Category: News

School board gearing up for new year

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel School Board of Trustees made quick work of several housekeeping items on the agenda during a regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 15. Among the items came approvals for payments to facility and infrastructure improvement projects. The board approved a $25,000 payment to Brownsville-based Ziwa Corporation for …

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Torres preps for junior year at UTSA

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel High student-athlete Gabby Torres completed her sophomore year at the University of Texas – San Antonio (UTSA) this past spring, and has worked hard on her summer training regimen as  she prepares for her junior year as a business management major. The Press spoke with …

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Tarpons to scrimmage at Donna North

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons are on schedule for a scrimmage with Donna North this Friday.  The sub-varsity scrimmage will get underway at 6 p.m., and the varsity will go at 7 p.m. The Press spoke with P.I. head coach and athletic director Jaime Infante this week to find …

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Lady Tarpons win consolation at Poundfest

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team won the consolation match of the Bronze bracket at the McAllen “Poundfest Tournament” last weekend. The three-day tournament started on Thursday and concluded Saturday with consolation and championship matches in three different brackets. The Lady Tarpons played nine matches total in …

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Castles in the Air; These May Cost Us

By Antonio Garza Special to the PRESS It looks to be construction season in South Texas. Along this stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border, 31 miles of wall may soon be going up and companies are wading through the final paperwork for building liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals in the Port of Brownsville. At first …

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A healthy, clean, green economy for the RGV, not LNG

By Joyce Hamilton, Kate McSwain and Jodi Goodwin Action South Texas Special to the PRESS If their permits are granted, three companies — Next Decade LLC (trading as Rio Grande LNG), Annova LNG and Texas LNG — will build massive LNG (liquefied natural gas) liquefaction and export facilities at the Brownsville Ship Channel, adjacent to …

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From the Desk of the City Manager

Laguna Vista and Point Isabel ISD “Back to School” Run and Walk Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista is partnering with the Point Isabel ISD on a “Back to School” Run and Walk scheduled for Saturday, August 19 at 7am at Roloff Park in Laguna Vista. This is a free event.  It’s …

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Writer’s Block: Clear the Shelter

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Being an animal lover can be a dangerous thing. How so? Well, being an animal lover makes it incredibly difficult to take a trip down to the local animal shelter to work on a story about all the cute cats, dogs, kittens and puppies. It makes it difficult …

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Rio History: Making Sparks

By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS The ability to make fire by rubbing two sticks together was arguably the single greatest accomplishment made by our forefathers. The principle is simple; one wooden stick, called the drill or saw, was twisted or rubbed against another, known as the hearth. If done properly, enough heat is created …

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Fish On!

78th Annual TIFT draws anglers, volunteers from around the world By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s no surprise that the Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) draws anglers not just from all over Texas, but from all over the United States, and beyond. What may come as a surprise to some, though, is that …

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