The News of San Patricio

09/15/2026

Martha Jo Henderson-Lewis, 65, of Aransas Pass, Texas, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones on Sept. 12, 2026. She was born on Oct. 16, 1960, in Houston.

09/15/2026

AUSTWELL — The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week with five days of tours, presentations, volunteer activities and wildlife demonstrations Oct. 13-17.

09/15/2026

Students at the University of Texas at Austin said they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office suggested white Americans were being “displaced.”

Students at the University of Texas at Austin said they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office

09/15/2026

Aransas Pass High School freshman Xila Villafuerte recently returned from attending the 31st Summer School of Excellence at the American Academy of Ballet (AAB) Summer Intensive in New York

Aransas Pass High School freshman Xila Villafuerte recently returned from New York after attending the 31st Summer School of Excellence at the American Academy of Ballet (AAB) Summer Intensive, hosted

09/15/2026

Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Water Development Board, the state agency tasked with overseeing the state’s water planning process, to penalize data centers that do not report their water usage.

Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Water Development Board, the state agency tasked with overseeing the state’s water planning process, to penalize data centers that do not report their

09/15/2026

Drifting right over fish before they even know you’re there, or having a school of redfish so focused on rooting up some crustaceans that they surround your boat and continue on, is a peaceful and stealthy way to interact with the environment.

Kayak fishing is probably my absolute favorite method of fishing. There’s just something magical about pushing off in some floating plastic and navigating places where most boats cannot go. The

09/14/2026

When I picked it up, I realized it was still alive. Fortunately, I carry a glass jar with me for this reason. You never know when a live animal might need a little help getting back home.

This week, I came across something I definitely wasn’t expecting during my Beachcombing survey, a live sea urchin floating on a piece of debris.

09/14/2026

One person was reported injured and taken to an area hospital during a recent structure fire in Sinton on Sunday night

One person was reported injured and taken to an area hospital during a recent structure fire in Sinton, according to local authorities.

09/14/2026

Three South Texas News-area teams earned spots in the latest Dave Campbell’s Texas Football state rankings. Gregory-Portland Fighting Wildcat Football Gregory-Portland Independent School District Sinton ISD Athletics

Three South Texas News-area teams earned spots in the latest Dave Campbell’s Texas Football state rankings.

09/14/2026

The high school football season is ramping up!
Check out standings after last week's games.

15-5A DIVISION II

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Corpus Christi Ray

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3-0

Donna

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3-0

Gregory-Portland

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