Tag: Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District

Navigation District dredging funded

By DINA AREVALO Special to the NEWS The ports of Harlingen, Port Isabel, and Port Mansfield announced they have received funds to undergo much needed maintenance dredging. The funds were distributed to the Army Corps of Engineers via an appropriation in the so-called “CRomnibus Bill” (a combination of the Continuing Resolution and an omnibus spending bill) …

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PISBND notes benefits of USACE public forum

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE – Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) met in a public forum to discuss its role in developing and maintaining South Texas ports. The Sept. 25 forum, hosted by Congressman Filemon Vela (D-TX) at Brownsville Metro on International Boulevard, focused on projects at the Port of …

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