Jellyfish have inhabited Earth for more than 500 million years, making them the oldest multi-organ animals alive today. Almost 98 percent water, they are most common in coastal zones around the world and are certainly no strangers to the Coastal Bend Read more…
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In the Coastal Bend, seafood lovers are treated to an incredible variety of fresh catches. You will also find a wide range of restaurants to serve up the best the gulf has to offer. “We love good seafood, and we Read more…
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South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center offers color, classes, and coastal culture year-round. The beautiful gardens cover 180 acres that back up to King Ranch and are laden with lush greenery, exotic flowers, a butterfly sanctuary, and a hummingbird Read more…
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The city of Corpus Christi and the Port of Corpus Christi soon will begin talks on working together on desalination and other water projects. Both entities approved negotiations on March 21. The Corpus Christi City Council's motion passed 7-2 with Read more…
Read moreThe Port Aransas Conservancy submitted a petition on March 14 requesting that a Travis County district court rescind a wastewater discharge permit for the Port of Corpus Christi’s proposed desalination plant granted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. In Read more…
Read moreAfter lengthy negotiations with the city of Port Aransas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is granting the city $7.4 million for a new public safety building to replace its old police headquarters, which were damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Read more…
Read moreThe Texas Department of Transportation announced on March 10 it will conduct an environmental impact assessment of a proposed causeway linking Nueces County to North Padre Island. TxDOT will seek a consultant for the study within a few weeks. It has Read more…
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The Nueces County Commissioners Court on March 8 shelved plans for a second-story restaurant expansion and event deck for the new Bob Hall Pier after learning the county could not use American Rescue Plan Act funds for that portion of Read more…
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Four design issues concerning construction of the new Harbor Bridge have been resolved, according to the Texas Department of Transportation and an update from project developer Flatiron/Dragados that was presented to the Corpus Christi City Council on March 7. One Read more…
Read moreElectric automaker Tesla has begun construction on a Nueces County lithium hydroxide refinery near Driscoll, about 30 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, the company announced on March 1. The $375 million plant will produce lithium hydroxide for electric automobile batteries. Read more…
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