South Padre Island News

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Rear Adm. Kevin Cook, the new 8th District commander, visited and addressed Coast Guard members stationed at Sector Corpus Christi May 9, located at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.

Located 5 minutes' walk from the Gulf of Mexico shores, this South Padre Island hotel boasts an outdoor pool.

For co-eds, nightly festivities at South Padre Island's Louie's Backyard during Spring Break leads to drinking and dancing and general debauchery.

April 23--Brownsville hasn't seen passenger rail service for more than 40 years, though bringing it back would probably be economically beneficial to the city and region.

While lawmakers may not pass legislation to help legalize casino gambling in Texas this legislative session, senators proposed a resolution for a constitutional amendment to legalize gambling beyond horse track racing, bingo and state lottery.

Donna Shaver with the National Seashore confirmed that two turtles were discovered laying eggs along our coastline.