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Find fun family vacation vibes at South Padre Island this year

If you’re thinking about a vacation this summer (and who isn’t?) but still have COVID concerns, your solution may be closer than you think. South Padre Island sits just off the southernmost point of the Texas Coast, and has pandemic protocols in place to give you peace of mind. With a million ways to have fun, the […]

On The Border Embarks on Expansion with New Texas Location

On The Border is always looking for experienced multi-unit restaurant owners/operators to join its growing team of franchisees. Following a year of uncertainty and trying times for the restaurant industry, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina is ramping up growth with several new franchise partnerships in the pipeline. The first new franchisee is Perspective Hospitality who is set […]

Port of Brownsville becomes only American port with EU ship recycling accreditation

Skilled steel scrap cutters at the Port of Brownsville’s three primary ship recycling yards. The port captures 85 percent of the nation’s ocean vessel recycling business. The Port of Brownsville, the only deepwater seaport directly on the U.S.-Mexico border, is now the only American port with a tenant accredited to dismantle and recycle European-flagged ships. […]

Sea Turtle Inc. ‘not concerned’ about SpaceX activities

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KVEO) — SpaceX’s goals of sending people to Mars aboard the Starship rocket are still in the early trials, often with fiery endings that send debris in all directions. Leading some to wonder if wildlife in the area is impacted by the debris. The beaches of South Texas and Northern Mexico […]

Art sculptures made of plastic trash part of new exhibit at Texas State Aquarium

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — If you’ve been to the Texas State Aquarium recently, you may have noticed something new there. Large sculptures have been put on display and the sculptures are made from plastic trash that washed up on Texas beaches. The trash turned art sculptures are all part of a partnership between the aquarium […]

SPI, Boca Chica sea turtle nesting season begins

Each year, sea turtles emerge from the sea and visit the shores of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach to nest. April marks the beginning of sea turtles’ nesting season, which means many female sea turtles are en route to finding the right spot to lay their eggs on the beach. Now through August, […]

EDITORIAL: Looking up: SpaceX expansion plans could be boon for Valley

Elon Musk wants to fill the Rio Grande Valley with rocket scientists. Specifically, if Musk has his way, the little hamlet of Boca Chica Village could become one of our nation’s most educated towns. Musk, who began efforts to buy out the development’s few residents soon after he began establishing the rocket testing and launch […]

Crew sailing from Miami to Boca Chica to propose Mars analog to SpaceX

The crew of the schooner Anne. The crew is sailing from Miami to SpaceX’s Boca Chica facility, to propose a Mars analog mission to CEO and founder Elon Musk. Photo courtesy of Soanya Ahmed. By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A crew of sailors is leaving today for a two to three week journey across the Gulf […]

Elon Musk Wants to Transform Brownsville, TX Into a City Called ‘Starbase’

(Xinhua/Ding Ting via Getty Images) Brownsville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas city was taken by surprised when Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday that he would donate $30 million to revitalize it and its schools, after appealing to people to move there to work for SpaceX. Billionaire techie Elon Musk tweeted Friday that he was donating $20 million […]