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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May 01 2014
POWC considers recall petition
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Property Owners Who Care (POWC) have a recall petition ready to be submitted to the City to recall Mayor Robert Pinkerton Jr., Mayor Pro Tem JoAnn Evans, Councilman Sam Listi and Councilwoman Alita Bagley. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South …
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Dec 12 2013
Battle over property rights rages on
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel sent a stern letter to the City of Brownsville last week, notifying Brownsville’s City Commission that its multiple attempts to annex areas throughout the Laguna Madre area have allegedly been illegal. Port Isabel’s city officials clearly state in their letter that they intend to …
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Aug 22 2013
Tax rate to remain unchanged
BY CHRISTINA GARZA press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the proposed property tax rate. The Commission unanimously approved to set the proposed tax rate at 0.63 percent, keeping the rate the same as previous years. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-South Padre Island …
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By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The Los Indios Police Department is hosting its first annual back-to-school bash on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The event will take place at the Diamantina Ortega Bennet Community Building located at 309 Heywood St. The department is mainly looking for school supplies, but other items such as hand sanitizer and masks are … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The Children’s Advocacy Centers of Cameron and Willacy Counties (Monica and Maggie’s House), in conjunction with the San Benito Chamber of Commerce, will host their first annual back-to-school bash on Saturday, Aug. 7. “Ideally we want to be able to provide these items to children so that they can get off … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees held a meeting on Tuesday, July 20, and discussed the approval of Davila Construction proposals for the construction package of the Performing Arts Center and natatorium by Brighton Group, ROFA-RED Architects and Davila Construction and RFQs for forensic audit/investigation services. Trustee Janie Lopez explained … Continue reading [...]
News Staff Report The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees have reopened their meetings to a live public audience. In a post on the SBCISD Facebook page, the district announced that school board meetings would allow public audiences starting on July 13. However, if the severity of the pandemic increases, the school board meetings may … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Rosana Aguilera’s lawsuit against the City of San Benito and Mayor Ricardo Guerra was terminated on June 29. Guerra and his counsel moved to dismiss the claims alleged against him in Aguilera’s second amended complaint. According to the order, no response to the motion was filed by Aguilera, so the court … Continue reading [...]
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