â¢ Get a life. In one study of healthy men and women with an average starting age of 71, Butler found the highest survival rates in those who had something to get up for in the morning, whether it was a job or a golf date.
South Padre Island, Texas. For the island which the city is on, see South Padre Island. South Padre Island is a resort town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the BrownsvilleâHarlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,816 at the 2010 census.
Shark Attacks on South Padre Island. Why You Should Not be Worried About Sharks in South Texas. South Padre is a popular place for visiting the beach, fishing, surfing, bodyboarding, kiteboarding and other water sports in the Gulf of Mexico and Laguna Madre. With so much water activity, some people naturally think about possible encounters with sharks.