Newest windstorm bill more ‘coast friendly’ Bill under study not final version Punitive issues, caps on coverage are out Thursday, May 21 — A special session was averted and punitive issues such as caps on coverage as well as restrictions on selling real estate that were included in prior bills are now no longer being considered as part of windstorm […]
Sunset at the beach
Visitors are silhoutted against the sunset as they leave the beach to return to their condo on Sunday evening, May 17.
City hall, banks to mark holiday Monday, May 25
Port Aransas will be open to welcome visitors for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the official start of the summer tourist season. Few businesses will close since most will be open to serve and sell to the summer visitors. City hall will be closed Monday, May 25, but regular trash pick up will not be interrupted by the holiday. ValueBank […]
A PORT ARANSAS HERO
JERRY MCDONALD --THE MAN BEHIND THE CITIZENSHIP AWARDSEveryone knows there’s a softball facility in the middle of Port Aransas called Jerry McDonald Field. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ELIZABETH KLOSTERMANN And it’s common knowledge that all three schools in town honor a certain few students with Jerry McDonald Citizenship Awards each spring. But if you haven’t lived here very long, you might not know much about just who Jerry […]
Why would full-day pre-K be a problem?
The Texas Legislature has been struggling over various forms of pre-kindergarten programs for years. The current effort is led by Rep. Diane Patrick, R-Arlington, whose goal is to offer full-day pre-K statewide. Half-day pre-K is already offered, at least in theory. But Texas has just 185,000 of its 400,000 eligible kids in pre-K. Some lawmakers argue that all the kids […]
EDITORIAL
Texans should unite on windstorm insuranceThis is an appeal to our inland readers to contact their state legislators and let them know any version of existing windstorm insurance bills, Senate Bill 14 or House Bill 4733, are bad news. The sooner, the better. The problem facing the Legislature is replenishing the Texas Catastrophic Windstorm Insurance pool that was depleted after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Ike. […]
Ford Hood, in a word: Impressive
As a newspaper brat and a newspaper editor, I’ve been flat spoiled. It’s probably why I don’t “do” crowds. I was privileged to be part of a VIP tour of the Astrodome just as it was being completed; same thing for Fiesta Texas, SeaWorld and the Alamodome, all in San Antonio — I could go on. The most recent feather […]
