Local historian Steve Hathcock has compiled a collection of historical newspaper briefs and publications, offering a glimpse into the Rio Grande Valley's past. One notable event from 1912 involves the capture of a large saw-fish in Corpus Christi waters. The saw-fish, measuring 18 feet in length, was caught by fishermen Joe Valente and Degereo Garcia, who worked for the Gulf Fish company.

It is reported to have weighed several hundred pounds. Further details about this event and other historical moments can be found in Hathcock's collection, Moments In Time, available through the Port Isabel South Padre Press, where he is a regular columnist.