Former Fire Chief Robert Rocha announces run for Corpus Christi City Council
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Former Corpus Christi Fire Chief Robert Rocha is entering the city council race months ahead of the typical filing period, saying he wants to focus on water reliability, public safety and basic city services. 3NEWS caught up with Rocha at the CCPD Academy after his...
Actor Pepe Serna pays visit to West Oso Junior High School
Hollywood actor Pepe Serna visited West Oso Junior High School in Corpus Christi to motivate students. He will sign his memoir at La Palmera Mall.
Schools prepare for water crisis as reservoir levels drop to over 8%
Superintendents and city officials are discussing emergency plans, including bottled water and sanitation solutions, as Corpus Christi reservoirs drop to just over eight percent capacity.
Beach parking sticker fees to increase to $20 in 2027
The annual beach parking sticker for Mustang and North Padre islands will increase from $12 to $20 in 2027 to fund rising maintenance costs.
Corpus Christi parents welcome rare quadruplet baby girls at local hospital
A Corpus Christi family welcomed rare quadruplet girls at Corpus Christi Medical Center. The babies were born at 29 weeks and are doing well.
22-year-old identified in deadly spring break crash along Highway 361 in Port Aransas
PORT ARANSAS, Texas — On Wednesday, the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim of a fatal Spring Break weekend crash along Highway 361 as 22-year-old Michael Brown. According to the Port Aransas Police Department, the crash happened on March 14 along Highway 361 near Cinnamon Shore...
10 Whataburger Habits That Prove You’re From Texas
Whataburger isn’t where Texans go when they can’t think of anything else. It’s where they go because they specifically want Whataburger, at any hour of the day, with a very specific order that they’ve been placing long enough that it feels like part of their identity.
After killing its desalination project, Corpus Christi explores buying water from a privately owned...
Six months after scrapping their own seawater desalination plant project, Corpus Christi City Council voted Tuesday to consider an agreement with a private company to purchase water from its desalination plant to help stave off an impending water emergency. The council voted 7-1 to begin negotiations to acquire water...
Corpus Christi updates Infrastructure Trust Fund rules
The Corpus Christi City Council has voted to modernize the city’s long-standing Infrastructure Trust Fund instead of replacing it with a new fee system. The update, approved on March 24, 2026, revises the Unified Development Code to make funding for growth-related projects like water lines more transparent and...
Corpus Christi approves $1.4M contract for first responder radios
Corpus Christi authorized a $1.4 million agreement to maintain the Coastal Bend Regional Interoperability Network for first responders
