Off-site parking codes amended

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday amended the City’s Code of Ordinances to allow condo owners associations to build off-site parking areas to be used by their residents. Mayor Pro Tem JoAnn Evans noted that this is a valuable step toward alleviating some of the Island’s parking …

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Jake’s, Zeste are most recent businesses to close

BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS An alarming trend has surfaced on South Padre Island as the number of restaurants that have gone out of business. Though by nature the restaurant business is capricious and unpredictable, the rash of closures has caused concern and dismay amongst the local population. To read the rest of …

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Alleged child molester jailed

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A jury found Port Isabel resident Miguel Angel Aguilera, 22, guilty today of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child sexual contact. Aguilera faces a minimum of 25 years in prison with no possibility of parole or early release, because his victim was under six …

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American Legion raided

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Operation Bishop investigators raided The American Legion in Port Isabel last Thursday, seizing 27 gambling devices and $606 in currency. The establishment, located at 819 S. Garcia St., had allegedly been paying illegal amounts of cash to its patrons. Authorities will continue to investigate the property owner; however, no …

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Burglars behind bars

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Authorities with the Cameron County Constable’s Office have arrested Jacob Anthony Green and Andrew Garza, both of Laguna Heights, for burglary of a habitation, a second-degree felony. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …

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Students receive direction with Junior Explorers

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jesus Guevara, a junior at Port Isabel High, would like to serve in the criminal justice industry once he’s finished school. To ensure Guevara has every opportunity to pursue his career goal, the school offers the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Junior Explorers training program. To read the …

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Three busted in drug raid

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Police Department last week capped a two-month-long investigation into an illegal drug operation, located at 121 Basin St. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545. Tweet

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Wreck leaves biker dead

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jesus Caballero, 37, of Harlingen has died after wrecking his motorcycle Saturday evening in Laguna Vista. According to the report, Caballero had been riding his motorcycle on State Highway 100 when the accident occurred. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS …

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THE GREEN SCENE: Volunteers clean up multiple beach sites

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Droves of volunteers took to the beach on Saturday to do their part in keeping South Padre Island’s beaches free of litter and safe for the public. The Adopt-A-Beach organization, set up near County Beach Access No. 3, drew more than 150 participants. Armed with plastic garbage bags and …

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Summer sales tax totals up 15%

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com While not all of the Island’s summer sales tax revenues have been reported and released, early indications show that this past season brought in a considerable increase in collection totals when compared to recent years. The following are figures taken directly from the City’s sales tax collection totals: April …

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