Candidates for Cameron County Fresh Water District Board
Six candidates vie for three seats on the Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 Board of Directors. Incumbents E W Cateora Faustino Camacho and Larry Joe Keller face challengers Richard E Moore Paul Gotterman and Martin Tower. Keller seeks a second term, Camacho is secretary treasurer, Moore calls for fairer evaluations and lower rates, Gotterman pushes reform and engineering input, Tower is a former director returning at voters’ request.
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Sin
Cameron County Freeh Water Supply District No 1
E.W. Cateora
Faustino Camacho
Larry Joe Keller
Richard E. Moore
Paul Gotterman
Martin Tower
Keller
Port Laadel
Emma
Consolidated Tax Office
Laguna Madre
Laguna Heights
Enedina
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Water District Board of Directors
Change on the Horizon for Port Isabel San Benito Board
Lionel Betancourt won a seat on the Port Isabel San Benito Navigation District board shifting power to San Benito. He supports removing San Benito from the district, potentially merging assets with Brownsville or dissolving the PI SBND. Merger talks follow his victory, raising tax and representation questions for Port Isabel residents.
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Susan Smith
Lionel Betancourt
Board of Commissioners
Port Isabel
School Board approves teacher employment and tax corrections
The Board of Trustees approved the continued employment of 96 teachers and administrators and four tax roll corrections including exemptions and errors. South Padre Island’s participation in the tax office operations was confirmed, with a June 1 start for the Tax Office Equalization Board. Hearings on shrimp boat settlements, high school projects, furniture bids, and a textbook committee were also decided.
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Board of Trustees
Vernon Warren
South Padre Island
Tax Office
Tax Office Board of Equalization
Warren
Swanson, Heister, Wilson and
Claycomb
Calvin Walker
M.N. Caudill High School
Burgham Associates
Bell Telephone
Griggs Inc
Indeco Sales Co. Inc
American Desk Manufacturing Co
Verco Manufacturing Co
State Board of Education
Point Isabel
James
Port Deannexation Proposal Moves By South Padre Aldermen
The South Padre Island Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution to deannex the town from the Port Isabel San Bento Navigation District at a March 15 meeting. San Benito officials seek deannexation as no debts exist in the district. If deannexation begins, both cities may join the process as directors favor unanimous withdrawal. The board also advanced zoning amendments for five yard side setbacks in the F-resort area, approved a cable system ordinance with dates, agreed to spend 1500 dollars for a police vehicle, and renewed CPA accounting contract not exceeding 125 dollars monthly. Sherman Lee was reappointed to the Island Board of Adjustments. The next meeting is April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
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Gotterman
Port Isabel
Rotary Club
First United Methodist Church
Water Board
Pena
Warren
School Tax Assessment Practices Board
STAP
National School Board Association
South Padre Island
Navigation District
F-resort
Mary Lou Campbell
Island
Board of Aldermen
Sherman Lee
Island Board of Adjustments
Two Women Missing From Motel In Port Isabel
Two South Dakota women Sandra Cowan and Deirdre McStrauick were reported missing from the Port Motel in Port Isabel on March 10. Clothes and belongings remained in their room. Police suspect they may have fled to Mexico and sketches by a Mexican artist were found among their possessions. Parents say there has been no contact since March 10.
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South Dakota
Sandra Cowan
Deirdre McStrauick
Port
Port Isabel
Miss Cowan
Miss McStrauick
Mexico
Isle City Hall Ruling Slated
A March 31 ruling date was set by 107 District Court Judge Filemon Vela to decide the City Hall construction case in South Padre Island. Vela granted a temporary injunction March 2 to halt work. briefs from Paul Cunningham for the town and Randall Crane for Island residents Bill Claus, Mary Lou Campbell, and George Ferguson will be reconsidered. The residents sought a restraining order Feb 23, citing higher town priorities like paving and drainage. A city hall contract was awarded March 8 to C L Shaw Construction, with total bid let at 155000.
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District Court
Filemon Vela
South Padre Island
Vela
Paul Cunningham
Randall Crane
Bill Claus
Mary Lou Campbell
George Ferguson
C.L. Shaw Construction Company
Texas cities share of 1 percent sales tax rebated
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced checks totaling 69.2 million dollars mailed to 915 Texas cities for March rebates of the one percent city sales tax. Houston led with 13.5 million, Dallas 7.9 million, San Antonio 4.1 million, Fort Worth 3 million, Austin 2.4 million, El Paso 1.9 million.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Texas
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Bullock
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
el Paso
Comptroller's Office
Political ad deadline set for Port Isabel election
Local candidates must file ad requests by noon March 28 for the final edition advert in Port Isabel South Padre Press per Advertisement Manager Ben Rushing. The change shifts 24 hours earlier than the original Wednesday noon deadline. General advertisers may submit by Wednesday noon March 29.
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Port Isabel - South Padre
Ben Rushing
Rushing
Absentee Voting Deadline Tuesday
The deadline for absentee voting in four local elections is Tuesday March 28 at 5 p.m. Absentee voting takes place at the Point Isabel School District Office Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 Office Port Isabel City Hall and the Town of South Padre Island City Hall.
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Moore
Port Isabel
Juanita
Cameron County
Point Isabel
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Certes
Scewert
Comteaetes
Geere
Alterman
Crete
Trestee
Commerce
Camacho
Tower
Bayview
Elks, Rotary Club
W.E.P. Shrimp Producers Corp
Paul Golterman
Richard Moore
Navigation District Bound For Change
SBND
W.C. McConnell
The
BND
Pi-Sbnd
San Benito
Port Isabel Area
Latham
Penn
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Edith Marie Martinez
Eddie Martinez
Joey Garcia
Joe Henry Garcia Jr
Irene Barbarena
Alberto Barbarena Jr
City
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