Corpus Christi TX

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — More than 3,000 AEP customers were without power Friday afternoon across Corpus Christi, according to the utility’s outage map. The outages impacted several neighborhoods across the city, including areas near Alameda Street, Airline Road, Staples Street, and Holly Road. AEP’s outage map showed restoration...

C.C. City Manager Peter Zanoni announced doing away with residential fines and increasing the amount of water used by local households. Operation of city pools, splash pads were also discussed.

Beachgoers in Corpus Christi, Texas had to tiptoe around the venomous strip of fuzz known as the fireworm. These washed-up creatures wiggled their way up the Texas Gulf Coast, causing concern in any local and tourist in their path. Despite their small size, the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies issued a stern ... Read more The post Fireworms Take Texas Beaches...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a statewide investigation into multiple school districts — including Corpus Christi ISD — to determine whether districts are complying with a new state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments. According to Paxton’s office, the...

A full mainlane closure on IH 37 northbound is scheduled from 9 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday between N Chapparal Street and Staples Street.

Florida A&M University and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi emerged as dominant forces at the 2026 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship, showcasing the depth and talent of minority-serving collegiate golf programs during the prestigious national event held at The Park in West Palm Beach, Florida. Florida A&M captured the Men’s Division I title...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Pirates and Buc Days go hand in hand in the Coastal Bend — but local historians say the region’s real history is far more complicated than the legends often celebrated during the annual festival. According to Dillon Beal with the Corpus Christi Museum...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The “Ghost Helmet Project” is facing yet another setback as organizers work to spread awareness during Motorcycle Safety Month. The family of Austin Gonzalez — who inspired the initiative — woke up Thursday morning to a call that his memorial helmet had been removed from its location near Rossiter Street and Ocean Drive for the second year in a row.

The Shrimporee Festival will stay at the Shrimporee Grounds for its 78th year after word got out that it could move to a nearby airport.

As Texas struggles to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population, a state fund had $1.28 billion available this year to support projects that could deliver water even in a severe drought. Unfortunately, 23 worthy projects requested a total of $4.2 billion, prompting the state to deny 13 of them — the first time the SWIFT fund had to say no to an applicant...