May 15 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Summer is just around the corner and we are wishing for some blue water this year. Last year was lacking in clear snorkeling water around our favorite places such as the jetties and the old causeway. It just didn’t happen. Usually we get a few days of clear …
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May 15 2013
By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade As the weather continues to stay dry – I know it’s too dry – many people enjoy getting out and some enjoying a vacation in higher climates. Manufacturers like the Coleman Company are constantly improving their equipment. Producing new products like their drip coffee maker sitting on a …
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May 10 2013
Pedro Segovia Gonzalez, 80, of Port Isabel, Texas, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. Pedro was a lifetime resident of Port Isabel and. He loved gardening and planting fruits and vegetables. He was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and donated …
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May 10 2013
Dorothy DeFrates Densch, 86, of Port Isabel, TX, formerly of Aurora and Montgomery, died peacefully on May 4, 2013. She was born on October 19, 1926. She is survived by her children, Dick (Jane) Densch and Nancy DeFrates-Densch (Greg Giese), grandchildren, Andy and Alex Densch-Giese and Cyndee (Jim) Foster, great-granddaughter, Hanna Foster, and her long-time companion, …
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May 09 2013
PRESS Staff Report Jesse Garza, the Lady Tarpon Varsity Softball Coach could hardly contain his excitement Friday night, and who could blame him? After an impressive 7-2 smashing of the Robstown Lady Cotton Pickers in Raymondville, Coach Garza and his squad of young Lady Tarpons accomplished what they had set out to do – not …
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May 09 2013
PRESS Staff Report The Point Isabel Independent School District will be holding elections for three seats on the school board. Merced Cantu and Olga Vega-Carter are on the ballot but are running unopposed. Mickey Furcron is also up for re-election and his opponent is Raul “Cowboy” Lorea. Polling places open this Saturday at 7 a.m. …
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May 09 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Special to the PRESS The University of Texas at Brownsville ITEC Center hosted a SpaceX Public Hearing on Tuesday to discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a possible Texas launch site in Brownsville. The Texas SpaceX launch site, currently undeveloped near the eastern end of Texas State Highway 4 in …
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May 09 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Business Owners Association held a regular meeting Tuesday. The Association’s promotions committee reported they have activated social media outlets as well as gone live with a functional website that will continue to improve. The association reported they have been attending meetings to voice their opinions. They …
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May 09 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com County Tax Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre, Jr. reported that his office will be working with the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department in executing court ordered property seizures. Yzaguirre said his office has been working with the delinquent tax collection attorney on accounts owing business personal property taxes. “This round of our collection …
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May 09 2013
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Despite fluctuations over the months in sales, communities in the Laguna Madre area have still experienced overall increases in year-to-date sales tax collections last month. The City of Port Isabel saw a gain of 5.27 percent for the month, bringing in $197,472, up from $87,574 last April. For …
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