Your Guide To Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Rockport, Mustang Island, Fulton, Padre Island, and ALL of the Coastal Bend.
Tax incentives to draw industry to the Coastal Bend have cost taxpayers in Nueces and San Patricio counties $2.47 billion, according to a study commissioned and recently released by the Coastal Alliance to Protect Our Environment. CAPE is a coalition Read more…
Read moreThe Texas Commission on Environmental Quality gave the city of Corpus Christi the green light Wednesday, Oct. 5, on a water rights permit application for one of two proposed seawater desalination plants, this one on the city’s Inner Harbor. The Read more…
Read moreThe Port of Corpus Christi cleared a major hurdle but faces yet another in its plans for a desalination plant at Harbor Island. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recently approved the port’s request for a wastewater discharge permit. Earlier Read more…
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Developer Corpus Christi Capital Group LLC has proposed renovating an abandoned hotel at Interstate 37 and Corn Products Road as an apartment complex, catering to construction and other temporary workers. The 360-room property at 6255 Interstate 37 was once part Read more…
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Robstown could be the site of a new Tesla plant. The electric car and clean energy company filed an application with the Texas Comptroller's Office requesting tax breaks from the Robstown Independent School District as part of the process in Read more…
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Rockport Center for the Arts enticed a longtime hospitality executive out of retirement. Paulette Kluge was appointed venue manager of the organization's new conference center, RCA announced Sept. 16. Kluge brings more than 40 years of tourism and hospitality experience Read more…
Read moreThe Cheesecake Factory plans to expand its Texas footprint by opening a full-service eatery in Corpus Christi in the winter of 2022, adding another option to the area’s dining-out offerings. The chain of upscale-casual restaurants, which has 220 locations nationwide, Read more…
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The Port of Corpus Christi’s plans for a seawater desalination plant hit a snag after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality delayed a vote on issuing a water discharge permit. The port needs the permit to move forward with the Read more…
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The Environmental Protection Agency dealt a setback to a proposed oil terminal that would operate offshore of Corpus Christi. The agency advised Bluewater Texas Terminal it would not approve its permit application because the project would allow excessive emissions. In Read more…
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The city of Corpus Christi began enforcing its short-term rental ordinance Sept. 1. The new rules apply to single-family residences rented out for fewer than 30 consecutive days. Approved by a 7-2 vote by the Corpus Christi City Council on Read more…
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