention, thanks to a cutting-edge emergency capability now carried by the South Padre Island Fire Department EMS. The patient was administered a unit of Low Titer O+ Whole Blood (LTOWB) on-scene—the first time …
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Jun 12 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS A newly approved $13 million spay-and-neuter fund from the Texas Legislature has opened a door of hope for shelters across the state—and for Friends of Animal Rescue on South Padre Island, the timing could not be more urgent. “Friends of Animal Rescue will definitely pursue funding from …
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Jun 06 2025
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After months of grassroots opposition, community rallies, and late-night calls to lawmakers, the fight to preserve public control over access to Boca Chica Beach has ended in defeat, for now. Senate Bill 2188, a companion to House Bill 4660, passed in the final days of the Texas legislative session, …
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Jun 06 2025
[Photo 2: Out enjoying dinner at one of our favorite spots, Daddy’s. This picture was taken right before the girls courageously got up and sang Karaoke on a busy Saturday night. ] By: Dianté Marigny editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Living on South Padre Island feels like a dream most days. We’ve lived here nearly a year now, though …
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Jun 06 2025
[From devices in hand at all times, to enjoying outdoors and living in actual reality] By: Dianté Marigny editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was one of those days. The kind where the heat clings to your skin, your boss seems to forget you’re human, and your coworkers push every last button you’ve got. The kind of day that …
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Jun 05 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the PRESS Every summer on South Padre Island follows a rhythm that’s been reluctantly accepted. Breezes blowing. Crowds swelling. Tar balls arriving. After tangled sargassum drapes the shoreline, dark clumps of sticky tar are quietly and repeatedly pushed ashore, clinging where they land and staying longer than …
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Jun 05 2025
By TRINA “INDI”JOHNSON Special to the PRESS Isla Blanca Park has claimed the title of Best Texas Beach in the 2025 USA TODAY Readers’ Choice Awards, announced June 2. This marks the second consecutive year the South Padre Island favorite has landed the top spot, affirming its reputation as a standout along the Gulf …
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Jun 05 2025
By TRINA “INDI”JOHNSON Special to the PRESS On May 31, 2025, the windswept dunes of End of the Road on South Padre Island’s North End were transformed by a determined band of volunteers as part of the Trash Free Gulf campaign, a Gulf Trust initiative supported by H-E-B’s Our Texas, Our Future program. …
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Jun 05 2025
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Wednesday, May 28, the Port Isabel Tarpons 7on7 team wrapped up their season playing in the Brownsville 7on7 league. The league was composed of the following six teams: Port Isabel, San Benito, Los Fresnos, Bro. Hanna, Bro. Lopez, and Br. St. Joe. After four weeks …
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