Feb 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High boys and girls powerlifting teams pumped some more iron last week, and it looks like at least two PI lifters will qualify for their respective men’s and women’s regional meets. At last Saturday’s meet in Weslaco, Francesca Sandoval and Jocelyn Padilla both medaled for …
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Feb 13 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 12, 2015 South Padre Island entities are being tasked with preparing for the yearly surge of youth that will funnel into the Laguna Madre area and congest the Queen Isabella Bridge. Spring Break never ceases to bring with it unpredictability, and the local fire department has already …
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Feb 13 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 12, 2015 A request by the City of Brownsville to dismiss an annexation lawsuit filed by Port Isabel was denied Tuesday morning in a Cameron County district court. The disputing parties now have a month to come to terms for new city limits to avoid trial. If …
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Feb 13 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 Monday afternoon, Coastal Resource and Parks Administrator Reuben Treviño and City Manager Bill DiLibero attended the Shoreline Task Force meeting to update the committee on projects and improvements along the beach. Treviño came to the Task Force with a follow-up on the City’s proposed Beach …
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Feb 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 12, 2015 Dozens of Port Isabel representatives met at the Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center Saturday as part of the Port Isabel Culinary Charrette Invite and Agenda. The seven hour gathering was sought to discuss opportunities and recommendations for the ongoing transformation of the former Yacht …
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Feb 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 12, 2015 Generally, every week this space is dedicated to a lighthearted column — a space to reflect, or reminisce or wax philosophic. Earlier in the week, I thought I would write about the Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo, which I attended on Saturday. A rodeo provides a …
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Feb 13 2015
Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 Four Mexican nationals fishing illegally in the Gulf of Mexico were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their boat began sinking. The incident happened Saturday night at about 8 p.m. approximately 30 miles off the South Padre Island coast north of the U.S-Mexico maritime border in what …
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Feb 13 2015
Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 Texas game wardens have seized a Mexican shark-fishing boat in state waters near the Texas-Mexico border. Wardens were patrolling the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday for illegal fishing activity when they spotted a Mexican fishing boat moving northbound in Texas waters. When the wardens, who were operating a 29-foot …
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Feb 13 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 12, 2015 Winter Texans, a reliable group of visitors from the northern United States and Canada, who migrate to the Laguna Madre area to enjoy the sunshine and warm weather luxuries rarely found elsewhere during this generally chilly season, bring a needed boost to the Valley’s economy. …
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Feb 13 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 12, 2015 It’s still officially winter, but Valley weather has already taken a warmer turn, and that can only mean one thing: rodeo! This past weekend was the 26th Annual Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo located at the fairgrounds just east of the city. The weather on Saturday …
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