May 28 2026
(Port Isabel’s Joseph Martinez selected to First Team All-District Pitcher. Picture by PIECHS) By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Early College High School All-District selections in baseball are as follows. Earning 1st Team All-District was sophomore starting pitcher Joseph Martinez who had 35 strikeouts in seven games. Offensively, Martinez had …
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May 28 2026
Port Isabel’s QB, Grayson Estes leading his 7on7 team versus San Benito. May 26, 2026. Picture by Constancio Martinez Jr By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This Tuesday, May 26 the Port Isabel 7on7 team traveled to San Benito to compete in a 4-team 7on7 showdown. Although Port Isabel only had twelve players …
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May 21 2026
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees recognized dozens of students, educators, and community members during its regular school board meeting held May 19 at Port Isabel Early College High School. The meeting opened with a series of presentations honoring student athletes, scholarship recipients, academic leaders, and longtime community …
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May 21 2026
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY & JACQI LEYVA-HILL editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Incumbent Mayor Michael “Mike” Carter’s reelection victory in Laguna Vista was officially upheld following a formal recount conducted May 14 at the Cameron County Historic Courthouse exhibit room in Brownsville. The recount confirmed Carter remained ahead of challenger Darla A. Jones after election officials reviewed ballots from the …
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May 21 2026
Jose Bautista, 25, of Donna, died following a workplace accident at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica, according to Cameron County officials. By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A 25-year-old Donna man died after a workplace accident at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica just days before the company’s highly anticipated Starship Flight 12 launch. Authorities …
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May 21 2026
(Port Isabel boys soccer coach and players at East vs West All-Star game. May 19, 2026. Picture by PIECHS) By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS As the 2025-2026 school season comes to a conclusion, we wrap up the season’s All-District awards with boys’ soccer and golf. In boys’ soccer, team Captain Luis Ulloa …
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May 21 2026
(Port Isabel’s Jesus Ramos scores during PI vs San Benito 7on7 game. May 14, 2026. Picture by Constancio Martinez Jr) By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS As the 2025-2026 school season comes to a conclusion, we wrap up the season’s All-District awards with boys’ soccer and golf. In boys’ soccer, team Captain Luis …
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May 21 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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May 14 2026
Captain Patrick Murphy smiles and waves near his charter boat on South Padre Island. Murphy, a longtime charter captain and owner of Captain Murphy’s Fishing Charters, died April 25 at the age of 57, leaving behind a lasting legacy in the Laguna Madre fishing community. By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The waters surrounding South Padre Island …
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May 14 2026
Captain Rudy Castro of Rudy’s Adventures poses with a large catch of red snapper caught offshore near South Padre Island. By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The waters off South Padre Island are gaining national recognition for red snapper fishing, and local captains say years of reef-building efforts in the Gulf may be helping fuel the growing …
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