May 06 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Trey Mock and Omar Silva placed third and seventh in their respective events at last week’s Region IV Track and Field Meet in Kingsville. Mock had some of his best throws of the season in the discus competition, and his best distance of 154-05.00 was actually recorded in …
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May 06 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpon softball team bowed out of the 2016 UIL post-season playoffs last Friday when they lost their first-round, bi-district game to Rockport-Fulton, 8-4, in Kingsville. It was a disappointing end to a season that saw the Lady Tarpons win five of their last …
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May 06 2016
By JOE HAMBY Special to the PRESS The last time that the Tarpons captured a District crown was in 2005; however, the Port Isabel Tarpon baseball team clinched a share of the 2016 District championship by winning over La Feria 11-1 in five innings. The game was called in bottom of fifth due to the UIL …
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Apr 29 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Candidates running for seats on the Port Isabel City Commission and the Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees gathered at the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center for a Candidates’ Night. The event, which was co-hosted by the Port Isabel – South Padre Press, was meant …
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Apr 29 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas House Business and Industry Committee met for a hearing at South Padre Island City Hall Monday to discuss a state tax incentive aimed at encouraging employers to hire people on public assistance. The committee, which normally meets in Austin, came to the Rio Grande Valley at …
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Apr 29 2016
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A Brownsville court will hear motions June 30 on the annexation lawsuit filed against the Town of Laguna Vista and City of Port Isabel by the City of Brownsville. Judge Janet Leal of the 103rd District Court is expected to hear motions where attorneys representing Brownsville will seek to …
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Apr 29 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County Sheriffs deputies aided Precinct 1 constables in the arrest of 36-year-old Laguna Heights resident Steven Amado Lopez last week. Amado was charged with one count of assault family violence, two counts of resisting arrest, one charge of evading arrest — all Class A misdemeanors — and …
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Apr 29 2016
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Near the end of 2015, the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory Board and City Council began discussing ideas regarding the development of a SpaceX viewing facility. In preparation for the project, lobbying efforts from SPI in the 2015 legislative session were successful in bringing a change …
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Apr 29 2016
Special to the PRESS The Port of Brownsville and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife service are working to preserve and align an existing wildlife corridor at the Port with a new corridor according to a plan unveiled this week by the Brownsville Navigation District. “We are excited by the interest and support offered by the …
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Apr 29 2016
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The beautiful pristine beaches of South Padre Island are a delicate resource whose condition is crucial to the success of the business and tourism environment of the Island community. Maintaining the beaches requires constant stewardship and vigilance, and that job has been the labor of love of the …
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