By AYLEEN CANIZALES editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County, Texas Commissioners’ Court held a regular meeting at the Cameron County Courthouse on 1100 E. Monroe St., Brownsville, Texas on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting was a discussion and possible action to move forward with a tax abatement for liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies …

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By CATHERINE DONNELLY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In April of 1984, Port Isabel Police Chief Robert Lopez began his career in the La Feria police department as a patrolman. Ronald Reagan was President of the United States, and it was the year that Culture Club’s Karma Chameleon shot its way up to number 1 on U.S. Billboard Chart. …

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By RAY QUIROGA rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com A week after heading to the polls, Cameron County voters are once again being asked to cast their ballots in a separate runoff election. Early voting in the Texas Southmost College District Runoff Election and the Cameron Appraisal District joint runoff election commenced this past Monday, June ,3 and will run …

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By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Junior High School will be holding a FREE Tennis Camp from June 11-20 at the Tarpon Tennis Facility for grades 7 and 8. Participants will meet Tuesday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Racquet and tennis balls are provided but bring a refillable …

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By AYLEEN CANIZALES editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of Port Isabel (P.I.) held a regular commissioner’s meeting at the City Commission Chambers Meeting Room on Maxan Street on Tuesday, May 28, at 7 p.m. With no public comments, the council moved forward with declaring the month of May as “National Tennis Month.” The council approved the meeting …

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Special to the PRESS Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) held a grand unveiling of several buildings on campus including the “Tarpon Lighthouse” on Wednesday, May 29, at 3:00 p.m. The facility is designed to serve students in their Special Education 18+ Transition Program, providing them with essential life skills training to aid their transition …

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STEVE HATCHCOCK — MOMENTS IN TIME Yes, there are stingrays along the beaches of South Padre Island.…and yes, people do get stuck by them. Stingrays are actually a specialized branch-off of early sharks. They will eat almost anything they can catch, including clams, crabs and shrimp. The females of the species are the largest, sometimes …

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Special to the PRESS Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a male subject suspected of robbing area vehicles. According to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at about 4:20 a.m., Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 200 block of Van Buren in Laguna Heights regarding a suspect allegedly caught in …

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By CATHERINE DONNELLY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approves SpaceX’s modified launch license, the company announced it is prepared for the fourth test flight of Starship and the Super Heavy booster from its Boca Chica launch site, the quickest turnaround time so far between test flights. SpaceX spokesmen said the FAA review process …

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By RAY QUIROGA rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com BROWNSVILLE, TX—Cameron County residents will find themselves with new leaders in key elected positions in 2025 as determined by a competitive runoff election held on Tuesday stemming from the March 5 Primaries. Running on the Democratic slate, incumbents Eric Garza, who was looking to retain his position as Cameron County Sheriff, …

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