Your Guide To Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Rockport, Mustang Island, Fulton, Padre Island, and ALL of the Coastal Bend.
The 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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The Texas Department of Transportation has not honored an agreement made in 2015 with the Federal Highway Administration to rehabilitate H.J. Williams Park, T.C. Ayers Park, and the Booker T. Washington Elementary School in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Corpus Christi, Read more…
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At a recent meeting of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, board members heard vocal opposition to a desalination facility that Corpus Christi Polymers wants to build and operate near its plastics plant at the Port of Corpus Christi. The Read more…
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Padre Island National Seashore is considering adopting a beach management plan that could limit public access to turtle hatchling releases, a popular tourist attraction in the Coastal Bend that draws hundreds of people to dozens of events each summer. The Read more…
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The Corpus Christi Municipal Court’s annual warrant roundup ends on March 3. Until then, those with outstanding warrants can settle their legal troubles without fear of arrest by contacting the court in person, calling 361-826-2500, or emailing MCMail@cctexas.com. Anyone unsure Read more…
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