Feb 19 2026
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, February 14, the Port Isabel ECHS track teams traveled to Brownsville to compete in the 71st Annual Sams Relays. Although Port Isabel sent a small contingent of athletes, they still manage medal in some events. The men’s division featured 12 schools participate from Brownsville …
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Feb 19 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The Laguna Vista Community Development Corporation (CDC) and City Manager Victor Treviño are taking steps to create a clearer, more organized process for local businesses seeking city assistance, following a discussion in which local resident Natalie Ruiz pressed for details on how the system would actually work. During …
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Feb 19 2026
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com City officials on South Padre Island are putting short-term rental operators on notice following a rise in guest-related disturbances, approving enforcement measures that could lead to license suspensions for repeat violations. Under the ordinance, property owners may face suspension or revocation of their short-term rental permits if guests accumulate multiple violations. …
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Feb 12 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS A legal notice involving the spouse of Laguna Vista Mayor Michael Carter has prompted discussion among residents about online speech and local political discourse. Posts on the public Facebook page Laguna Vista Texas Happenings indicated that page administrator Don Haydon received a cease-and-desist letter from an attorney representing …
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Feb 12 2026
Honeycomb Salon owner works Fashion Week By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS What started as a passion for fashion at a young age has led one Port Isabel spa owner to an extraordinary milestone, being featured on the back cover and in a six-page spread of an internationally recognized fashion magazine. Honeycomb Salon and …
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Feb 12 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council approved event support, public safety equipment and marketing initiatives during its Feb. 4, 2026 regular meeting, while also advancing revisions to the city’s short-term rental enforcement ordinance. After public comments and staff updates, the council approved the consent agenda following brief discussion …
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Feb 12 2026
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Thursday, February 5, the Port Isabel ECHS powerlifting teams travel to Rio Hondo to compete in the Rio Hondo Bobcats Invitational. The girls division saw 103 lifters competing from 10 programs. It was a diverse mix of teams such as La Feria, Hidalgo, Santa Rosa, …
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Feb 12 2026
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Friday, February 6 the PIECHS boys’ basketball team hosted the Hidalgo Pirates in a key district game, with this being the second go around between the teams. In the first meeting, the Tarpons edged out the Pirates 58-57 in a nail biter. It didn’t look good …
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Feb 12 2026
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Monday, February 5, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) released the new 2026-2028 football, basketball and volleyball alignments. The two-part process involves the schools involved in UIL competition send in their enrollment numbers on October 31, 2025, a day called “Snapshot Day”. The UIL then uses …
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Feb 05 2026
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com What’s that smell? That was the question many residents and visitors were asking this week as thousands of dead fish washed ashore along the Laguna Madre in Port Isabel and South Padre Island following a recent stretch of unusually cold weather. According to the City of South Padre Island, …
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