A 'reel' accomplishment: Port Aransas celebrates being named official fishing capital of Texas

A 'reel' accomplishment: Port Aransas celebrates being named official fishing capital of Texas

Port Aransas is now officially recognized as the fishing capital of Texas after Governor Greg Abbott signed a resolution in May designating the coastal city with the new title."We've kind of been calling ourselves that on our own for many years, but decided to go to the state, and the governor, and our legislators and ask for the official designation," Brett Stawar, the President and CEO of the Port Aransas Tourism Bureau and Chamber of Commerce…