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 ...

Museums of Port Isabel is ranked #4 out of 9 things to do in South Padre Island. See pictures and our review of Museums of Port Isabel.

White Sands Marina, 418 TX-100, Port Isabel, ... Find it: The Original Dolphin Watch, 33256 State Park Road 100, South Padre Island, TX 78597; 956-761-4243. Explore the island's art trails.

A group of barges hit the Queen Isabella Causeway connecting Port Isabel and South Padre Island in 2001, sending cars into the Laguna Madre. #TBT: Port Isabel causeway collapse in 2001 killed 8 ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Lane closures and delays are underway in preparation for the 41st Annual Causeway Run. Departments in Port Isabel and South Padre Island will assist ...

When I got the opportunity to visit South Padre Island in Texas, ... Visiting the Port Isabel Lighthouse helped remove some of my creative blocks, as new and engaging experiences often do.

Best tourist destination: South Padre Island; Best for families: Rockport; Underrated hidden gem: Port Aransas; If your understanding of life in Texas doesn't go beyond big cities like Houston ...

The Port Isabel Lighthouse still offers a commanding view of South Padre Island and Laguna Madre more than 150 years after it was built By Gerald E. McLeod , Fri., Jan. 16, 2009 Tweet ...

Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi encompasses stations at South Padre Island, Port Aransas and Port O’Connor, with South Padre being “one of the busiest in the Coast Guard,” Farris said.

A severe thunderstorm that spawned a tornado hit Laguna Heights, near South Padre Island and surrounding communities, such as Port Isabel, around 4 a.m. The Port Isabel police chief, Robert Lopez ...

The bridge, the only link to the mainland for South Padre Island, was unusable. The Texas Department of Transportation sent one of the ferries from Port Aransas south to help shuttle cars stranded ...