Mar 13 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer The City of Port Isabel announced the passing of beloved city official and community member Ernestina ‘Tina’ Broughton Barrera. According to her official obituary, Barrera passed away on March 5, 2025, at 99 years old. She was born on April 7, 1925, in Port Isabel. She graduated from Port Isabel …
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Mar 13 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer According to their official website, NextDecade has been in the midst of construction for a new Brownsville location to meet the “global demand for sustainable energy” for liquified natural gas [LNG]. According to Susan Richardson, Senior Director of Communications at NextDecade, phase one of the project is “progressing safely and …
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Mar 13 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer SpaceX launched their eighth flight test of the Starship, on March 6. According to the SpaceX official website, the Super Heavy booster shut down three out of 15 Raptor engines. This was planned for “hot staging separation,” according to the website. The ship then separated the Raptor engines from the …
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Mar 13 2025
By MARY GRIZZARD An alarming — although not surprising — study was just published in the March 6 issue of the journal Science, reporting that between the years 2000 and 2020, the total butterfly population across the continental United States fell by 22%. Pesticides, climate change and habitat loss were cited as the main reasons …
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Mar 06 2025
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Laguna Madre residents were given quite the shock when the familiar blimp that usually hovers above the bay began doing summersaults last Monday, March 3. This blimp is a multi-million dollar Air and Marine Operations [AMO] Tethered Aerostat System owned and operated by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol [CBP]. According to …
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Mar 06 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer The South Texas Ecotourism Center will hold a spring break camp for young nature enthusiasts who want to learn more about the environment in a fun way. According to Mathew Michelle, a STEC employee, the camp will span across four days, March 10-13 from 9 a.m.- 12 noon each day. …
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Mar 06 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer Sea Turtle Inc [STI] recently unveiled their new hospital for the first time on March 1. The hospital is the largest enclosed sea turtle hospital in the world, according to their website. The hospital serves as an extension of the preexisting museum building. When walking into the hospital, guests will …
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Mar 06 2025
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Human Body Parts Wash Ashore On Padre Island Correspondence of the Victorian Advocate; The Gulf beach of Padre Island is said to be …
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Feb 27 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer Cities and establishments around the Laguna Madre are preparing for local elections. The City of Laguna Vista is set to hold a special election for City Council place 3 on April 15 at City Hall. Running for the seat is Natalie Ruiz and Alexia Perez, according to Chief Greg Cruz, …
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Feb 27 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer At the Feb.19-20 meeting, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a Port Isabel Marine Ecosystems Research Facility for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley [UTRGV] to be constructed. According to the meeting agenda, the proposed project will have seven research labs. This will provide graduate students …
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