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South Padre Island, Texas is located in Cameron County. Zip codes in South Padre Island, TX include 78597. More South Padre Island information.

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4 hrs ago | The Brownsville Herald

South Padre leaders back off tackling smoking ban

The South Padre Island Board of Aldermen convened in a room crowded with interested spectators Wednesday evening.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

KRGV

Special Investigation: Cheating Charity

Jugs used to collect donations for sick children can be found from Roma to South Padre Island.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Facts

Accessibility can't be taken for granted

A weekend beach outing with the family, an afternoon round of golf with friends.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Austin American-Statesman

Bodies, birding and Ebenezer Scrooge

Once the capital of Russian America, Sitka is a charming small town at the northern end of many cruises in Alaska.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

TheMonitor.com

County seeks back taxes from developer of defunct luxury high-rise project

The Cameron County Commissioners' Court has held off on providing a contractor with a temporary storage site for demolished construction material from South Padre Island's Ocean Tower, which is scheduled for demolition.

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KRGV

Great Deals at Sinking Tower Site

Liquidator Mason Schwarz is selling numerous items and materials that were supposed to be installed inside the 31-story condo.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

KRGV

SPI City Manager Named

Joni Clarke was named the permanent City Manger for the Town of South Padre Island.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

KRGV

Red Tide Continues in Gulf

Red tide is still present in the gulf. Thata s according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials who conducted a second aerial view of the coast.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Austin American-Statesman

In the sand box, the competition's heating up

Abe Waterman was trying to smile, but the grin kept morphing into a grimace. The Canadian sand sculptor had come all the way from Prince Edward Island to compete in South Padre's Sand Castle Days, only to be doused with heavy rain, then choked by red tide spores blown around by 35 mph winds.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

MySanAntonio.com

Red tide lingering off Texas coast

State parks officials on Wednesday were continuing to monitor "red tide" blooms along the state's southern coast, a month after the algae that causes it began killing fish and causing breathing problems.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Strip of land offers gulf as a playground

You might call it destiny. Bergen County resident Jeff Parker fell under the spell of South Padre Island, Texas, a long, narrow spit of land in the Gulf of Mexico, 50 years ago, when he and his family lived in the Houston area.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

2009 Hurricane Safety Guide

See what AEP Texas does to get ready for the hurricane season and the steps the company takes to restore power following a major storm.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

CBS 2

3 Arrested for Firing Weapons

Christine befriends a scatterbrained mom at Ritchie's school, but she soon grows weary of being the responsible one in the relationship.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

Red tide bloom off Mustang Island

State monitoring has confirmed a stretch of red tide bloom extending from southern Mustang Island into Mexico.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

KRGV

Murder Suspect Arrested in Central America

One of Cameron County's most wanted, who was on the run for two years, has been caught.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Associated Content

Your Guide to South Padre Island, Texas

South Padre Island, Texas is a great place to just get away from it all. The Island borders the Gulf of Mexico and the Laguna Madres Bay.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Facts

Oyster season on its way, but so is red tide

Howdy! Nov. 1 is a special day along the Texas Gulf Coast because it is opening day of oyster season.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

KRGV

Man's Body Washed Ashore North of SPI

Investigators are trying to identify a man's body that washed ashore early this morning.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Coast Guard calls off South Padre search for fisherman

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 60-year-old Brownsville man who officials say fell overboard late Saturday from a commercial fishing boat.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

MySanAntonio.com

Settlement reached in fatal air crash

Metro Aviation Inc. of Shreveport, La., has agreed to pay $14 million to family members of two flight medics who died along with the pilot when their helicopter crashed into the bay off South Padre Island during a foggy, windy night.

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