Wind-driven
Windsurfers enjoy an excursion on a recent breezy day north of Horace Caldwell Pier. The area between the pier and the south jetty is a favorite place for windsurfers.
Calling all candidates
Filing starts Jan. 19Step right up, candidates. The period to file to run for various Port Aransas offices will be from Wednesday, Jan. 19, to Friday, Feb. 18. The May 7 election ballot will include seats on the Port Aransas City Council, school board and Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4. Early voting will be from April 25 to May […]
Port A COVID numbers jump
Cases of COVID-19 in Port Aransas increased more than four-fold from 10 on Monday, Jan. 3, to 43 on Monday, Jan. 10. Whether the recent cases are the omicron variant or not is undetermined. Total confirmed cases in Port Aransas since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 were at 529 as of Jan. 10. That compares to 486 cases […]
Barefoot boy to three-term mayor
Bujan reflects on his life in Port Aransas and beyondPort Aransas profiles
Editor’s note: Port Aransas Profiles are stories about folks who are longtime residents or are otherwise noteworthy. This story was built from a series of South Jetty interviews with Port Aransas Mayor Charles Bujan. Growing up in Port Aransas during the 1940s and ‘50s, Charles Bujan never dreamed he’d end up being a leader here in town. But he did. […]
Beachy Christmas tree
David Isaacks carries Rocky, a mini Australian shepherd and his wife Kim Isaacks carries Rambo, a toy Australian shepherd at their campsite on the beach in Port Aransas. The couple, from Aransas Pass, was camping near marker 1 on Mustang Island. Kim created the Christmas tree from bamboo and sea shells and affixed it to the bollard as a gift […]
Absentee primary voting for March election to begin
Absentee voting begins Saturday, Jan. 15, in the Republican and Democratic primaries for federal, state and county offices. The primary elections will be held Tuesday, March 1. Jan. 31 is the last day to vote in the primaries, and in-person early voting begins Feb. 14 and continues through Feb. 25. Of note to Port Aransas voters are races for Precinct […]
Roadway contamination runoff to be subject of study
Assessing the threat of tire particles and urban runoff to area bays and their fish will be one of the next areas of study for some Port Aransas researchers. Conducting the study will be Kristin Nielsen, assistant professor; Zhanfei Liu, associate professor; and Andrew Esbaugh, associate professor. All are with the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI). Their research […]
Chapel artist is speaker on Monday at museum lecture
John Patrick Cobb, the Austin artist who painted the frescoes inside the Chapel on the Dunes, will be the speaker at the first lecture in the Winter Lecture Series hosted by the Port Aransas Museum. The lecture is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 17. Doors open at the museum at 5:30 p.m. for social time including wine, cheese and fruit. The […]
