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On Sunday, May 25, 2025, a fire occurred at Texas A&M University Kingsville Memorial Student Union Building, resulting in smoke damage to the west wing.
The City of Kingsville will join more than 4,900 participating locations in laying wreaths during Wreaths Across America Day in December.
Due to ongoing drought conditions across Texas, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) informed the City of Corpus Christi that there was insufficient water supply in the Lower Colorado River.
The first-ever One Water Summit will bring together nearly 350 water and wastewater professionals at the American Bank Center on May 22-23.
This day is dedicated to honor the brave men and women who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
Nicole was last seen leaving her residence in the 900 block of Airport Rd., on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at approximately 4:45 am.
The new regulation falls under the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, which authorizes incorporated cities and towns to designate restricted areas and establish rules necessary for public safety on lakes.
Corpus Christi City Council received a presentation regarding updates on the Inner Harbor Water Treatment Campus – the City’s seawater desalination initiative.
Emergency Services responded to at least 12 calls in Bishop as widespread showers and thunderstorms swept through South Texas.
Brett Van Hazel, Program Management Director for the Inner Harbor Water Treatment Campus, will provide a project procurement recap.
A native of Corpus Christi, Ramirez is being recognized for his exemplary actions, particularly for the life-saving measures he rendered to Officer Kyle Hicks, who suffered a gunshot wound while responding to a domestic dispute. Hicks later died from his injuries.
Ask Cece provides residents with seamless, round-the-clock access to city services via an easy-to-use web chat and text messaging platform.
These contracts, awarded to three local contractors, will fund the repaving of 27 miles of residential streets.
The gap is a result of a combination of less property tax revenue, a result of providing substantial property tax relief to families and seniors, and higher costs for delivering current services due to inflation and mandated operational and contractual requirements.
The City of Corpus Christi’s Arts & Cultural Commission (ACC) announced the recipients of the 2025 Arts Grant Program.
The City Council approved the acceptance of funding from the Texas General Land Office’s Community Development Block Grants for Mitigation program.
The Corpus Christi Parks & Rec Department announces the temporary closure of Bill Witt Park.
The scholarships are for graduating high school seniors from across the state of Texas.
Members of the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Honor Guard embarked on a solemn journey to Austin.
Task Force was contacted by the family of a 4-year-old Kingsville resident battling Acute B cell lymphoblastic leukemia.
The event was a celebration of community resilience, with volunteers from the Robstown Fire Department and Robstown City utility services.
The project will build a shared-use path along Flour Bluff Drive and a pedestrian bridge across Oso Bay using existing pilings from an abandoned train trestle bridge.
The dashboard offers comprehensive monitoring of CCW's western and eastern water supplies, giving residents access to critical information.
To maintain public safety, patrons are asked to be aware of cautionary signage and temporary barriers at the work site.
Nearly a dozen businesses have received assistance through the City of Corpus Christi’s Office of Economic Development in partnership with LiftFund, Inc.
Once the repairs are completed, the Watergarden will need to be refilled as the structure cannot be left dry, as doing so can cause harm to the mechanical components.
In its inaugural year, the plant, built by Morrow Energy, generated over $4.6 million for the City while saving an estimated $230,000 in operating and maintenance costs for active and closed landfills.
This agreement allows the City to purchase up to 10,000 acre-feet of untreated raw water from Lake Texana.
Corpus Christi City Council approved funding for $1.16 million from the Type B Corporation for the Palms at Morris Project.
This feasibility and preliminary design project will analyze water quality, determine permitting requirements, and establish a pilot plant protocol.
It is believed that a male driver, age 32, was driving a Dodge Ram 2500 that struck a Kia sedan temporarily parked on the side of the road, resulting in the truck rolling over.
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Deveon Dwayne Byrd for sex trafficking minors and the recovery of a 17-year-old victim in Houston, Texas.
Matthew Johnson, who testified he did not intend to kill the elderly clerk, received the death penalty in 2013. The execution is Texas’ fourth and may be the last for 2025.
Mr. Silva was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Nueces County Jail for booking.
Premont Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) arrived moments later and were able to extinguish three vehicles that were fully engulfed, a fourth that was heavily damaged.
Officers observed behavior consistent with intoxication. Based on the totality of the circumstances and out of concern for his safety and the safety of others, Felder was taken into custody without incident.
This is a federally led, ongoing criminal investigation, and premature disclosure of certain information could jeopardize the integrity of the case, compromise officer safety, or alert individuals who may still be under investigation.
Preliminary investigation shows that a group of individuals, belonging to different car clubs, were gathered on the 100 block of Shoreline Blvd. when for unknown reasons, individuals began shooting at each other.
This operation is part of an ongoing and active criminal investigation.
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, at 12:33am, officers were dispatched to the 4800 block of Cheryl Drive in reference to a shooting.
The state Senate’s version of the bill would infuse $500 million over the next two years into projects filmed in Texas.
Directors, producers and actors say better incentives in other states pull projects away from Texas, which is losing out on millions of dollars.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s response is “Bye. Don’t come back.”