Texas travel counselors meet on South Padre Island
About one hundred travel counselors and tourism officials from across Texas gather on South Padre Island for four days of meetings seminars and tours April 10 13. The 23rd Annual Texas Travel Counselors Conference is hosted by the Travel Information Division of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation with participation from the Texas AAA Discover Texas Association and local chambers of commerce and tourism groups coordinating events and sessions at Sea Island Hilton and Bahia Mar.
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Texas
South Padre Island
Travel & Information Division
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Tom H., Taylor
Austin
American Automobile Association
Bill Coffey
Houston
Texas Aaa
Discover Texas Association
Sea Island Hilton
Bahia Marray Meade
Harlingen Chamber of Commerce
Willis
Chambers of Commerce of the Valley
Tommy Joyner
McAllen
Valley Chamber of Commerce Executives Association
Steam Museum of
Alamo
South Padre Island Tourist Bureau
Valley Transit Co Fort
Aldermen Revise Municipal Court Judge Ordinance
The Town of South Padre Island Board approved a revised ordinance at a special meeting allowing aldermen to appoint a presiding municipal court judge when the current judge is unavailable. Mayor Glenn McGehee stressed the need to separate mayoral duties from judicial tasks. The board also met in executive session over Fire Marshal Gale McDonald’s resignation, with no replacement action taken and another readings planned. An errata note corrects a city hall cost figure in the April 6 issue.
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South Padre Island
Board of Aldermen
Glenn McGehee
Ovtehee
Staeue
McGehee
Gale McDonald
Port Isabel South Padre
New Island City Hall
City Hall
Port Isabel School District approves late 1977 audit
The Port Isabel District Board of Trustees approved the 1977 audit at a special meeting, with Superintendent Martin Pena Jr promising to present it to the Texas Education Agency in Austin. The meeting also canvassed the April 1 election results, elected Calvin Byrd as president, elected Lupe Torres as secretary, and named Eliseo Vega as vice president.
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Port Isabel
Calvin Byrd
Deyaun Boudreaux
Cecil Moses
Eliseo B. Vega
Lupe Torres
Moses
Bill Heinze
Vega
Boudreaux
Heinze Moses
Heinze
Tax Office
Martinez
Ramon Pleads No Contest to Filing Charge
County Judge Ray Ramon pleaded no contest on April 12 to failing to file campaign reports as required by the Texas Election Code. Expenditures for the May 6 Democratic primary were due April 6. Opponent Juanita Brodecky filed the charges, accepted by Harlingen Justice of the Peace Tommy Thompson after an attempt in Brownsville. He was found guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
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Ray Ramon
Ramon
Juanita Brodecky
Brownsville
Harlingen Justice of the Peace
Tommy Thompson
New Officer Installation Slated at Chamber Banquet
The Port Isabel South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce plans a May 25 banquet at the Bahia Mar Hotel featuring an installation of new officers. Gary Green is president, Steve Woolverton vice president, Paul Bowen treasurer, with four new directors elected at the April meeting.
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Texas Tourist Development Agency
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Ben Rushing
South Padre Press
Paul Bowen
Padre South Hotel
Ham Miller
Jon Sun
Rushing
Bowen
Chamber OF Commerce
Queen Isabella
Chamber Branch Office Decision Delayed by City Commission
The Port Isabel City Commission tabled further study on opening a Chamber of Commerce branch office at the Neighborhood Community Center. Commissioners sought figures on local Chamber members while aiming to finalize space, duration, duties, and contracts. A May 8 planning hearing was scheduled to address zoning changes at Royal Apartments on Yturria Street.
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Miller
Sun
Port Isabel
Steve Woolverton
Commission
South Padre Island
Garza
Su Clinica Board of Directors
Martinez
Brownsville
la Clinica
Charles Burton
Torres
Royal Apartments
Yturria Street
Briscoe Highlights Port Isabel 50th Anniversary Dedication
Gov Dolph Briscoe celebrated Port Isabel's 50th anniversary with a Sunday dedication of a new Neighborhood Center. The event, joined by Janey Briscoe and Hector Uribe, honored Pioneer Club founders and included a time capsule plan for 2028. A street parade and open house followed, with remarks by Sen Raul Longoria and MC Ruben Torres.
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Dolph Briscoe
City of
Port Isabel
Briscoe
Janey
Hector Uribe
Raul Longoria
Ruben Torres
Pioneer Club
Point Isabel
Mariano Garriga
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Pre Registration for Kindergarten 1978-79 Held May 8-12
Kindergarten preregistration for the 1978 79 school year occurs during May 8 12 with two meetings at Garriga Library on May 8 in English and May 9 in Spanish at 6 30 pm. Parents are urged to bring birth certificate and shot record to registration. Staff will present program types and summer activity ideas.
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Garriga
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Albarado
Bill Arnaud
Soi
Edinburg
Harlingen
Mission
Pharr
Raymondville
San Benito
Weslaco and
Valley Chambers of Commerce
Quirino Martinez
John Mikul
Rudy Gomez
Henry Euler
John Cook
Steve Andrews
Troy Dillon
Samuelson
Roy Smith
Champion Company
Chamber
Dennis Erblich
O'Neal LeBlanc
Merchants Marine Bank
J.A. Hockaday
Laguna Madre
Hockaday
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