Mar 31 2017
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Much has been speculated about the original Americans who inhabited the lands lying between the mouth of the Rio Grande River and the Nueces River 130 miles to the north. Oftentimes, the Spaniards would accuse the local populations of horrible crimes against humanity. In this way, they could justify …
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Mar 31 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “Are you a birder?” asked a woman as I walked across the promenade behind the South Padre Island Convention Centre earlier this week. I stuttered for a second, first hesitantly saying “no” then “yes” before pitching my voice to better travel the distance between us. “Well, sort of,” …
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Mar 24 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “No tengo las palabras para describir la hermosa que era mi niña.” “I don’t have the words to describe how beautiful my daughter was,” Micaela Montes said in Spanish during a phone interview Wednesday. Montes’ voice hitched several times as she struggled with her emotions while describing her …
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Mar 24 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Daisy Joy Decker, 20, faces a manslaughter charge in connection with a hit-and-run which occurred on Friday, March 17. Decker, a Sugarland resident, was initially arraigned on Sunday, March 19 at the South Padre Island Municipal Court and charged with multiple counts of accident involving personal injury. Her …
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Mar 24 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas Week 2017 came to a deadly and violent close this past weekend. A total of three* people died in separate incidents. Meanwhile, police responded to several different reports of gunfire, including one that led to a tense confrontation between officers and a late night crowd. South Padre Island …
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Mar 24 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A workshop to further negotiate a new lease between the Town of Laguna Vista and the Recreation Association which oversees operations of the local marina is scheduled April 10 at 6:30 p.m. In May 2016, the Town Council issued a proposed 16-page lease agreement for the city-owned 27-acre tract …
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Mar 24 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force met on Monday, March 20 to review a beach maintenance plan, a beach dune permit, the building line on a beachfront property, and shoreline related internship projects. The Task Force revisited a beach maintenance plan submitted by The Shores residential development. In …
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Mar 24 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Loans, trash and tires topped talks at a special meeting of the Port Isabel City Commission Wednesday. With three members present, the Commission unanimously approved a plan to refund a $2.5 million loan. The Texas Leverage Loan was taken out on behalf of the City by the Port …
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Mar 24 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Six years after Laguna Vista adopted its original city charter, town leaders are eying the potential need for revisions to the document. At their March Town Council meeting, officials voted to create an ad hoc Charter Amendment Committee to discuss and make recommendations for possible revisions to the Home …
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Mar 24 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church will host “Lenten Mission Night” on Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. at the church, led by David Kauffman, whose works touch and inspire people worldwide. Kauffman is a prolific artist, whose works touch and inspire people worldwide. He is the …
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