Port Aransas News

Billy Joe Shaver's most recent album was 2007's "Everybody's Brother." Shaver is set to play at The Back Porch Bar in Port Aransas Saturday and The House of Rock in Corpus Christi on Sunday.

An anonymous tipster brought the Nueces County Appraisal District's attention to Brown, who it believes was wrongfully taking homestead and over-65 exemptions on a Port Aransas home that once belonged to his parents.

At the Port Aransas Birding Center, early in the morning, he had seen five magnificent frigate birds bathing.

Start out targeting the spoil islands along the ICW for trout, using live croakers or Norton Sand Eels in the Texas Roach color.

Authorities plan to increase patrols and police presence in the Coastal Bend during the Fourth of July weekend at area events and attractions such as beaches and Corpus Christi's Big Bang Celebration.

Volunteers Kristin Duszak and Jena Campbell help children learn about marine life at the 2009 Earth Day-Bay Day in Corpus Christi.

Campbell, 23, received a text message one day from her volunteer coordinator with a picture of a baby green turtle, with a message that said "Meet Jena." With just three full-time staffers and hundreds of animals to care for, volunteers such as Campbell, 23, are crucial at the facility, located next to the University of Texas Marine Science ...

Reserve Pvt. Roberto M. Rosales, National Guard Pfc. Corisa M. Ruiz and Pvt. Rocky J. Garcia have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Rosales is the grandson of Elida Rosales of Corpus Christi and is a 2008 graduate of Moody High School.

Sean Leroy Marshall, chief executive officer for North Bay Hospital, was arrested by the Aransas Pass Police Department and charged with prescription fraud.

Larry Tate's stepdaughter has now been arrested on charges on hindering prosecution.

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Port Aransas kids experienced emotions that ranged from joy to awe to horror when they toured Washington D.C. recently.

There's a new slogan weather officials want you to remember this summer whenever you see an approaching thunderstorm: "When thunder roars, go indoors." With Lightning Safety Awareness week beginning today, officials with the National Weather Service are reminding the public that thunderstorms can at times produce deadly lightning.

Come in out of the heat, sit back and be entertained for an evening. The Port Aransas Community Theater will present two variety shows on Saturday, June 20 and 27, at 7:30 p.m. Hometown talent will perform for two nights of fun and relief from the summer heat.

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Allowing houses to be built on the eroding Bolivar shoreline means they eventually will be in the Gulf of Mexico, geologists say.

The Port Aransas Independent School District Board on Wednesday night decided not to take action and to continue considering adding those two sports to its athletic program.

Firefighters say that fire started Sunday morning near an electrical transformer in the 5200 block of Highway 361 just south of Port Aransas.

What a kick-off to summer! H.G. Olsen Elementary School teachers dance in a chorus line for students on Friday, May 29, the last day of class.

TAMING OF SHREW: Performances of "The Taming of the Shrew" begin at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and continue through June 28 at the Harbor Playhouse.