Jun 19 2015
Special to the PRESS Senate Bill 481, sponsored by Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) and signed Monday by Governor Abbott, gives mediation rights to nearly all Texans who go into an in-network hospital but leave with out-of-network bills. The changes are effective Sept. 1. Today, mediation to address surprise medical bills is only available …
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Jun 19 2015
Special to the PRESS AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans that as summer temperatures increase, so do does the potential for vehicular heatstroke deaths in children. Every year, children die from heatstroke after being left in a vehicle or entering a vehicle unnoticed. “Children should never be left unattended …
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Jun 12 2015
Volunteer group observes patriotic holiday By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS In the early morning, on any given patriotic holiday, a group of individuals convene behind a small strip mall on East Maxan Street in Port Isabel where a modest storage facility houses hundreds of American Flags, neatly, carefully and properly stored and hung …
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Jun 12 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The SPI Development Standards Review Task Force (DSRTF) met Tuesday morning for a short meeting to discuss a Special Development Plan for the Courtyard by Marriott as well as a zoning designation for the recently annexed Ocean Tower Property. The Courtyard by Marriott is proposing a five story …
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Jun 12 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Due to tar washing up in Corpus Christi recently, the General Land Office (GLO) Oil Spill Response Team joined the South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force for its regular meeting Monday. A few weeks ago, the team cleaned up over 200 gallons of tar near the Island, and …
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Jun 12 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s been a busy nesting season for Sea Turtle, Inc. (STI) and it’s still not over. So far the nonprofit dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating sea turtles has taken in eggs from 29 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. To the pleasant surprise of STI staff, a loggerhead turtle nest …
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Jun 12 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Whether you’re working or playing, summertime seems to call for a change of tempo in more ways than one. With temperatures on the rise and the wintertime blues finally shaking off, I often find myself wanting to listen to music I can tap my feet or lip-sync to. …
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Jun 12 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Last month, SPI City Staff submitted an application for a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant for $11.4 million, and the City Council approved a $160,000 contract to update the transportation plan in preparation for the project. The Council met Tuesday afternoon to discuss the recently approved transportation plan …
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Jun 12 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Authorization to seek an appraised value of bayfront land for possible construction of a new public boat ramp in Laguna Vista was denied by Town officials Tuesday. The land, located near Laguna Heights, is owned by the Yturria family and could potentially be donated as the site for the …
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Jun 12 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Getting back to business as usual, the Port Isabel City Commission met Tuesday for a regular meeting. The commission began by accepting a request by Julian Hernandez Jr. — a Wave shuttle driver for 15 years in South Padre Island — to open and operate a new taxi …
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