Steel plant announces first-quarter profits, nears completion of Sinton facility The Steel Dynamics Inc. flat-roll steel manufacturing plant under construction in Sinton recently received a wastewater permit from the Texas Commission on Environment Quality. Construction is expected to be complete Read more…
Read moreUPDATE: A proposed animal control ordinance was approved with amendments on a second vote at the May 25 Corpus Christi City Council meeting. The approved ordinance includes all the changes mentioned in the story below. An update of the Corpus Read more…
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Bridge over new canal expected to kickstart development Work on the Park Road 22 canal and bridge drew a crowd this week, including District 5 City Councilor Greg Smith, who represents Padre Island. Smith had his camera ready as a Read more…
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Smoothies, fruit cups, sandwiches soon for sale at old Visitors Center site A new business is moving into the Bayfront Park kiosk that was once home to the Corpus Christi Visitors Information Center. Vacant since 2018, the asymmetrical building on Read more…
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Construction began with a symbolic turning of dirt by golden shovel for the National First Responder Training Complex on Saratoga Boulevard in Corpus Christi. The $5.4 million complex will draw trainees from across the nation for police, firefighter, EMS, and Read more…
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Washed Up Texas displays art from trash at Corpus Christi aquarium A new eco-friendly art exhibit opens Memorial Day weekend at the Texas State Aquarium. “Planet or Plastic” will be on display until Labor Day, Sept. 5, at the aquarium, Read more…
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Marine Science Center in Port Aransas still rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey Four years after Hurricane Harvey devastated Port Aransas, the Wetlands Education Center has reopened to the public for free guided tours. A 3.6-acre area of wetlands opened Tuesday, May Read more…
Read moreConstruction of the new Rockport Center for the Arts is now underway at its new location, which just received the center’s 220-ton, 1940s-era building. The former Kline Cafe building was lifted from its foundation and driven four blocks through the Read more…
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Public invited to comment at Texas Windstorm Insurance Association meeting May 18 Rate increases are not on the agenda at the upcoming quarterly meeting of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 18. The TWIA board Read more…
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Amazon building delivery station in Robstown by end of 2021 Amazon plans to build a delivery station in Robstown that will employ 100 people, the company and the Nueces County Development Commission jointly announced Monday, May 10. Known as a Read more…
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