Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Spring Break rated 'good' No records broken; DWI arrests top list BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       It could have been better, but it could also have been much, much worse. While lamenting the deaths of two teen-agers in a fiery auto crash Thursday night, Port Aransas business owners and city officials say this year's Spring Break crowd was relatively well-behaved. More ... City may tap into tax rebate GLO may share hotel-motel tax funds for beach cleaning BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Port Aransas wants to get in on some of the money the Texas General Land Office (GLO) collects through statewide hotel-motel taxes. More ... Ready for SandFest       Gloria Fric, also known as the Dragon Lady, spent two weeks on the beach in Port Aransas with a group of 14 who were practicing their skills for the upcoming SandFest. The group is a pro-am team called Team Dragon. More ... Relief in sight for Oleander BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       City council members have told City Manager Michael Kovacs to go ahead and sign a contract for $1,952,460 with Island Construction Co. to kick off work on the Oleander Street drainage project. More ... Down and dirty Sand sculpture lessons Saturday entice parents to join their kids BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Every year, parents take their children to SandFest's Lesson Mountain, expecting simply to stand back and watch as their kids learn from professionals how to sculpt sand. But parents often find that they cannot resist getting their hands dirty too. More ... Soaring into sunset       Brown pelicans glide on the currents along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel as the sun sets on a spring day in Port Aransas. More ...