By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS ABILENE, TX — This past Saturday, March 23, Port Isabel’s boys’ powerlifting team competed in the 4A, Division 2 State Powerlifting Championship. The meet was held in Abilene, TX, and featured a whopping 288 lifters from among 111 schools located throughout the state of Texas. Due to …

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By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS According to South Padre Island Police, on February 20, at approximately 1:45 p.m., an unnamed male subject reported his car stolen from the 300 block of Padre Boulevard on South Padre Island. The subject subsequently used an app to “ping” his car’s location in Port Isabel, according to …

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By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS At the regular Port Isabel City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 12, under New Business, the City Council approved affixing a plaque on City Hall to honor former Mayor Leo “Speck” Sanders. According to a previous article in the Press, Sanders passed away in 2018 at the age …

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By CATHERINE DONNELLY &  NIIHONTESHA WARRIOR Special to the PRESS The Starship and Super Heavy rocket booster launched from SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica at 8:25 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The Launch occurred in the middle of Spring Break on South Padre Island and surrounding communities. On South Padre Island, at 1:00 a.m., …

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By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (T.P.W.C.) is considering developing an off-bottom oyster mariculture program in the Lower Laguna Madre area. The program’s aim is to track proposed oyster mariculture sites and seek public comments on the proposed projects. Until now, the Texas commercial oyster fishery program has …

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PRESS Staff Report Jeffery Martinez announced his re-election candidacy for the Port Isabel City Commissioner Place 4. In a press release, Martinez stated that he has been Port Isabel’s City Commissioner since May 2015. He ran for the position with goals of addressing the city’s financial issues, to take care of the city’s lowest paid …

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By NIIOHONTESHA WARRIOR editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Edward Torres has spent the past twelve years teaching, supporting, and mentoring children in the Laguna Madre area by guiding them through sports. He provides these sports utterly free of all costs for the players and their families year-round. During an interview with Torres, he stated he gets his help and …

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By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The 2023-2024 Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team had one of their best seasons ever. They finished with an impressive 28-7 overall record, including 14-0 in district play. The 28 wins in a season ties the 2019-2020 team with the most wins a Port Isabel team has accomplished. …

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By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons traveled to Raymondville this past week to take on the Lady Bearkats in a softball district game. The Lady Tarpons got off to a great start to the game as the first three batters got on base. Chelsea Gonzalez then came up …

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