A run at recess STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Fourth grader Jon Tristan sprints across the H.G. Olsen Elementary School playground while taking part in a game of chase-the-kid-with-the-football during a recent recess. A committee appointed by the Port Aransas ISD Board of Education is studying the feasibility of adding football for boys and volleyball for girls. Adding football and […]
Economic, academic impacts eyed
Committee to report, board to decide on adding football, volleyball at June 11 meeting
Music mixes with sunset over the water
ROMI, a band composed of Luis Villareal and Alma Squillante, plays at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater at Roberts Point Park as a ship passes by behind them at sunset on Friday, May 8. The band was playing as part of the Sunset Sounds concert series sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. Concerts are held on the second […]
City buildings face problems with age, mold, overcrowding
The Port Aransas City Council has focused on street work as the town’s biggest public improvement projects over the past few years. Waiting in the wings for attention: City buildings. The Parks and Recreation Department, fire station, public works building and city hall itself suffer from a variety of problems, from mold to rotting floors. City Manager Michael Kovacs cautioned […]
Voters keep incumbents in office
City, school electionsIncumbents held off challengers in races for school board and city council in balloting on Saturday, May 9. Turnout was a little more than half what it was last year when a contested mayoral race drew 30 percent of registered voters to the polls. This year, voters faced one contested race for city council and one for school board. Maudina […]
Lege considers switch in how TxDOT is run
Well, here we go again. It’s the latest example of legislators trying to achieve a different result in state government by changing how an agency is supervised. The Texas House of Representatives has voted to try to make the Texas Department of Transportation more responsive by abolishing the five-member commission that oversees it, appointed by the governor, and replacing it […]
We’re losing art of communication
Since the early 1900s when fishing guides would run a white flag up the pole at the Tarpon Inn signaling their availability, Port Aransas has been all about tourism. Then, we were a sleepy fishing village that lured wealthy visitors, primarily from San Antonio, to fish the fertile shallows and offshore waters for redfish, trout, tarpon, grouper, marlin and more. […]
Good bills pass as time runs short
With procedural deadlines starting to loom, activity in the Texas House of Representatives has picked up to a frantic pace. This is the last week that most bills originating in the House can be considered by the full body. Fortunately, the resulting urgency is producing good legislation, specifically for retired teachers, homeowners, and those who suffer from Lyme disease. The […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Snake defense I am Chase Hagedorn, a 13-year-old resident of Port Aransas. I have lived here all of my life, and I have witnessed and encountered all of this town’s whereabouts. On May 7, I read the newspaper in my seventh grade reading class. My dog, as my mother firmly stated (Letters to the editor), was the victim of the […]
ArtFest is this weekend
Looking for a one-of-a-kind handcrafted objet d’art? You may find it in Port Aransas this weekend. The fourth annual ArtFest will feature an array of fine arts and crafts for sale Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Keeping with tradition, ArtFest will be held in the courtyard of the historic Tarpon Inn, 200 […]
