Port Aransas South Jetty

Beach elicits passion

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:31 +0000

DAN PARKER

REPORTER

In the aftermath of the beach vending referendum, folks on the winning side said the people of Port Aransas have exercised their will to prevent over-commercialization of the beach and all of the negatives that could go along with that.

Surfers salute

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:34 +0000

Voter turn-out ‘good’

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:35 +0000

At just more than 23 percent of registered voters in Port Aransas casting ballots, Saturday’s voter turn-out rates well for an election with so few contested races.

In fact, only one race was contested. It was for Place 1 on the Port Aransas ISD board of trustees between Lisa Shelton and Jim Brown. Shelton won, 402 (13 percent) to 276 (.08 percent) for Brown.

A gopher would know it

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:36 +0000

DAN PARKER

REPORTER

It’s been one year since Port Aransas voters approved a $6.4 million bond measure to widen 11th Street and do other work on the thoroughfare.

It might be hard to see the improvements that have resulted so far, but that’s because you’d have to be a gopher to get a look at most of it.