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Letter to the Editor for 9-24-2015

Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, Living on the island, when I hear the word “wave” I immediately think of the rolling waves on the beach and surfers. The imagination is at work. When I hear South Padre Metro, I feel nothing. It might as well be the Brownsville Metro, Dallas Metro, San Antonio Metro, …

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Varsity Newcomers Making Contributions

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS This 2015 edition of the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team has a good mixture of upper and lower-classmen players.  Actually, 75 percent of this squad of 16 members is made up of upperclassmen, but the three sophomores and a single freshman that fill out the roster …

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Lady Tarpons Beat Grulla in Straight Sets

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team took down the Lady Gators of Grulla in straight sets Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym.  They won 25-18, 28-26, 25-14, and improve to 3-1 in district play. “Our kids played really well today,” head coach Julie Breedlove said after the match.  …

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WITHDRAWN: School board rejects Annova LNG tax break

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Tuesday, the Point Isabel School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to withdraw an application for a tax valuation limitation submitted by Annova LNG. In June, the Houston-based company submitted an application for the tax abatement under Chapter 313, known as the Texas Economic Development Act. If …

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County tables LNG tax talks

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After months of closed-doors discussions, the Cameron County Commissioners Court voted to table an agenda item that would potentially grant a 10 year tax abatement to Annova LNG, pending the results of an independent financial analysis. Annova LNG is one of three liquid natural gas (LNG) companies seeking …

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PI green lights community events

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By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Pachanga in the Park and the Run SPI Marathon were topics of discussion at this week’s Port Isabel City Commission Meeting. Entering its fifth year, the Pachanga in the Park is expected to be bigger and better, said Interim City Manager Jared Hockema. This year the event will …

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Marina funding options discussed

By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Monday afternoon, the South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force again addressed the issue of public access, specifically boater access, to the Laguna Madre. The City Council recently approved the Shoreline Task Force recommendation to proceed with grant applications for a marina project at Corral Street. Chairman Paul Munarriz …

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In Remembrance: Towns commemorate 14th anniversary of Causeway Collapse

PRESS Staff Report On this day Coast Guard and other officials inspect the damage to the Causeway on Sept. 15, 2001. Three support pillars collapsed into the water, along with a section of the bridge’s span over 200 feet long. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.) South Padre Island City Manager Bill DiLibero speaks …

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Eight apply for municipal judge

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Eight applicants have expressed an interest in serving as judge in the Town of Laguna Vista, officials here say. They include Oscar X. Garcia, Mikson A. Ehimika, Bennie Ochoa III, W.L. (Bill) Pope, R. Brian Hunsaker, Jeremy F. Sorelle, H. Garcia and Abel Delgadillo, according to Laguna Vista City Manager …

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Writer’s Block: For the Love of Pets

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com We don’t get to choose the family we’re born into when we come into this world. As we grow up, however, we do get to choose who our family is via our spouses and whether or not we choose to have kids. We also choose whether or not …

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