Mar 08 2013
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Nicolas “Nico” Benavidez, the 20-year-old seasonal employee who had been working for Schlitterbahn Waterpark on South Padre Island for only five weeks when he sustained serious, work-related head injuries on Wednesday, March 6, is listed in critical condition at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen as of …
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Mar 07 2013
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com When Cesar Cantor, General Manager for the Pearl on South Padre Island, was approached with the opportunity to sit on the Island’s newly formed Convention and Visitors Transition Board (CVT), tasked, among other things, to research available options for the future of the South Padre Island Convention …
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Mar 07 2013
Special to the PRESS South Padre Island Convention Centre Sales Manager Sylvia Soliz was selected to serve as Interim Director for the Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). Soliz has been with the City of South Padre Island for nearly 16 years and has built strong working relationships with the hotel industry and community. Rene Valdez, …
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Mar 07 2013
Special to the PRESS The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase DWI patrols from March 8-17, one of the most active Spring Break periods in Texas. DPS troopers will focus DWI patrols in high-risk locations at times when alcohol-related crashes are most frequent. The enhanced patrols that target intoxicated drivers are funded through …
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Mar 07 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Water District has implemented water restrictions for the area as of Wednesday, February 27. According to a press release, the water district initiated Stage 2 Water Shortage Conditions in its existing Water Conservation Plan. With the initiation of Stage 2, the water district is …
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Mar 07 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Tuesday, the Port Isabel City Commission approved Resolution 02-26-2013-02, a unanimous resolution expressing concern and objection to the City of Brownsville’s strip annexations in the Laguna Madre area. In 2009, the cities agreed on a map where the Brownsville ETJ would extend to the north edge of the ship …
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Mar 07 2013
Port Isabel, TX — Guadalupe G. Cano, 89, of Port Isabel passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Retama Manor Nursing Home in Harlingen, TX. Guadalupe was born in Brownsville, Texas and a life time resident of Port Isabel, TX. She was well known and loved by all those who knew her. She was very generous to …
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Mar 07 2013
Laguna Vista, Texas- Larry Ross Hartman, 77 of Laguna Vista, Texas passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. In 1954 he graduated from Clinton High School in MI. He was employed at Borroughs Manufacturing in Kalamazoo, MI as a design engineer for 33 years. He designed the first …
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Mar 07 2013
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com The intellect of a Rhodes Scholar, the focus of a crack marksman and the discipline of a blue chip athlete — that’s what it takes to compete at the highest level in the world of scholastic spelling bees, and that describes Port Isabel Junior High School student …
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Mar 06 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ South Padre Parade The return of spring means flowers, green grass, spring breakers and, of course, the Beach Bar Beat. To start this season off right we visited Clayton’s Beach Bar & Grill, also known as the largest beach bar in Texas. Home to the $1 draft beer through the end of March, …
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