Jan 15 2026
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, January 9 the Port Isabel ECHS Powerlifting teams traveled to Brownsville to compete in the Pace Vikings Invitational powerlifting meet. The boy’s division featured 54 lifters from nine different high schools with most of the field coming from larger 5A & 6A programs. PI’s …
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Jan 15 2026
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com From the flats of the Lower Laguna Madre to the deeper waters off the coast, local fishing captains from South Padre Island and Port Isabel are earning statewide recognition for their skill, consistency and customer satisfaction. Several area fishermen have ranked among the top captains in Texas on FishingBooker, one …
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Jan 15 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista Town Council opened its Jan. 13 meeting with ceremonial recognitions, followed by public concerns regarding delayed grant funding and updates tied to emergency response improvements and long-term infrastructure planning. The Council meeting began with a recognition of Elizabeth Baldwin, the retiring director of the Laguna Vista …
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Jan 15 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is hosting virtual public meetings through January 30, 2026, and inviting residents, business owners, and cross-border travelers to comment on the update of the Texas–Mexico Border Transportation Master Plan (BTMP). These virtual public meetings opened on Friday, December 19, 2025, to provide …
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Jan 15 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS After ten years without meetings, the Port Isabel Animal Advisory Board convened a public session on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, restarting a committee required under Texas law to provide guidance and oversight related to municipal animal shelter operations. The meeting featured citizen comments, election of officers, and discussion …
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Jan 15 2026
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Steve Hathcock is a local historian and a regular columnist for the Port Isabel South Padre Press. He has spent many years collecting and …
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Jan 08 2026
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For nearly two decades, South Padre Island has been more than a winter escape for Lorn Bergstresser…it has been a place of reflection, creativity, and connection. Each year, Bergstresser and his wife, Laura, travel nearly 2,000 miles south from their small hometown in Manitoba, Canada, trading snowbanks and subzero temperatures for …
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Jan 08 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS A birth and postpartum doula who is known as Doula Yarlett Navarro, serves families across the Rio Grande Valley, including the entire Laguna Madre area. She is working to expand access to personalized birth support in the region. Her path to doula work began after the birth of …
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Jan 08 2026
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS During the holiday break the PIECHS Tarpons boys’ basketball team took to the road as they competed in the Odem Owl Holiday Basketball Tournament. The event featured 12 teams separated into four pools. The Tarpons were placed in Pool B along with Bishop and Flour Bluff …
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Jan 08 2026
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS With the powerlifting season right around the corner, the Port Isabel powerlifting teams are gearing up to compete in the upcoming Brownsville Pace Vikings Invitational. The meet will take place on January 9 at the Brownsville ISD CAB Building with a 10am weigh-in time. The powerlifting program …
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