Commission recommends allowing variance for historic house

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The Port Aransas Planning and Zoning Commission has voted to recommend approving a request for a variance to allow a man to place an historic house on a lot where the structure’s planned placement normally wouldn’t comply with city codes related to setbacks. The commission voted unanimously on Tuesday, Oct. 29, to recommend allowing the variance request by Port Aransas […]

2019-10-31 E-Edition

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Housing effort advances

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Port Aransas recently experienced new milestones in the city’s efforts to bring affordable workforce housing to town. The city’s Public Facilities Corporation Board of Directors met on Oct. 17 and approved a resolution for the issuance of up to $19 million in housing revenue bonds to help pay for the planned construction of an apartment complex on State Highway 361. […]

Nurdle patrol nabs $1 million

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The University of Texas Marine Science Institute’s nurdle patrol will get $1 million of the $50 million that a petrochemical plastics corporation has agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit for allegedly polluting Texas waterways. The corporation, Formosa Plastics Corp., agreed to settle the lawsuit over federal Clean Water Act violations brought by Texas residents along the Gulf Coast, according […]

Will historic house be saved?

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Port Aransas Museum Director Cliff Strain is working on a plan to preserve an historic local house that currently is owned by the Catholic Church, which wants to get rid of the structure. The house at 412 Lantana Drive is believed possibly to be close to 100 years old and most recently has served as the St. Joseph Catholic Church […]

Rocking Port Aransas

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Just ahead of Halloween, dressed as members of the Kiss rock band are, from left, Josh Garcia, Vanessa Garcia, Lauren Wilson and Kevin Kerr, all of Port Aransas. They were going out to a costume contest in town on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 26. Coverage of more Halloween-related events is inside.

Fall back

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Be like South Jetty office cat Travis. Remember to set your clocks back one hour on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 3, as Daylight Saving Time officially ends, and you’ll get an extra hour of blessed shut-eye. That’s something to purr about, right?

Island Agenda

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Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Pkwy. Exercise and lap swim: Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Open swim: Tuesday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; Closed Monday. Call 361-749-2416 for more information. • Port Aransas Art Center: Classes, workshops,104 N. Alister St., 749-7334. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday. • Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett […]

Early voting

FREE Balloting for constitutional election ends Friday; Election Day is Tuesday

Friday, Nov. 1, is the last day folks can cast ballots during the early voting period before the upcoming state constitutional election. The closest polling place for Port Aransas residents is at Island Presbyterian Church, at 14030 Fortuna Bay Drive on North Padre Island, according to Johnny D. Martinez, elections manager at the Nueces County Clerk’s Office. Early voting hours […]

Firm pushes ahead on crude oil terminal

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Lone Star Ports, a Berry Company, is moving forward with a project to develop a crude oil terminal on Harbor Island, the firm said in a news release issued in the aftermath of a recent legal conflict related to the planned facility. “The Berry Group has been actively developing the project for the last year and is continuing negotiations with […]