Aug 01 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com SpaceX has filed an application to authorize the discharge of a deluge water system into the wetlands and Rio Grande river systems near Starbase. According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality [TCEQ] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. applied to the TCEQ for a proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System …
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Aug 01 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer Recently, the Laguna Madre Water District [LMWD] received a $10 million loan from the Texas Water Development Board [TWDB] for the desalination process. The TWDB has funded upwards of a hundred thousand dollars in past desalination processes; their full record of current and completed projects can be found on their …
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Aug 01 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Rendi Gonzales, the Town of Laguna Vista City Manager dismissed a citizen’s complaint against its Chief of Police, citing “a personal verbal attack” at a public Town Council Meeting. On May 13, 2024, Laguna Vista citizen and former political candidate for town commissioner Natalie Ruiz filed a citizens complaint against the …
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Aug 01 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A local bird guide says SPI Convention Center & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Blake Henry misled her into a business meeting where she was asked to publicly support the SPI Convention Center expansion, under the guise of a date. According to Tiffany Kersten, the owner of Nature Ninja Birding Tours, which …
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Aug 01 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadrepress.com Cameron County [CC] and VTX1 recently held a groundbreaking at Isla Blanca Park as part of an ongoing effort to expand broadband internet in Precinct 1. VTX1 is an internet service provider in Texas. CC partnered with VTX1 after finding that many areas in the county, especially rural areas, lacked the …
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Aug 01 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Staff Writer Port Isabel Independent School District [PIISD] officially announced it has hired two new principals at a recent school board meeting. The latest hires include Valerie LeBlanc and Myrna Ramirez for Garriga and Derry respectively. LeBlanc had been working with PIISD for about 20 years. She was a teacher at Garriga …
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Aug 01 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PARADE Sea Turtle Inc. is continuing to fight the constant battle against the endangerment of the Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle. Volunteers and employees of the non-profit work tirelessly to push for the rehabilitation of injured turtles and keep the species from falling too deep into the depths of endangerment. …
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Aug 01 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PARADE 3 Bat Productions is set to present the fifth Lucha Libre by the Bay on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 8:30-9:30 p.m. at the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center. The PARADE spoke with the co-owner of 3 Bat Productions and organizer for the event, Jorge Hernandez, Jr. for …
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Aug 01 2024
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PARADE The 43rd annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament (LKT) is slated to take place Aug. 9-11. Registration is currently open for the event and the fee is $100, which covers the meals and an event bag. All anglers, boat hands and guests must be paid participants of the event. Meals …
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Aug 01 2024
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Lucinda Sandyfeet, South Padre Island sandcastle icon and the woman behind the Holiday Sandcastle Village, wants everyone to have the chance to learn how they can build their very own sandcastle or sand sculpture. That’s why she offers Sand Camp free to anybody who wants to participate. By the way, no …
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