Tag: South Padre Island

South Padre Island will be hosting the Ride for Rotary in which bicyclists will cross the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge on Sunday.

Registration for the annual Red Tide Ranger training is open for the classroom instruction that will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 30, at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Coastal Studies Lab at 100 Marine Lab Drive, in Isla Blanca Park, on South Padre Island.

After more than a decade, investigators with the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office have determined that an unknown woman who was murdered and found buried on South Padre Island is of Asian descent.

Officials with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have announced that red tide has recently been detected along the Texas coastline, including at two locations off South Padre Island.

Local artist Jesse James, who painted the new “Welcome to Brownsville” downtown mural, will be the guest speaker at an “Artist Talk” event hosted by the City of Brownsville in collaboration with the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art.

Shaun J. Kelly, former assistant director of the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport, filed a lawsuit against the city of Brownsville on July 21 alleging that he was fired for being gay.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Approximately 600 anglers on 168 boats participated in the 17th annual Fishing for Hope Tournament on South Padre Island. The August 28 event organized by DHR Health raised money for the Hope Family Healthcare Center, which provide comprehensive medical services for uninsured families and individuals.

Two Hidalgo County siblings accused of bilking a federal workers’ compensation program out of $80 million were warned by their own employees about the practice, according to a 24-page indictment unsealed Friday afternoon.

If you're missing the summer fireworks then here's your chance to soon watch a "dazzling" display by the beach.

One of Sea Turtle Inc.'s longest living residents died Monday, the nonprofit said on Facebook in a statement memorializing the beloved turtle.