Living shoreline is project's goal The Texas General Land Office awarded Nueces County $3.6 million for the Packery Channel Nature Park Shoreline Enhancement Project. The goal of the project is to create a resilient, living shoreline to protect against erosion, Read more…
Read moreThe Corpus Christi City Council took the first step toward an $800 million North Padre Island development known as Whitecap Preserve at its regular meeting Tuesday, May 17. The council approved creating Public Improvement District No. 1 for the area Read more…
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Corpus Christi residents can plan now to have water for gardens and yards this summer by purchasing a rain-storage barrel. The city has discounted the barrels to $47, plus tax, while supplies last. According to the National Weather Service, the Read more…
Read morePort Aransas has a new mayor after the May 7 city and state proposition elections. Wendy Moore garnered 901 votes, defeating Martin J. Phalen with 367 and Gregory Chittum with 96. She replaces Mayor Charles Bujan, who died Feb. 9. Read more…
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Del Mar College Foundation receives $1 million of appreciated stock Cyndy and Timothy Legamaro recently presented a $1 million donation of appreciated stock to the Del Mar College Foundation. It is the largest scholarship gift directly aimed at first-generation college Read more…
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Master plan approved; tree planting to begin soon Over the next 10 years, Corpus Christi plans to beautify its many parks, starting with the planting of about 230 shade trees. The City Council received a final briefing of the proposed Read more…
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Residents and visitors are welcome to attend an all-day installation of “Beach Day,” a commissioned bronze sculpture, on Wednesday, May 4, at Rockport Center for the Arts, 401 S. Austin St. in downtown Rockport. Created by nationally recognized figurative sculptor Read more…
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Nextracker and JM Steel partner in production with Steel Dynamics Rising demand for large-scale solar farms in Texas and the southern United States has created a need for a dedicated manufacturing line at the Steel Dynamics Inc. facility in Sinton. Read more…
Read moreAnimal rehabilitators recently rescued a juvenile American alligator from the beach near Cedar Bayou. The rescuers are from the Amos Rehabilitation Keep at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas. During a biweekly beach survey for nesting Read more…
Read moreCorpus Christi City Manager Peter Zanoni on April 12 updated the City Council on a number of city operations, including the hiring of Robert Dodd as the new director of the Parks and Recreation Department. “I’m honored and humbled to Read more…
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