Tourism boom in Brownsville and South Padre strains hotel space
Brownsville and South Padre Island see high occupancy as hotels expand but struggle for Labor Day and Labor Day weekend bookings. The 31st Texas International Fishing Tournament in Port Isabel from August 12 to 16 drives full capacity, with many resorts already booked August 1 to 17. Fort Brown Hotel and others report near to full occupancy with limited Labor Day openings, while Sea Island Resort and Sandy Retreat note tight dates and full August periods.
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Brownsville
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Virginia Bowden
Sea Island
South Padre
Fort Brown
Bob Torres
el Jardin
Henry Galan
Pan American Golf Association
Fort Brown Hotel
Trave Lodge
Valley Inn
el Rancho Grande
New Holiday Inn
Sandy Retreat
Andy Lavender
Beulah
Miramar Resort
Joe Williamson
Miramar
Harlingen
Williamson
the Sea Island
Sandy Retreat Hotel
Port Isabel Boards to Hear Tax Complaints in July
The Board of Equalization will hear complaints on re assessed values for Port Isabel, Point Isabel ISD, and Cameron County Fresh Water District No. 1. Ratios set at 80 percent, up from last year for all three. Hearings begin week of July 28 at Powers Street office. Joint meeting July 24 at Port Isabel City Hall at 8 p.m.
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Port Isabel
Point Isabel Independent
Cameron County
Valley Appraisals, Inc
Motel complex nearing Labor Day bookings at Sea Island
Ward Thompson owner of the Capri Motel and Sea Ranch Motel and Marina reports Sea Island Services rents houses apartments and duplexes and says about 55 percent of units are reserved for Labor Day.
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Sea Island Services
Labor Day
Ward Thompson
Sea Ranch
Sanders Sees Local Progress Amid Budget Strains
Mayor Sanders defends city finances and progress while urging volunteers to build a local baseball diamond. He cites a tightened budget, Beulah claims payments, and reliance on school lights for youth facilities, noting federal aid remains uncertain and community effort is essential.
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Sanders
Beulah
Los Fresnos
Marvels of Tomorrow for Bride and Groom of Tomorrow
The article envisions future household tech and auto aids. It highlights electronic shopping with home consoles, fingertip control, and remote billing to banks. It predicts self cleaning robots and car computers aiding safe travel.
Mixed Feelings on Lunar Landing Spark Local Debate
Citizens in Port Isabel discuss the lunar mission with pride and concern. Murphy defends the project’s cost and potential impact on international relations, while Marjorie Pockrus calls it absurd as others weigh the national achievement.
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U.S.A
Murphy
Marjorie Pockrus
Laguna Vista
CAP Cadets Attend Texas Wing Encampment at Ellington AFB
Texas Wing Summer Encampment ran July 12 to 19 at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston with cadets Terri Deckard Mike Gomez and Joey Zaldivar. Cadets took drills attended Weather Moral Leadership and Leadership classes toured NASA facilities and watched a NASA film. Deckard earned Honor Flight Cadet as graduation followed by a Military Ball closing the encampment.
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Terri Deckard
Mike Gomez
Joey Zaldivar
Texas Wing
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
NASA
Deckard
Classified ad fragment for a sale of goods
A compact listing showing items for sale including bugs guns tools boats tents books plants stoves skates. It reads like a generic classified note from a small newspaper page. The readable fragments imply a broad yard sale or shop inventory without specific prices or dates.
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Blackburn
Plizabeth
VIC
Laguna Heights
Padre Island
Laguna Heigs
Lagan
Cooksey's
Los Fresnos City Park
Ett
Nano Hoand
David Elliff
Henry Lubbock
Joey Spinks
Javier Lopez
Michael Boynt
Jim Ejiff
Mike Walker
Jimmy Spinks
Junior Martinez
Inocente Zurita
Ernesto Gonzales
Modesto Rivera
Robert Holland
Johnny Ochoa
Floyd Rice
Alex Gonzales
Mares Martinez
Michael Perez
Keilior Lumber
Ag-Air
Helen E. Williams
Harbor Light ST
CAP
W. E. McMahon
Sunset Drive
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