Oct 17 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Oct. 13, saw the fifth test flight test of SpaceX’s Starship and the success of one of their “most ambitious test objectives yet,” catching the Super Heavy Booster. The day before, Saturday, Oct. 12, after determining that SpaceX met all safety, environmental and other licensing requirements for the suborbital test flight, …
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Oct 17 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Early College High School [PIECHS] Silver Tarpon Band recently saw great success at the Robstown Crossroads Marching Festival. Alejandro Cavazos, Head Band Director, said the band has worked tirelessly since July. The students are learning choreography, music fundamentals and marching fundamentals. “We’re putting hours upon …
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Oct 17 2024
Roberto Gaitan is the President of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas. The Chapter has taken over operations and management of the RGV Native Plant Center on South Padre Island. Texas is one of the most biologically diverse states, with over 5,000 species of native plants. But what happens when you …
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Oct 17 2024
David Wood is a South Padre Island fishing guide with over 20 years of experience. He is the author of three books offering expert fishing advice. It’s mid-October and we are still having king tides. Onshore easterlies are keeping the water stacked up in the Western Gulf for now. Towards the second half of the …
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Oct 17 2024
Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island is working in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers [USACE], the Texas General Land Office and Cameron County to renourish the beaches on South Padre Island. The USACE has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to perform the …
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Oct 17 2024
By CAREY KINSOLVING Special to the PRESS Since 2013, thanks to the South Texas Children’s Arts Festival, Rio Grande Valley kids have won vacations for their parents and immediate family members. At first, they won dude ranch family vacations in Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho. More recently, kids have won vacations at Holiday Inn Beach Resort …
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Oct 17 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday, Oct. 25, the Port Isabel Tarpons will be on the road as they take the La Feria Lions in a crucial district matchup. Dating back to their first meeting in 1951, the teams have a long history of competition. For most of their meetings, they …
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Oct 17 2024
Special to the PRESS On Friday, Oct. 11, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. met with Texas Department of Transportation [TxDot] Commissioner Alex Meade, Brownsville Mayor John Cowen, Port of Brownsville Chairman Steve Guerra, South Padre Island City Commissioner Joe Ricco, TxDOT District Engineer Pete Alvarez and officials from South Padre Island, Brownsville ISD and …
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Oct 17 2024
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday, Oct. 11 (4A) Port Isabel wrapped up their non-district schedule with a game against Brownsville St. Joseph Academy. The last time the teams met was during the 2021 season with Port Isabel winning big, 54-6. St. Joe was quite aware of their previous loss and …
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Oct 10 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com According to Cameron County court records, Jesse Edward Leatherwood, 47-year-old resident of McAllen, was charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with the fatal crash that took Constable Ruben Garcia’s life. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety [DPS] the crash occurred on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at approximately 6:45 p.m. …
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