The Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for the City of South Padre Island summarizes the major financial activities for the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2020 and ended on September 30, 2021. It highlights the city’s strong financial position, award recognitions, key infrastructure projects (like the PR‑100 median and Tompkins Park), various grants and expenditures for beach maintenance, public safety, transit, and tourism, and presents revenue figures such as hotel occupancy tax collections and a COVID‑19 recovery fund allocation.
| Final cost of PR‑100 Median, Sidewalk and Boardwalk project | $7.53 million |
| Original estimate for PR‑100 project | just below $7.9 million |
| Beach maintenance grant for feasibility study | $150,000 |
| Beach maintenance grant for dunes and lifeguard towers | $375,000 |
| Engineering and permitting funds for new boat ramp (RESTORE Act) | $140,000 |
| Police department equipment and vehicle purchases | $250,000 |
| Fire department ambulance purchase | $129,392 |
| Transit CARES Act grant received | $877,390 |