The phone number new homeowners will want to keep handy

Shaking hands at closing doesn't have to be your last interaction with your Texas REALTOR®. In fact, you may want to keep in touch for a while. Here are a few instances when you'll glad you kept his or her number on hand. • To tap into a valuable contacts list. When you need help with repairs or maintenance, your Texas REALTOR® can recommend service providers she or her clients have worked with. • To learn about your community. Your Texas REALTOR® will know the location of nearby businesses and information about local agencies, like the school district and city or county offices. • To solicit general homeownership knowledge. This could even include the process for filing for a homestead exemption or protesting your property tax appraisal. • To learn about your new home. If your Texas REALTOR® can't answer your question about the property-like which day the trash is picked up or which utility companies the sellers used-he or she will know who to call or where to look to find the answer.

A Night Under the Stars

A special prom night to honor adolescents and adults with developmental and physical disabilities. Saturday, September 26th 6:00pm - 9:00pm at the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center. Call 956-433-5041 to RSVP

How to find the best place to buy your next home

I was surprised to see my neighborhood make a local magazine's list of top neighborhoods in my city. You see, our neighborhood wasn't on that list the previous year, and I don't think much has changed. That got me thinking about whether people really make decisions about where to live based on all those lists. You know the ones: best cities to raise a family ... top locations for young professionals ... hottest towns for techies ... most affordable places to retire ... best beaches, and on and on. There's nothing wrong with using a list as a starting point when thinking about where you'd like to live. But I hope you'll dig a little deeper. Spend some time in the area. Talk to the people. Check out the traffic. Experience the shopping and the entertainment-whatever it is that you'll be doing in your new locale. Don't forget to talk with your REALTOR®, too. REALTORS® know cities and neighborhoods as well as anyone. In fact, I'd put them at the top of the list.

14th Anniversary of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway Collapse Ceremony

Friends of Animal Rescue South Padre Island

Join Friends of Animal Rescue for their first annual "Tails on the Beach 2015", a celebration of man's best friend. Free to the public at Clayton's Beach Bar on South Padre Island September 19th 9am - 3pm. Free bandannas for the first 100 dogs!

Port Isabel & South Padre Island Joint Chambers All Member Meeting

The Spazmatics at Louie's Backyard

Louie's Backyard Sep 06, 2015 11 PM Admission: Early Bird $20 Ticket URL: http://spazmatics.eventbrite.com Make your Labor Day Weekend plans today! All of your favorite bands from the 80’s packed into one great group. The Spazmatics are a crowd favorite, bringing you all of the best hits from the 80’s that you know and love! This concert will sell out! Get your Early Bird tickets online now.