Tag: Laguna Madre
Winter freeze kills at least 3.8 million fish
Last month's winter freeze that lead to fish kills across the Rio Grande Valley and all along the entire Texas coast caused the death...
A community effort: Point Isabel ISD employees receive vaccines
PORT ISABEL — Hundreds more are on track of protecting themselves from the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
A vaccination clinic was held in Port Isabel on...
Laguna Madre area hosts mass vaccination clinic
PORT ISABEL — Hundreds of residents and Winter Texans in the Laguna Madre area received a COVID-19 vaccination on Friday.
An allocation of 500 vaccine...
TPWD, guides assessing fish kills from Laguna Madre to Port O’Connor
HARLINGEN — Sub-freezing temperatures can take a toll on sportfish in the shallow Texas bay system, including the Laguna Madre.
This spate of cold weather...
City of Port Isabel continues water giveaways
PORT ISABEL — From electricity outages to boil water notices, residents and visitors of the Laguna Madre area have been facing several obstacles created by...
Braving arctic blasts, volunteers aid pelicans
HARLINGEN — Dusk flights of brown pelicans have once again seen birds crash down onto the causeway of State Highway 48, only to find...
Laguna Madre area boil water notice continues
PORT ISABEL — The winter storms that swept through the Valley this week have created many challenges for households and organizations.
Residents and visitors of...
Harlingen, San Benito water plants are operating
HARLINGEN — In Harlingen and San Benito, city leaders are trying to dispel rumors warning their water plants were cutting off water service amid...
Rescued: ‘Operation save turtles’ saves thousands
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — What started as hundreds of cold-stunned turtles has now surpassed thousands.
The South Padre Island Convention Center, which operated without power...
