Jan 18 2024
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS In the first meeting of 2024, the Port Isabel City Council met at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, to take care of routine funding for different line items, from the routine paying of the bills to opposing the city giving tax abatements for LNG. The following items …
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Dec 14 2023
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS In April, Houston-based NextDecade hosted an educational and hiring fair for the community at the Port Isabel Convention Center to present its $18 billion-plus, 984-acre Rio Grande LNG terminal project and to begin hiring workers in construction and various other positions. Since then, three other projects have started …
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Dec 07 2023
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Tuesday evening, the South Texas Environmental Justice Network (STEJN) hosted a meeting in Port Isabel’s Buelah Lee Park to facilitate public comments regarding possible property damage stemming from the latest SpaceX launch on Saturday, November 18. Small groups dropped by to talk about concerns regarding both SpaceX and …
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Nov 30 2023
By LAURIE COKER editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Dec 1, 2023, from 6-9 p.m., Brownsville, Texas, will host a thought-provoking documentary screening at the Rio Bravo Office Space, located at 1235 East Adams Street. The event, organized by the grassroots collaborative “Another Gulf Is Possible,” aims to shed light on the community’s steadfast objection to SpaceX and two …
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Sep 28 2023
On Sunday, Sept. 24, club members had the opportunity to volunteer at the Laguna Madre Humane Society’s [LMHS] Barktoberfest held at and with the help of Hopper Haus Bar & Grill in Port Isabel. The event showcased cats and dogs in need of “fur-ever” homes and allowed pet owners to bring their pets out …
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Nov 10 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On Tuesday Nov. 8, 2022 New Decade LNG was invited to address the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce at the chamber’s monthly board meeting. A quorum of board members heard Next Decade Senior Vice President David Keane outline progress on the ongoing Rio Grande LNG project at …
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Sep 29 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On Tuesday, September 22, 2022 a forum for public comment was held regarding a proposed amendment to Next Decade’s Rio Grande LNG project. The event took place at the Port Isabel Cultural & Events Center on Railroad Avenue. The Rio Grande LNG project is taking place on a …
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Aug 06 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has some explaining to do. The Court of Appeals in the D.C. Circuit ruled that FERC failed to adequately explain the climate and environmental justice impacts of two proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) export plants slated for construction in the Port of Brownsville. Rio Grande …
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May 28 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County residents pushed back against NextDecade’s latest liquified natural gas (LNG) project this past Tuesday, pressuring Cameron County Commissioners to table the project during a meeting. NextDecade, the Houston-based energy company trying to build a liquified natural gas plant in the Port of Brownsville, announced last month that they were …
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Mar 26 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Annova LNG, one of three liquified natural gas export plant projects slated for the Port of Brownsville, has suspended the project, the company announced this past Monday. “Due to changes in the LNG market, Annova LNG has announced the immediate discontinuation of its liquified natural gas export facility under development in …
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