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• Port Isabel police chief asking for change in causeway closure protocols Play Video

  February 29, 2020 10:55 PM

  PORT ISABEL – Traffic stopped on both sides of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway for more than two hours Wednesday. Automatic gates on the bridge came down due to possible power or weather issues. Chief Robert Lopez with Port Isabel police said protocols by Texas Department of Transportation caused... more »

• Community Remembers Victims in Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway Collapse Play Video

  September 15, 2019 9:09 PM

  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND- It's been 18 years since the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway collapsed between South Padre Island and Port Isabel. Eight people died after a barge smashed into a support piling, creating a gap at the bridge's highest point. Portions of the bridge fell into the water,... more »