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May21
City receives Best Restored Beaches award
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) have awarded the City of South Padre Island the Best Restored Beaches for 2019. The ASBPA released its much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best-restored beaches.
May17
City of South Padre Island announces runoff election
The runoff election will be held in the City of South Padre Island, Texas on Saturday, June 29, 2019.
May04
City of South Padre Island announces unofficial election results
A special election was held in the City of South Padre Island, Texas on May 4, 2019, for the unexpired term of Mayor. The number of votes cast during early voting was 250 with700 cast on election day for a total of 950 votes cast.
May02
Traffic management plan for the Pedal to Padre announced
South Padre Island is excited to welcome back the 23rd Annual Pedal to Padre Event. This annual cycling event is scheduled for Sunday, May 5, 2019.
May02
SPI announces summer Junior Lifeguard Program
The City of South Padre Island Fire Department would like to invite youth, between the ages of 10 to 16, to participate in the 2019 Junior Lifeguard Program.

Transparency Portal

The City of South Padre Island continues the ongoing effort to maintain transparency by providing performance measurement data that is meaningful and easy to understand. At a glance, users will gauge the City's performance on a number of issues and will have a better understanding of how the City is serving the community. Click the buttons below to access our Financial Performance Portal and Performance Metrics Portal.

The City of South Padre Island continues the ongoing effort to maintain transparency by providing performance measurement data that is meaningful and easy to understand.

At a glance, users will gauge the City's performance on a number of issues and will have a better understanding of how the City is serving the community.

Click the buttons below to access our Financial Performance Portal and Performance Metrics Portal.

City Tax Rate Information & Additional Department Reports

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Spring Break Transparency Files

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The City of South Padre Island offers a number of tools to make it easy for residents, businesses and visitors to keep up with what is going on in the City. We offer email and text message alerts, RSS feeds, the City website, a Facebook page, a Twitter page, a city blog and hard copy information distributed by the City and through other media outlets. We encourage you to subscribe to the media outlets that are most convenient for you.

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Want quick access to online forms for submitting a request or contacting us - or need to download a building permit? Here are some quick links to these resources.

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Emergency Preparedness

Emergencies can happen and being prepared can make all of the difference in the world. Please use the resources below to help you before, during and after an emergency situation.

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City Boards & Committees

City Council(956) 761-8109

Animal Advisory Committee(956) 761-8124

Board of Adjustments & Appeals(956) 761-8112

Board of Ethics(956) 761-8109

Convention & Visitors Advisory Board(956) 761-8386

Development Standards Review Task Force(956) 761-8112

Economic Development Corporation(956) 761-6805

Parks & Keep SPI Beautiful Committee(956) 761-8168

Planning & Zoning Commission(956) 761-8112

Shoreline Task Force(956) 761-8159

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