With the world and nation still reeling from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, South Texas suffered another blow when four days later a portion of the causeway connecting South Padre Island and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 26—With approval of a $10 million Texas Water Development Board loan, the Laguna Madre Water District will build a 10 million ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $1.6 million grant to Port Isabel to expand its commercial dock services and terminal operations at the Texas deepwater port near Brownsville. Commerce ...

As the Mexican Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, festivities drew to a close, Dina Nuñez called to order a meeting of female grassroots activists in a modest home in the heart of Port Isabel.

Port Isabel’s lighthouse is an impressive sight, a historic treasure and a big tourist draw, though for the last 117 years it’s been missing a key component: light. Technically, a bulb has illuminated ...

At the southern tip of Texas, hundreds of people gathered around the last public lighthouse in the state on Friday. No living person in Port Isabel had seen the city's lighthouse's beacon shine before ...

Residents of Port Isabel said that their city was covered in grime following SpaceX’s rocket launch on Thursday. The city said there was no “immediate concern for people’s health.” By Livia ...

Inspectors found several of the collection boxes for requests and grievances were sealed shut with tape and a “NOT IN USE” sign. (OIG) During an unannounced inspection of U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Jul. 26—With approval of a $10 million Texas Water Development Board loan, the Laguna Madre Water District will build a 10 million gallon seawater desalination plant in Port Isabel using water from ...