Your Guide To Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Rockport, Mustang Island, Fulton, Padre Island, and ALL of the Coastal Bend.
A newly rebuilt pier at Roberts Point Park in Port Aransas opened to an appreciative public on Feb. 9. It replaces the J.P. Luby Pier, which sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 and had to be demolished. Read more…
Read moreThe city of Corpus Christi is looking for vendors to operate businesses at its parks and beaches during the tourist season from March through September. The Parks and Recreation Department began accepting applications for vendor permits on Feb. 8. The Read more…
Read moreThe new, $15 million home for the Port of Corpus Christi Center for Wildlife Rescue opens on March 2 at the Texas State Aquarium. The center is relocating from a converted warehouse on Rincon Road that it has occupied since Read more…
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The Transportation Security Administration is opening a temporary office at Corpus Christi International Airport on Feb. 13-17 to accept applications for the TSA PreCheck program. Passengers enrolled in TSA PreCheck do not have to remove their shoes or light outerwear Read more…
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Corpus Christi residents might soon detect a change in the smell and taste of their tap water. Supplies of potassium permanganate, one of two chemicals used to adjust the taste and smell of drinking water, are limited because of a Read more…
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A Nueces County activist recently submitted a formal petition in District Court seeking the ouster of District Attorney Mark Gonzalez. Colby Wiltse, state director of the conservative group County Citizens Defending Freedom, cites “incompetency, official misconduct, and failure to give Read more…
Read moreThe American Bank Center and the surrounding area could be in for a transformation should the Corpus Christi City Council act on suggestions it heard at its Jan. 24 meeting. Rob Hunden, president of Chicago-based Hunden Strategic Partners, gave the Read more…
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Port of Corpus Christi commissioners took another step toward building a seawater desalination plant on Harbor Island with a Jan. 17 vote to request a water intake permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The 5-2 vote to apply Read more…
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A leading resource for higher education program rankings has recognized the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi as the number one FNP program in the nation. Seattle-based Intelligent.com gave the TAMU-CC program a score of 98.68 out Read more…
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Public libraries in Nueces County are challenging young children to read 1,000 books before they begin kindergarten. The initiative is made possible though $10,000 in funding from the Texas Reads Grant, a program of the Texas State Library and Archives Read more…
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