Aug 02 2012
By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The Cameron County Tax Assessor’s Office will now collect the local taxes of all the municipalities in the Laguna Madre area. Tax Assessor Tony Yzaguirre, Jr. said all local city councils and the school district have contracted with the county for it to collect taxes. Previously, the school …
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Aug 02 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Employees from South Shore Bait and Tackle cleaned up diesel from their docks Monday morning. Manager Rodrigo Esparza said his employees noticed the diesel at 7:45 a.m. and made sure the source of the spill was not from his store. He said he notified several agencies of the …
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Aug 02 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the PRESS Races left unresolved in the Democratic and Republican primaries were settled in runoff elections Tuesday. The following are unofficial tallies with 100 percent of the precincts reporting. In the Democratic District 34 Congressional race, Filemon Vela was the victor with 66.63 percent of the vote over Denise Saenz-Blanchard’s …
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Aug 02 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The South Padre Island City Council held its regular meeting Wednesday. The council approved Resolution 2012-16 that establishes procedure for a general election on November 6. Seats that will be on the ballot are Place 2, Place 3 and Place 5. A $2,500 grant from the USDA was …
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Aug 02 2012
Special to the PRESS Point Isabel ISD has announced that registration forms for all Point Isabel students will be available online for the 2012-2013 school year. Parents of new and returning students will be able to download the forms, fill them in on-line and print. This process will produce clear, legible copies and reduce the …
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Aug 02 2012
By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Captain Rudy Garza, Jr. is known for his high-profile fishing charters in the Laguna Madre and beyond. His crews have won first-places in divisions of the Texas International Fishing Tournament for the last three years, and this week he plans to make it a fourth year of winning. …
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Aug 02 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS United Way of Southern Cameron County presented the Family Fun Way event Tuesday at the Port Isabel Public Library. Lynette Benavidez, early childhood education director, said the Family Fun Way event is a part of the Success by 6 campaign by United Way. Success By 6 is a …
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Aug 02 2012
Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE – Jan Clark has been named the assistant port director for trade at the Brownsville Port of Entry, announced Eugenio Garza Jr., director of field operations for the Laredo field office. “I’m delighted to be working at the Brownsville, Texas Port of Entry, and look forward to establishing positive working …
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Jul 30 2012
By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Expect the local waters to fill with boats as soon as the 73rd Annual Texas International Fishing Tournament begins this week. Registration begins Wednesday and lasts from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the South Padre Island Convention Centre. Registration continues from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on …
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