By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A broken sewer line is suspected to have caused a small cave-in of the road surface of Padre Boulevard, said Laguna Madre Water District General Manager Carlos Galvan. Galvan was notified about the hole that had formed in the northbound lanes at the intersection of Padre Boulevard and …
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Aug 04 2015
76th Annual TIFT underway
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Load up your rods and reels and stock up on sunscreen, because it’s time once again for the Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT). This year marks the 76th year that anglers from across the country and abroad will compete to haul in some of the biggest catches the …
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Aug 04 2015
Two arrested in aggravated robbery of elderly man for $4
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Two Brownsville men have been charged with aggravated robbery after they allegedly beat a 74-year-old man who was fishing at the Jaime Zapata Boat ramp on Highway 48, said Sheriff Omar Lucio Monday. The man, whose name was not released, was fishing at about midnight on July 21 …
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Aug 04 2015
Brownsville sues Laguna Vista, Port Isabel
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Saying an existing contract cannot be legislatively set aside, the City of Brownsville has filed suit against the cities of Laguna Vista and Port Isabel in US District Court, seeking a declaratory judgment over recent action that prevented Brownville from its strip annexation practices. At issue is a recently …
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Aug 04 2015
City continues budget, traffic talks
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City’s continuing financial concerns, as well as weekend traffic woes, were the main items of discussion during the Port Isabel City Commission’s regular meeting Tuesday. Following up on a presentation he gave during a special meeting last week, Interim City Manager Jared Hockema discussed in more detail …
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Aug 04 2015
Writer’s Block: Angling for a Catch
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s pretty hard to miss the signs. There’s been an increase in boats docked around the area. Everyone seems to be wearing vented fishing shirts in pastel shades of blues, greens and oranges. And if you needed anymore clues about what time of year it is, the City …
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Aug 04 2015
City finance director resigns
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Amid a discussion of budget proposals during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Port Isabel City Commission, a footnote of a comment by Mayor Joe E. Vega announced the resignation of Finance Director René Nava. Vega made mention of a message he had received prior to the meeting before …
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Aug 04 2015
LaMure stepping down
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Just eight months into the tenure of her first term as councilwoman for the City of South Padre Island, Julee LaMure has announced she is stepping down. LaMure cited a commitment to her family in a resignation letter she plans to submit to the Council at the next …
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Aug 04 2015
Fish On! 76th Annual T.I.F.T. kicks off this weekend
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Load up your rods and reels and stock up on sunscreen, because it’s time once again for the Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT). This year marks the 76th year that anglers from across the country and abroad will compete to haul in some of the biggest catches the …
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Aug 04 2015
UTB intern studies dune restoration efforts on SPI
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS If you have been out on the beach lately, you might have seen a contraption in the dunes that appears to show that “X” marks the spot. Many have asked the city, what is it marking? Well, University of Texas Brownsville (UTB) student and city intern, Shelby Bessette, …
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