May 09 2011
By JASON MIHALICK It was a Mother’s Day weekend Mary Zapata-Muñoz won’t soon forget. Unlike most moms, she wasn’t able to celebrate the holiday honoring motherhood knowing that her son, Department of Homeland Security ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement) Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata, had been killed approximately two months prior on Feb. 15, 2011. Fortunately …
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May 09 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. As the City of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Humane Society were working through the process of operations at the Port Isabel Animal Shelter, a group was forming that is now in place as an integral part in moving forward in a positive manor. This past weekend over 60 …
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May 09 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Soon visitors and residents on South Padre Island will be able to see a piece of history as part of the Twin Towers will be permanently displayed at the new firehouse. According to South Padre Island Fire Chief Burney Baskett, applications were filed over a year and a half ago …
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May 09 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Amid heated debate in the background, two pieces of legislation took steps forward for the creation of an improvement district in Port Isabel. Members of the Port Isabel City Administration were on hand as testimonies took place Monday in Austin. Even as the two pieces of legislation were being …
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May 03 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. The City if Port Isabel will be looking at options to assist with traffic for the summer months while the construction and repair continues on the Queen Isabella Causeway. At the City Commissioners Meeting Tuesday night, both citizens and commissioners chimed in expressing enough concern that this will be a …
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May 03 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. Sunday morning brought an end to a search that lasted over four days after three swimmers came up missing near Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island. According to Cameron County Constable Department Pct. 1 Sgt. Richard Hernandez, the final victim was recovered about a mile and half north of …
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May 03 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. Legislation was filed in Austin, Thursday that, if passed, will have an impact on the Modern Venice Project. In a statement released by State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. he says that this could “pave the way for new jobs and much needed Infrastructure in the Modern Venice portion of Port …
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Apr 29 2011
Special to the PRESS The City of Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce Merchant’s Committee in collaboration with the Museums of Port Isabel is hosting Central Texas Paranormal Society investigators late September. They are committed to providing professional investigations using scientific methods to prove or debunk claims of paranormal activity in Port Isabel. Following the investigation …
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Apr 29 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. A 22-year-old has lost his life and two are missing as an all out search continues Thursday Morning from Boca Chica Beach north to Isla Blanca Park. According to Constable Horacio Zamora his office received a call at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday evening reporting that three swimmers were in distress. Deputy …
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Apr 25 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. “We knew this was coming,” said Port Isabel Police Chief Gualberto Gonzalez, “and we did the best we could.” This after a set of challenges for the department to control flow of traffic on an expected busy weekend. “We knew coming in that with one lane on the bridge that …
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