Want something fun to do during the 4th of July? The South Padre Island Beach Parade begins at Beach Access 22 (Fantasy Circle) at 10:00AM and ends at Beach Access 17 (Starlight.) Dress in the spirit and come enjoy the parade! You can watch from the sidelines or actually walk in the […]
Read MoreTexas Governor Rick Perry signed House Bill 3042, making the City of South Padre Island eligible to collect an additional one percent revenue from the state hotel occupancy tax, for a total two percent. The two percent in funding goes toward the cleaning, maintenance of and erosion control of the City’s beaches, which are set […]
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Read MoreSouth Padre Island crews made improvements to the emergency/maintenance lane on the beach from White Sands street to the Hilton Garden Inn. Crews replaced PVC pipes with landscape timbers and rope and removed the caution tape to make the lane more visible and attractive. The lane was extended at Wanna Wanna and the city relocated […]
Read MoreThe Transit Department has been awarded $620,000 to construct the Park-&-Ride phase of the new Multi-Modal Project. The table below represents the cost of each component of the entire Multi-Modal Project (all phases), the funds that were used to complete each phase, and the status or estimated completion date.
Read MoreThe City of Brownsville will receive a $1.4 million award from the Texas Department of Transportation to provide a new intercity express bus service between Brownsville, South Padre Island, McAllen and other cities with buses expected to roll out later this year. The City of Brownsville in partnership with Valley Transit Company, the City of […]
Read MoreFlood insurance along the gulf coast is going to sky rocket in the near future. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) supported by FEMA is 24 billion (with a B) in debt and doesn’t have a reserve. Last July in 2012, our congressmen cut a deal with FEMA that if they would extend the NFIP […]
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