Mayor John Cowen Jr. delivered his second State of the City address to a near-capacity audience at the Texas Southmost College Performing Arts Center on Wednesday. The tone was upbeat and bullish on ...

A rare pest was found in a shipment of palm foliage by agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ...

Overnight rains flooded parts of South Padre Island on March 26, leading some businesses to announce closures in South Texas.

Because of its small size, South Padre Island is often grouped with other towns along the Gulf Coast of Texas, such as Port Isabel and Brownsville, both of which make great daytrips. The town of ...

The plan could face opposition, with the port authority indicating in the ... which is close to the Scott Road SkyTrain station and between Brownsville Bar and Tannery parks.

There are also free shuttle services that run between the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport and Port Isabel. If you wish to explore neighboring towns like Brownsville or spend a ...