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Primaries yield May runoffs

By RAY QUIROGA AND NIIOHONTESHA WARRIOR editor@potisabelsouthpadre.com Super Tuesday yielded few surprises in most major national Primary races. Countywide, however, a number candidates will see a May 28 runoff election. For the Democrats, a total of 16,842 ballots were casted in the Presidential race as incumbent Joe Biden ran away with 66.39% of the unofficial …

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Great White pinged 100 yards off SPI

By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS LeeBeth is the 2,600-pound female great white shark that has experts intrigued as her tag pinged near SPI shore. On December 8, a satellite tag was placed on her off of Hilton Head, South Carolina, by Captain Chip Michalove of a fishing charter company called Outcast Sport Fishing, …

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Goats recovered in LH

A pair of missing goats and an off-road vehicle were recovered at a Laguna Heights residence, leading to the arrest of one individual. On Saturday, February 24, 2024, at about 6:30 p.m., Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence on the 40300 block of Bill Davis in Los Fresnos regarding an alleged theft. According …

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Alleged SpaceX trespasser arrested

A man apprehended and accused of trespassing on SpaceX grounds faces an additional misdemeanor charge after allegedly resisting transportation to the county jail. According to Cameron County Sheriff Eric Garza’s office, Ruben Alexis Sanchez was arrested and charged with Criminal Trespass and Resisting Transportation after being apprehended by security personnel at SpaceX’s Starbase facility located …

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City considers alternative burial options

By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS In the United States and worldwide, 2023 and 2024 have shown a marked shift in burial practices with a strong trend toward more eco-friendly alternative funeral options, and Texas is no exception. Traditional burials usually involve coffins and embalming processes that are typically toxic, resource-intensive, and more expensive. …

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City Council approves Easter Egg Hunt date

By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS The City of Port Isabel Commission held its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on February 27 at the Port Isabel Event Cultural Center on Railroad Street due to early voting using the usual location. Other than routine agenda items, the Commission officially set the date of the Easter …

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PI-ISD employee arrested

By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Police arrested a 48-year-old Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) employee for allegedly sending harmful material to a female high school student. According to Monday’s PI-ISD press release, the school district terminated the unnamed employee upon the arrest, “The Point Isabel Independent School District has …

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Texas Historical Commission visits Port Isabel

By NIIOHONTESHA WARRIOR editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On February 22, 2024, the Port Isabel Lighthouse (PILH) hosted Edward Lengel, the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission (THC). As a Washington DC native, Lengel is THC’s sixth Executive Director, a presidential and military historian, the author of 14 books, and a museum director. He also said that he …

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Texas drone laws reinstated

By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS The Texas Government Code (Chapter 423) violated the First Amendment rights of photojournalists. The decision of the federal court restores the state’s controversial drone codes, which violates the rights of Texas journalists who use pilotless drones in their reporting. In a clash between freedom of expression versus national …

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