South Padre Island News

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine Operations revealed its Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrator vessel - a 43-foot, state-of-the-art marine interceptor - on Tuesday at the Gulfport Municipal Harbor.

McALLEN - The same weather pattern that has driven temperatures into the triple-digits is causing havoc for firefighters.

Professor Suzanne LaLonde took the microphone in the lobby of the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport on Thursday morning and, with a convincing impersonation of a flight attendant, proceeded to make an unusual announcement.

It might not be one of the busiest Fourth of July's weekends on South Padre Island compared to previous years, but that doesn't mean business is bad.

A 25-year-old man drove through a construction zone and a condominium complex's fence Thursday night, injuring a woman and three young children, before his car stopped just short of plunging into a swimming pool, authorities said.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND a ' The man who police say was behind the wheel of a truck that crashed through a fence at some South Padre Island condominiums is out on bond.

Nearly 40 volunteers showed up on the beach at Boomerang Billy's Saturday and fanned out to three beach access locations to set out 3,000 plants to help stabilize and build South Padre Island sand dunes.

Jamy Joy Lasko moved to South Padre Island in January on a whim. She had never seen the Island, and except for a couple friends of her parents, didn't know a soul.

Strong is a fitting last name for 20-month-old Gwendolyn of Santa Barbara, Calif.

The seasonable warm weather of the last several weeks has been contributing to an increase in activities on South Padre Island, and that is fueling optimism in the local business community as the summer season shifts into a higher gear.

Let's do a little mixture of topics for this week's article in the hope that there is a little something of interest for everyone concerned.

Cameron County Officials say they've picked 5 possible routes to South Padre Island via bridge.

Comal County Clerk Joy Streater was named the best county clerk in the state of Texas this week.

The buzz has started about the newest restaurant on South Padre Island called Island Grill.

A three or four day cruise down the Gulf Coast of Mexico could become another amenity in the Lower Rio Grande Valley's arsenal of tourist attractions.

A Day At the Beach Rushing to clean. It seems so mean. But to leave a mess, it is just not the best.

As details emerge about the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, there's still no answer to the biggest question of all - when will it open? For Cate Ball, who will manage the center, it's a question she's frequently asked.

Cameron County officials will soon start work on the 2009-2010 budget, and with a shortfall of $4 million, their task will be a tough one.

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College's Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy hosted 27 undergraduate and graduate students from throughout the world for its two-week summer school.

The economic recession may not have hit Cameron County as hard as it has the rest of the nation, but it pinches nonetheless, according to Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos.