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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KVEO) — Business has been picking up on South Padre Island and now the major brand, Margaritaville, is planning to make South Padre Island its latest location for a resort. According to documents from the island’s Development Standards Review Task Force, a new design to remodel the Pearl Beach Resort into […]

Friday Fireworks on the Pier – Behind Courtyard & Clayton’s Every Friday and Saturday at 9 PM till October 2, 2021.   Saturday SPI Taco & Margarita Festival Clayton’s Beach Bar and Grill is hosting a Taco & Margarita Festival from 11 AM–6 PM. Click here to purchase your tickets! ABI Art Fest This Saturday, the ABI […]

HARLINGEN, Texas – The vice president of international sales and global development for Frontier Airlines says the Rio Grande Valley has great potential as a tourist destination. Alfredo Gonzalez gave an in-depth interview to the Rio Grande Valley International News Service at a recent news conference held at Valley International Airport in Harlingen. The news […]

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KVEO) — Artists on South Padre Island planning to start their business are getting a helping hand. Beginning two years ago, the South Padre Island Art Business Incubator (ABI) is giving artists a chance to create their own successful brand. The ABI program is meant to boast the local art community […]

NEARLY 1,000 OF THE NATION’S TOP LIFEGUARDS TO COMPETE IN SOUTH PADRE ISLAND IN THE JERSEY MIKE’S 2021 USLA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS  Lifeguards nationwide from more than 50 chapters will compete for titles in individual and team competitions, August 4 to 7.  South Padre Island, Texas Wednesday, August 4, 2021 — The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – When it comes to building a second causeway to South Padre Island, the state legislature failed the Rio Grande Valley this legislative session. Cameron County leaders were hoping state lawmakers would find $3 million so that an environmental impact statement could be produced. It did not happen. And now, because local leaders […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KVEO) — Development at the SpaceX Boca Chica launch site is ramping up under orders from company CEO Elon Musk, in an effort to finish the orbital launch tower and stack the starship and booster prototypes before launching into orbit. Musk has called on several hundred employees from other SpaceX sites to temporarily relocate to the area until the project is finished. […]

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One hundred years ago, Col. Sam Robertson stood on the same Boca Chica Beach in South Texas that Elon Musk owns today and dreamed a different dream. Instead of Elon Musk’s spaceport, Col. Sam Robertson dreamed of seaports and an oceanside highway. Robertson owned 800 acres at Boca Chica, about 20 miles northeast of Brownsville […]