The Padre Elite Team gave Visa gift cards to the principals of the elementary and junior high schools in Point Isabel School District. If anyone knows who the neediest children are in school, it is the principal at the school they attend. Since we didn’t know if the kids needed shoes or coats or school […]
Read MoreYes, the state of Texas has buyer assistance programs. TSAHC, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, offers a low, fixed-rate and down payment assistance grant of 5% of a borrowers loan amount. It is open not only to first-time home buyers but to people who have previously owned a home. For more information, visit www.tsahc.org or […]
Read MoreNew $2,000. fine passed in South Padre Island for not disposing of your brush or bulky items correctly. It can’t be placed near the street until after the 25th of each month and before bulky trash collection date which is usually around the 1st of each month. You can read about this ordinance and others […]
Read MoreThe Padre Elite Team, Gayle, Alta, and JoAnn joined the McAllen RE/MAX 1st Choice office in their Christmas parade float. There were over 100 entries in the parade and thousands of onlookers on the street. Unfortunately, Alta was one of the onlookers due to being on crutches but Gayle and JoAnn walked in the parade. […]
Read MoreThere are proposals to replace local property taxes with an expanded sales tax that includes a tax on professional services—including your commissions—as well as on sales and leases of commercial and residential property. These proposals would require the sales-tax rate to increase dramatically—the rate could reach 18-25%—which means buyers would have to come to the […]
Read MoreSouth Padre is into it’s 12 Days of Christmas. Check out the upcoming events: Saturday, December 15th Breakfast with Santa at Schlitterbahn Water Park 9:00am-12:00pm Bicycle Raffle & Toy Drive at Blackbeard’s Restaurant 11:30am-4:00pm Sunday, December 16th Pet Photos with Santa, Island Dog Wash 2013 Padre Blvd 11:00am-2:00pm Caroling, Kites, and Castles at Boomerang Billy’s […]
Read MoreAt the Annual Installation of Officers Meeting this month, Gayle received a gavel plaque from the South Padre Island Board of Realtors for serving as their Board President this year. She was also presented an award by Richard Throop, the South Texas representative for the Texas Assoc. of Realtors, from the Texas Real Estate Political […]
Read MoreRemember the Christmas when you rode around looking at lighted homes? Well, Brownsville has taken this to a new level with The Holiday Village at Dean Porter Park. There are 19 cottages and Santa is there on Friday and Saturday for pictures. Check out the pictures in the link above. The cottages are adorable and […]
Read MoreThe Port Isabel Tarpons Beat Geronimo Navarro 35-28 in overtime last week. They are now advancing to the fourth round of the state football playoffs for the fourth time since 1981. Port Isabel (10-3) will now take on Bellville in the 3A Region IV final Saturday (tomorrow) at Cabaniss Stadium in Corpus Christi at 6 […]
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