By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Animal Advisory Board discussed shelter operations, euthanasia policies, volunteer programs, flea and tick concerns and the city’s growing feral cat population during its May 21 meeting at the Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center. Officials announced staffing changes at the Port Isabel Animal Shelter, including …
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May 28 2026
Family STEM Night inspires students
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS Students attending Port Isabel Junior High School are getting a hands on introduction to engineering and problem solving thanks to a traveling STEM education lab funded through the Texas Education Agency. The mobile learning lab, operated through Learning Undefeated, visited the campus this week, giving middle school students …
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May 28 2026
PIECHS baseball players named to all-district teams
(Port Isabel’s Joseph Martinez selected to First Team All-District Pitcher. Picture by PIECHS) By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Early College High School All-District selections in baseball are as follows. Earning 1st Team All-District was sophomore starting pitcher Joseph Martinez who had 35 strikeouts in seven games. Offensively, Martinez had …
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May 28 2026
PI squad continues to impress at 7on7 games
Port Isabel’s QB, Grayson Estes leading his 7on7 team versus San Benito. May 26, 2026. Picture by Constancio Martinez Jr By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This Tuesday, May 26 the Port Isabel 7on7 team traveled to San Benito to compete in a 4-team 7on7 showdown. Although Port Isabel only had twelve players …
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May 21 2026
PIISD Recognizes Students, Educators, Community
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees recognized dozens of students, educators, and community members during its regular school board meeting held May 19 at Port Isabel Early College High School. The meeting opened with a series of presentations honoring student athletes, scholarship recipients, academic leaders, and longtime community …
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May 21 2026
Laguna Vista recount confirms Carter victory
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY & JACQI LEYVA-HILL editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Incumbent Mayor Michael “Mike” Carter’s reelection victory in Laguna Vista was officially upheld following a formal recount conducted May 14 at the Cameron County Historic Courthouse exhibit room in Brownsville. The recount confirmed Carter remained ahead of challenger Darla A. Jones after election officials reviewed ballots from the …
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May 21 2026
Worker dies at SpaceX Starbase facility
Jose Bautista, 25, of Donna, died following a workplace accident at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica, according to Cameron County officials. By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A 25-year-old Donna man died after a workplace accident at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica just days before the company’s highly anticipated Starship Flight 12 launch. Authorities …
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May 21 2026
PIECHS golf and boys soccer All-District selections
(Port Isabel boys soccer coach and players at East vs West All-Star game. May 19, 2026. Picture by PIECHS) By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS As the 2025-2026 school season comes to a conclusion, we wrap up the season’s All-District awards with boys’ soccer and golf. In boys’ soccer, team Captain Luis Ulloa …
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May 21 2026
PIECHS golf and boys soccer All-District selections
(Port Isabel’s Jesus Ramos scores during PI vs San Benito 7on7 game. May 14, 2026. Picture by Constancio Martinez Jr) By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS As the 2025-2026 school season comes to a conclusion, we wrap up the season’s All-District awards with boys’ soccer and golf. In boys’ soccer, team Captain Luis …
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May 21 2026
Moments In Time: Reward offered for counterfeiters
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Steve Hathcock is a local historian and a regular columnist for the Port Isabel South Padre Press. He has spent many years collecting and …
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