Rains generated by Tropical Storm Beta, set to make landfall near Matagorda Bay late Monday, Sept. 21, began in Port Aransas early Monday morning. The center of the slow-moving storm was 121 miles from Port Aransas at 4 a.m. Tropical Read more…
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A new group has formed to support offshore oil terminals as an alternative to building marine terminals on Harbor Island as planned by the Port of Corpus Christi. The Texas Coastal Coalition aims “to educate Texans in the coastal region Read more…
Read moreNueces County businesses, excluding bars, will be able to open at 75 percent capacity as of Monday, Sept. 21, announced Gov. Greg Abbott at a news conference in Austin on Thursday, Sept. 17. Also, visitation restrictions at nursing homes and Read more…
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The Fuddruckers in Corpus Christi will remain open despite the liquidation of Luby’s Inc., which owns and operates Luby’s Cafeterias, Fuddruckers The World’s Greatest Hamburger, and a culinary contract service business. The company is also selling all of its real Read more…
Read moreA system for protecting important seagrass beds in Redfish Bay around Dagger Island got a big boost of $250,000 in September from the Coastal Conservation Association Texas and its national habitat program, the Building Conservation Trust. Redfish Bay has the Read more…
Read moreAs the city of Corpus Christi recovers from the economic impact of COVID-19, its tourism and marketing arm, Visit Corpus Christi, launched a program to help restore customer confidence in local businesses while mitigating the spread of the coronavirus. The Read more…
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The International Medical Corps demonstrated emergency medical field units being deployed to Christus Spohn hospitals in South Texas on Sept. 10. The fully equipped hospital tents were set up on the grounds of Christus Spohn’s Memorial and Shoreline campuses in Read more…
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New polling locations will be set up in Nueces County for early voting, which begins Oct. 13, a week earlier than usual. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott added an additional week to the usually two-week-long early voting period to accommodate COVID-19 Read more…
Read moreForty-three Coastal Bend artists received grants from The New Normal Rockport art initiative to create original art as part of a community exhibit. Their pieces will reflect on three themes: the recovery from Hurricane Harvey; the impact of COVID-19 on Read more…
Read moreRepairs are taking longer than anticipated on a leaking oil platform 2 miles offshore near Bob Hall Pier on North Padre Island in Corpus Christi. Officials had announced the repairs would be completed on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Damage was greater Read more…
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