May 07 2016
PRESS Staff Report The following are the unofficial election results for the City of Port Isabel and the Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees elections. Projected winners’ totals in red; (I) denotes incumbent. Early voting numbers also include mail-in ballots. City of Port Isabel Mayor Juan Jose “J.J” Zamora – 61% Early voting: 423 Election …
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Sep 19 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Tuesday, the Point Isabel School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to withdraw an application for a tax valuation limitation submitted by Annova LNG. In June, the Houston-based company submitted an application for the tax abatement under Chapter 313, known as the Texas Economic Development Act. If …
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May 09 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Listed below are the unofficial results for the City of Port Isabel, Town of Laguna Vista, and Point Isabel Independent School District elections. Canvassing of votes will occur later this week. Incumbent candidates are indicated with “(I).” Race winner tally numbers are shown in green. To jump to …
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Oct 23 2014
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) School Board met Tuesday evening for its monthly meeting. Janelle Chavez, Port Isabel High School Senior, was recognized at the meeting for her many awards, accolades, and activities. She is an AP International Merit Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, Head Cheerleader, and …
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May 16 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District held its 2013 School Board Election on Saturday, May 11. The incoming trustees will serve a three year term. Incumbent Mickey Furcron defeated Raul “Cowboy” Loera, Jr. for Trustee Place 3 by 138 votes with 294 votes for Furcron and 156 for …
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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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