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Whether you want to just lie in the sun or maybe take a ride on a banana boat, spring break is on the way to South Padre Island. Crowds of students will fill the hotels, restaurants and sandy stretches of beach. Most of the damage from Hurricane Dolly, which hit in July 2008, has been repaired in this stretch of the Texas coast.

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Break out! Time to plan your spring break beach trip

This year, spring break gets back to normal on the Texas coast. No more getting crowded out of hotels by post-hurricane construction workers.

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