Winners of the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation’s 17th annual Conservation and Environmental Stewardship Awards will be honored at the foundation’s annual Stewardship Environmental Awards Banquet from 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, November 12, at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center, 402 Harbor Read more…
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Early voting in the November 5 state constitutional and select local elections is underway through November 1. In Nueces County, the city of Robstown will decide on a mayor, six city council members, and seven propositions, A-F. All other Nueces Read more…
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Cole Park Pier will be torn down and replaced, the Corpus Christi City Council decided at a recent meeting. The almost 50-year-old pier will be cheaper to remove and replace than repair, reported City Manager Peter Zanoni, who promised to Read more…
Read moreA proposed marine terminal on Harbor Island in Port Aransas was the subject of another lawsuit that was eventually withdrawn after the two parties reached a settlement agreement. Lone Star Ports LLC filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the Carlyle Group Read more…
Read moreA motion recommending a 10 percent rate hike be passed on to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association for consideration failed four-to-three at a meeting of a newly formed TWIA actuarial committee meeting October 17 in Austin. After discussion, the committee Read more…
Read moreThe Carlyle Group has pulled out of a deal with the Port of Corpus Christi to build a crude oil export terminal on Harbor Island, a move that could slow but will not stop industrial development on the island, according Read more…
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Construction of the new Harbor Bridge is about two years behind schedule, according to information released at a recent Port of Corpus Christi commissioners meeting. Originally scheduled to be opened in April 2020 — just six months from now — Read more…
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Festivities continue in the Coastal Bend as the weather turns cooler and the holidays approach. Celebrate Dia de los Muertos, have a cowboy Christmas experience, and enjoy a plethora of cultural food all throughout November in Corpus Christi and surrounding Read more…
Read moreAirbnbs in Corpus Christi will have to pay hotel occupancy taxes, the City Council decided at a meeting October 15. The new ordinance could bring in as much as $720,000 a year, according to city staff. The city will execute Read more…
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Two of the three Bealls department stores in Corpus Christi will soon become Gordmans, an off-price retailer purchased by Stage Stores Inc. in 2017. The switch is expected to happen in early 2020 for the stores at 4302 Ayers St. Read more…
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