PORT ISABEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION The Port Isabel Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement: To attract desirable industries and commercial developments to the City of Port Isabel and to retain and assist in expansion of existing industries. City of Port Isabel, Texas Economic Development Profile PI EDC Community Profile ~ Choose Category- Location & Local History Demographic Profile Surrounding Communities Transportation Environment & Natural Resources Climate (Weather) Business Climate Infrastructure Details & Utilities Population, Labor Force & Industry Taxation Helpful Links
The Brown Pelican is an endangered species in the Laguna Madre area. The larger birds can have a wing span of 7 feet.	TRANSPORTATION: • Access to Port Isabel and the surrounding communities is mostly by ground vehicle via either highway 48 from Brownsville or highway 100 from interstate 77. • Access to Port Isabel and South Padre Island, from Brownsville and Matamoros, is facilitated by the expansion of highway 48 by the Texas Department of Transportation [TXDOT]. This highway is a full four lane venue from the entry to the Port of Brownsville north to the intersection of highway 100 in Port Isabel. Whether you're traveling to or from the Tropical Tip of Texas on business or pleasure: • Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport is 22 miles away. • Valley International Airport is 35 miles away • Mc-Allen Miller International Airport is 70 miles away • Port Isabel Cameron County Private Airport is 10 miles away PI EDC - A Department of the City of Port Isabel 305 E. Maxan St. (Port Isabel City Hall Building) • Port Isabel, Texas 78578 Jill Francisco, PI EDC Administrator • 956/943-2682
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