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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team took down the Lady Gators of Grulla in straight sets Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym. They won 25-18, 28-26, 25-14, and improve to 3-1 in district play. “Our kids played really well today,” head coach Julie Breedlove said after the match. …
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By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Tuesday, the Point Isabel School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to withdraw an application for a tax valuation limitation submitted by Annova LNG. In June, the Houston-based company submitted an application for the tax abatement under Chapter 313, known as the Texas Economic Development Act. If …
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By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After months of closed-doors discussions, the Cameron County Commissioners Court voted to table an agenda item that would potentially grant a 10 year tax abatement to Annova LNG, pending the results of an independent financial analysis. Annova LNG is one of three liquid natural gas (LNG) companies seeking …
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By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Pachanga in the Park and the Run SPI Marathon were topics of discussion at this week’s Port Isabel City Commission Meeting. Entering its fifth year, the Pachanga in the Park is expected to be bigger and better, said Interim City Manager Jared Hockema. This year the event will …
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By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Monday afternoon, the South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force again addressed the issue of public access, specifically boater access, to the Laguna Madre. The City Council recently approved the Shoreline Task Force recommendation to proceed with grant applications for a marina project at Corral Street. Chairman Paul Munarriz …
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PRESS Staff Report On this day Coast Guard and other officials inspect the damage to the Causeway on Sept. 15, 2001. Three support pillars collapsed into the water, along with a section of the bridge’s span over 200 feet long. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.) South Padre Island City Manager Bill DiLibero speaks …
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By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Eight applicants have expressed an interest in serving as judge in the Town of Laguna Vista, officials here say. They include Oscar X. Garcia, Mikson A. Ehimika, Bennie Ochoa III, W.L. (Bill) Pope, R. Brian Hunsaker, Jeremy F. Sorelle, H. Garcia and Abel Delgadillo, according to Laguna Vista City Manager …
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By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com We don’t get to choose the family we’re born into when we come into this world. As we grow up, however, we do get to choose who our family is via our spouses and whether or not we choose to have kids. We also choose whether or not …
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By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force met Monday afternoon for their regular monthly meeting. Coastal Resource and Parks Administrator Reuben Treviño brought some good news regarding the Beneficial Use Dredge Material (BUDM) project. The BUDM project, which began in 1997, is the City’s primary way of combating …
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By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The threat of severe rain kept the Rotary Club of Port Isabel from setting over 300 American flags out for display in honor of Patriot’s Day Friday. “It’s just bad flag etiquette, if there’s not a light on the flag, to just leave it in the rain,” said …
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