Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Powering progress       Traffic eases past a construction site on Tuesday, Feb. 13, as American Electric Power contractors continue a project to install bigger power poles along a stretch of State Hwy. 361. More ... Council goes behind closed doors to decide Jim Polewchak chosen to serve until election on May 12 on 4-2 vote       Several hours and two closed sessions later, the Port Aransas City Council on Thursday, Feb. 8, appointed James L. Polewchak Jr., 36, a Port Aransas resident for two years, to the unexpired term of Place 3 City Councilman Jerry Watson. Watson died on Jan. 9 of a stroke suffered after complications... More ... Airport, harbor on Polewchak's mind BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Jim Polewchak admits he's newcomer to Port Aransas, but he says he makes up for that with his enthusiasm. "I've always been interested in local politics," he said, "and I love Port Aransas." Polewchak, 36, was appointed on Thursday, Feb. More ... School board incumbents file during opening days of period One city council incumbent files       The filing period had only just begun when four candidates filed papers to run for city council or school board. All three incumbents on the Port Aransas School Board of Trustees whose positions expire in May have filed for re-election. One incumbent on the Port Aransas City Council has filed. Tw... More ... Pot of gold?       A rainbow stands out against a blue sky on Thursday, Feb. 8. The view is looking east on Cotter Street in front of the Tarpon Inn. By the looks of it, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbos would be at the I.B. Magee Jr. Beach Park. More ...