Whether you have been seeking an idyllic vacation home located on the beaches of South Padre Island or you are on the hunt for your forever home in the same areas, your first steps may have been trying to wade through a sea of listings on popular websites. Vacation property sites will try to show the best side of the least desirable properties and real estate websites may be a...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Year-round this seaside community attracts many tourists and is home to several permanent and seasonal residents. And as the city enters its next fiscal year, its city officials traditionally reflect on its past achievements and discuss what’s in store. On Tuesday, the SPI Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual “State of the Island Address” during its quarterly Public Affairs Luncheon. Close to 110 city, county, state,...
Friends of RGV Reef has launched a major new phase of its artificial reefing project off South Padre Island, even as fishing boats reel in large numbers of red snapper the reef is already producing. Gary Glick, president of Friends of RGV Reef, said 20 million pounds of concrete railroad ties and other materials are being sunk over the next few weeks at the 1,650-acre reef site eight nautical miles...
