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Padre Island

American  
[pah-dree] / ˈpɑ dri /
  1. the longest U.S. barrier island, in the Gulf of Mexico, off the S coast of Texas. 115 miles (185 km) long: national seashore.


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Currently closures around SpaceX launches are managed by Cameron County, which includes the nearby city of Brownsville and the resort town of South Padre Island.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

Kenneth Chang, who has been reporting on SpaceX since 2009, watched this launch at South Padre Island, Texas.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Tuesday when police pulled over a red GMC truck for speeding on the beach at South Padre Island.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023

For years, a night out in the city was part of the “two-nation vacation” for spring breakers flocking to Texas’ South Padre Island.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

In color and cranial proportions, Dipodomys ordii parvabullatus of the barrier island is closer to D. o. compactus of Padre Island than to D. o. sennetti of southern Texas and the Tamaulipan mainland.

From Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico by Johnston, Richard F.

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