Leap of faith: Skydiving provides spiritual uplift

03/25/11 Cruising along the beaches of Mustang Island in the flatbed of a four-door truck, master skydiver Steve Morris led a team of four professional parachuters, and two novice jumpers to a nearby airport.

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GC: Port Aransas: Coastal Bend's hidden treasure

06/16/11 Standing at the bow of the Port Aransas ferry, you can see a world of fun in the sun, unique restaurants and beachwear/souvenir shops ahead of you. A small beach town of about 3,300, according to the 2000 census, Port Aransas is in Nueces County on Mustang Island and is a celebrated vacation spot in South Texas.

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Up to 200 wind turbines proposed off Texas coast

06/17/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A wind energy company has proposed erecting up to 200 wind turbines off the Texas Gulf coast between Corpus Christi and Brownsville. Houston-based Baryonyx Corp. has applied for a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop the offshore wind farm. One proposal would develop more than 26,000 acres off Mustang Island, just ...

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