Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition School bells ring Monday to start classes      Students will join teachers for the first day of classes in Port Aransas on Monday, Aug. 21. More ... Slow it down      Wes Newman, on step stool, and Rene Lopez of the city's public works department, make sure the flashing school zone signs work in preparation for the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 21. More ... Proposal Trustees eye tax rate 10% below last year BY MARY JUDSON      SOUTH JETTY EDITOR Taxpayers in the Port Aransas Independent School District may not see any relief on their bottom line in spite of a proposed tax rate that is about 15.5 cents, or 10 percent, lower than last year's rate. More ... Businesses will take up slack Exemption is tax break for homeowners BY PHIL REYNOLDS      Homeowners may be celebrating a 20 percent drop in their homesteads' taxable values, but business owners and renters are wondering what that tax break will mean for their futures. More ... No tests done here for West Nile virus BY PHIL REYNOLDS      SOUTH JETTY While the City of Port Aransas sprays frequently for mosquito control, neither the city nor Nueces County has plans to inspect for West Nile virus within the city limits. More ...