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Padre Boulevard Reopens After Emergency Sinkhole Repairs - Fox Rio Grande Valley

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Padre Boulevard Reopens After Emergency Sinkhole Repairs - Fox Rio Grande Valley

Padre Boulevard Reopens After Emergency Sinkhole Repairs Swift Action Restores Traffic Flow The northbound lanes of Padre Boulevard are now open following the successful repair of a sinkhole that emerged early this morning. The one-foot-wide hole, caused by a broken drain pipe, was discovered near the 1300 block of Padre Boulevard in South Padre Island. Coordinated Effort to Fix the Issue A team comprising the Texas Department of Transportation …See the Story

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Festival Celebrates Island Kites

The best indoor kite fliers create their own wind during their performances. (Courtesy) Flying kites on the beach can bring a sense of wonderment in looking up and seeing your handmade craft sway with the gusty seaside winds. Kite flying on the Island has grown in popularity over the years, in part thanks to the efforts of Susie and Bill Doan of B&S Kites. (Courtesy) Susie and Bill Doan are Ohio natives and kite aficionados who during visits to …See the Story

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More funding secured for desalination plant construction in Port Isabel

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The Laguna Madre Water District office is seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy: Laguna Madre Water District/Facebook) The planned seawater desalination plant in Port Isabel has received another round of funding in a more than $17 million grant made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Brownsville, announced Tuesday $17,501,302 in federal funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the Laguna Madr…See the Story

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Texas toddler who disappeared in July found in Central America

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Three-year-old Rilee Crouch, missing since July, was found in Panama with her non-custodial mother and is returning to Texas.See the Story

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Message in a bottle makes it from Florida to Texas - and will keep going

A message in a bottle traveled more than 1,000 miles from a Southwest Florida island to South Padre Island in Texas.See the Story

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Woman Find Message in a Bottle While Walking on a Beach in Texas

Laurie Coker, a woman resident of South Padre Island, Texas, took a surprise last Saturday, December 7, finding a message inside a bottle as she walked her dogs along the beach. The bottle, which contained a handwritten letter, would have traveled more than 1,500 kilometers across the Gulf of Mexico. The senders of the message: Angela and Emily, originally from Keewaydin Island (Florida), would have written the message on June 15, 2024, addresse…See the Story

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