Sep 11 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District is growing every day, and with it the opportunity for new jobs in the area. On Monday, PISBND Port Director Steven Bearden said that the district, which was once largely responsible for shipping produce via rail line before that industry eventually integrated …
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Sep 11 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The cities of Port Isabel and South Padre Island experienced an increase in sales tax receipts collected in the month of July. According to data reported by the Texas Comptroller’s Office, which tracks and reports sales tax information two months prior, Port Isabel reported a 2.77 percent rise …
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Sep 11 2014
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Juan Baldovinos speaks of his wife, Brenda, in the present tense. And why wouldn’t he? Her spirit can be felt throughout the business she established; in its walls, in this community, within the members of her family and the children – some of whom are now young …
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Sep 05 2014
Special to the PRESS PORT ISABEL — It wasn’t pretty. Boy, was it not pretty. But the most important thing is that the Port Isabel Tarpons are 2-0 on the young season after a 36-27 win over Rio Grande City in the home opener at Tarpon Stadium on Friday night. In sending the Rattlers to …
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Aug 28 2014
PRESS Staff Report The USS Saratoga (CV-60), a former U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, departed Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island last week en route to the Port of Brownsville, where it will be scrapped at ESCO Marine. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …
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Aug 28 2014
PRESS Staff Report The Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board on Wednesday adopted the 2014-15 budget and tax rate. The total expenditures for the new school year are $46,185,031. The total revenues are expected to be $45,569,617 for a difference of $615,414. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …
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Aug 28 2014
BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) will hold a General Election on Nov. 4 to fill two open Board seats (Positions 1 and 2). The candidates for Position 1 will be Robert Vela and Rick Wells. The candidates for Position 2 will be Ray Puente, John Thobe and …
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Aug 28 2014
BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A small crowd gathered on the steps of Port Isabel City Hall Tuesday evening to witness Mayor Joe E. Vega accept resident Tommie Elium’s Ice Bucket Challenge to support Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the …
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Aug 28 2014
BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday adopted the property tax rate of $0.626327/$100. Mayor Joe E. Vega noted that the tax rate has remained consistent since 2008, even though the costs of managing the City have continued to rise. He then thanked the city staff for helping …
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Aug 28 2014
BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel has begun its planned maintenance for the Lighthouse and Keeper’s Cottage, which will include repainting the buildings’ exteriors and repairing the staircases. “The Lighthouse will receive a total restoration in and out,” said City Manager Edward Meza. To read the rest of this story, please …
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