The candidates for Corpus Christi mayor and City Council have filed. Ten will be on the ballot for mayor, 13 for three at-large seats, and 12 for the five district seats. The next step is drawing names for placement on Read more…
Read moreMore than 2,500 pieces of military cargo were recently moved through the Port of Corpus Christi as the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division U.S. Army returned stateside after nine months in Germany. The Port of Corpus Christi Read more…
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Nueces County beaches reopened to vehicle traffic Monday, Aug. 17, except for a 7-mile stretch from Bob Hall Pier to Padre Island National Seashore due to damage from Hurricane Hanna on July 25. However, a beach curfew from 9 p.m. Read more…
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At-large council member Paulette Guajardo jumped into race for Corpus Christi mayor Thursday, Aug. 13. She brings the number of candidates to eight, including incumbent Mayor Joe McComb and Nueces County Commissioner Carolyn Vaughn. Vaughn resigned in early 2018 from Read more…
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A compromise has been reached on vehicle access to beaches in Port Aransas between the city and Nueces County, officials announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. Port Aransas reopened its beaches to vehicle traffic on Sunday, Aug. 9, in defiance of a Read more…
Read moreCoastal Bend turtles are in trouble. An internationally recognized and awarded program credited with helping to keep Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from going extinct has been restricted by a recent National Park Service review. The chief of the Division of Read more…
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As of Sunday, Aug. 9, Port Aransas stopped enforcing the Nueces County executive order banning vehicles from beaches and reopened access roads. “The city can no longer afford providing 24 hour day policing of the county beaches closure order,” Mayor Read more…
Read moreThe new $1.9-billion steel mill near Sinton is holding an open application event for job seekers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Sinton Community Center, 1301 E. Read more…
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The EPIC Midstream greenfield fractionation plant in Robstown is complete, fully commissioned, and in service with the capability of producing up to 110,000 barrels of natural gas liquids per day. Greenfield investing is when a company builds its own new Read more…
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No windstorm insurance rate hike for 2021, voted the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board of directors during a meeting Aug. 4. The board is required to file a rate request with the Texas Department of Insurance no later than Aug. Read more…
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