Hoops Closes Preseason Action Friday Nov 11, 2009
Tigers Take To South Padre Island For Thanksgiving Holiday. As the weather begins to change here in Mid-Missouri, Mizzou Basketball is heading to South Padre Island, Texas, for the 2009 South Padre Island Invitational. (Mutigers.com)
Tigers Open Exhibition Play Nov 2, 2009
Missouri opens play on the 2009-10 season on Friday against Truman State. Mizzou hosts Truman State on Friday. (Mutigers.com)
Top College Spring Break 2010 Desti... Oct 30, 2009
Bahamas, Panama City, Mexico, South Padre Island are Top Hot Spots. The most popular Spring Break destinations for college students in 2010 include the Bahamas, Panama City, Florida, Mexico, and South Padre Island, Texas ... Spring Break South Padre Island. (Suite101.com)
Red Tide Bloom Found Off Texas Coast Oct 29, 2009
Red tide cell concentrations were high Tuesday around the South Padre Island area. Red tide is a toxic algae bloom can cause temporary breathing trouble, burning eyes and skin irritation in humans. (KWTX.com, TX)
Award-Winning Texas Spanish-Language Newspaper Shuts Down Oct 17, 2009
The company also owns the Valley Morning Star in Harlingen, The Brownsville Herald and El Nuevo Heraldo in Brownsville, the Mid-Valley Town Crier in Weslaco and Coastal Current and Island Breeze in South Padre Island. In April, La Frontera won Texas Associated Press Managing Editors awards in features, sports writing and headline writing. (KWTX.com, TX)
Thousands Of Dead Fish Spotted Off South Padre Oct 16, 2009
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (October 15, 2009)Texas game wardens have spotted thousands of dead fish off South Padre Island during red tide monitoring. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said the game wardens, who were working about 2 miles offshore of South Padre Island, found "many dead fish." ... TPWD responded Tuesday to fish kills along South Padre Island that began near Brazos-Santiago Pass, and along the length of Padre Island National Seashore. (KWTX.com, TX)
Letters for Monday, October 5, 2009 (1059) Oct 6, 2009
Ron Curtis, South Padre Island, Texas. It s insanity. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Texas raises $135 million to buffer coast Sep 16, 2009
Work will begin immediately on 26 projects from South Padre Island in South Texas to McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge on the upper Texas Coast, Patterson said ... A $1 million test project in South Padre Island that will place low profile stabilizers, or concrete filled tubes, underwater in beaches on the north end. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Travel With Tompkins Sep 16, 2009
South Padre Island, Texas is the closest (and within driving range) to us so it will be packed with college partiers come mid-March. With one of the highest rated beaches in the world and Mexico in its backyard (30 minutes from a legal drinking age of 18) SPI is a no-brainer for most co-eds. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
ODU Announces MBB Schedule With CAA Dates Sep 15, 2009
The Monarchs will host Bethune-Cookman in its home opener on Nov. 15, then Longwood on Nov. 17, both as part of the South Padre Island Tournament. ODU will then travel to Texas, Nov. 27 to play Missouri and 28 to play Mississippi State or Richmond in the tournaments third and final rounds. (Odusports.com)
Texas To Start $135 Million Beach Protection Project Sep 15, 2009
Patterson said work will begin immediately on 26 projects from South Padre Island in South Texas to McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge on the upper Texas Coast. We're fighting on all fronts now in the battle against erosion," Patterson said. "Critically needed projects from South Padre Island to McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge will begin immediately in an unprecedented effort to protect the Texas coast ... " Major Projects(Source: Texas General Land Office) A $32 million project to restore the... (KWTX.com, TX)
Plenty of good matchups in early tourneys Sep 2, 2009
Dates: Nov. 27-28 Location: Campus sites, South Padre Island, Texas Bracket 1: vs. Richmond vs. Old Dominion Bracket 2: Longwood vs. Bethune-Cookman Chattanooga vs. Texas-Pan American Matchup we want to see: Mississippi State-Missouri in the final Projected winner: Mississippi State. DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Burkett-Malm United in Marriage Aug 29, 2009
Audrey Malm and Brad Burkett, both of Villa Ridge, were united in marriage Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, at Chapel by the Sea, on South Padre Island, Texas ... A reception was held at La Quinta Inn, South Padre Island, Texas. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Sexual Graffiti Discovered at Kids Place Aug 19, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 South Texas. for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. (Multichannel News)
SCHEDULE:College basketball preseason tournaments Aug 11, 2009
South Padre Invitational Dates: TBD (campus sites); Nov. 27-28 (South Padre Island, Texas) Host Teams: Richmond, Missouri, Mississippi State, Old Dominion, Longwood, Texas Pan American, Bethune Cookman, Chattanooga. 76 Classic Dates: Nov. 26-27, 29 in Anaheim, Calif. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)
More Tar, Oil On Texas Beaches Jul 29, 2009
State officials want to know if the source of the tar balls at Padre Island National Seashore is the same as last week's mess farther down the coast at South Padre Island. Jim Suydam with the Texas General Land Office says cleanup of tar balls at Padre Island National Seashore is expected to take several days. (Click2Houston, TX)
Early-season tournament fields Jul 24, 2009
South Padre Invitational (Campus sites: TBD; South Padre Island, Texas: TBD) Chattanooga Mississippi State* Missouri* Old Dominion* Richmond* 3 teams TBD *Will host first two rounds. Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series (Campus sites: Nov. 29-Dec. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Texas cleaning up oil blobs on South Padre Island Jul 24, 2009
The Texas General Land Office said it doesn t know what is causing the tar-like blobs, but authorities were working to clean up the popular tourist destination. Beaches have not been closed. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Texas Company Wins Leases To Develop Wind Farms Jul 18, 2009
AUSTIN (July 17, 2009)--A Houston company has won leases to develop wind farms off Mustang Island and South Padre Island. The Texas General Land Office announced the agreement with Baryonyx Corp., which also plans to establish a wind-powered data center in Dallam County where governments and businesses house computer systems offsite in a secure area. (KWTX.com, TX)
Hurricane insurance claim complaints low Jul 9, 2009
Hurricane Dolly made landfall at South Padre Island on July 23. Much of the damage was to commercial properties on the island and wind and flood damage to homes farther inland. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
M Basketball Jul 5, 2009
South Padre Island, Texas ... South Padre Island, Texas. (Fightingillini.com)
AT&T U-verse Arrives in Corpus Christi Jun 26, 2009
3501 South Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78415 ... 5425 South Padre Island Drive Ste ... 5488 South Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78411. (PR Newswire)
Beach build-up Jun 22, 2009
Fifth: Lucinda Wierenga of South Padre Island, Texas ... He pointed to "Peeping Tom" (aka "The one with half a face"), a fantasy perspective that also featured a cat, by Lucinda Wierenga of South Padre Island, Texas. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Rescuers In Texas Give Sea Turtle A Ninja Suit Apr 9, 2009
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (April 8, 2009)--Turtle rescuers in Texas have demonstrated the first fin suit designed to allow a green sea turtle that lost three of its flippers to finally swim a straight line. Workers at Sea Turtle Inc. strapped Allison, a 5-year-old rescued turtle, on Wednesday into a neoprene "ninja" suit that holds a carbon-fiber fin in place on her back that acts as a rudder, allowing her to propel herself forward with her sole fin. (KWTX.com, TX)
Ninja suit helps one-flipper turtle swim Apr 9, 2009
Allison, a rescued green sea turtle with only one flipper, swims with the aid of a newly designed neoprene ninja suit in South Padre Island, Texas Wednesday. SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) Turtle rescuers have demonstrated the first fin suit designed to allow a green sea turtle that lost three of its flippers to finally swim a straight line. (USA Today -- News)
Uni-flipper turtle gets it straight with swimsuit Apr 9, 2009
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Allison, a green sea turtle with only one flipper, has been going around and around and around for most of her life ... Allison, a rescued green sea turtle who has only one flipper, swims with the aid of a fin attached with neoprene in South Padre Island, Texas. (AZCentral -- News)
Rediscover the Texas Gulf Coast During Spring Break Feb 12, 2009
Located at the southern tip of Texas is South Padre Island, one of the country's most popular beach destinations, given its laid-back ambience and beautiful beaches. Encompassing more than 130,000 acres, the island is famous for its fishing, camping and windsurfing. (PR Newswire)
Lloyd H. Shoppa Sr. Feb 11, 2009
He loved taking care of his dogs and vacationing at South Padre Island, Texas. He enjoyed spending time with his wife and his best friend Chris Hawley. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Coast Guard Seizes Hundreds Of Pounds Of Fish Feb 7, 2009
The fishing vessel and its occupants were escorted to the Coast Guard Station in South Padre Island. The crew was transferred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for repatriation. (Click2Houston, TX)
