PORT ISABEL, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Tuesday’s SpaceX launch caused chaos on the Queen Isabella Causeway due to traffic being backed up on South Padre Island and Port Isabel.

A probable cause affidavit stated that at 1:45 a.m. June 2, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper responded to two-vehicle crash on the causeway. When he arrived, a Port Isabel officer ...

Port Isabel is a great alternative for a rainy day as well; it is easily accessible by car – via the Queen Isabella Causeway – or by South Padre's public shuttle bus, the Island Metro.