Driscoll Children’s Hospital and American Heart Association give 10 CPR kits to local schools
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Driscoll Children's Hospital and the American Heart Association donated 10 CPR and first aid sports kits—aimed at giving students and coaches the skills to act in time of an emergency. According to the American Heart Association, 23,000 children suffer from cardiac arrest every year....
Family pays it forward with hospital toy drive after son’s recovery
Rockport family organizes holiday toy drive for Driscoll Children's Hospital, five years after staff helped their son recover from serious ATV accident.
Nueces County names new chief medical examiner
Nueces County commissioners unanimously approve Dr. Diane-Ngam H. Trang as chief medical examiner with $412,000 salary, the third in two years.
Nueces County pushes for state funding to help long-neglected colonias
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Nueces County commissioners on Monday approved a resolution to submit an application for the 2026 Texas Colonia Fund Construction Grant, a step they say could bring up to $1 million dollars in improvements to long-neglected colonias across the county. Many of the county’s colonias face...
Multiple law enforcement agencies join for ‘Shop with a Cop’ in Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Children were all smiles Tuesday morning as various local law enforcement officials took them shopping at the Walmart on SPID. Officials and organizers, along with parents, strolled through the store as the children picked out items they wanted for Christmas. Troopers with the Texas...
Incarnate Word Academy students deliver Christmas gifts for children in need
Incarnate Word Academy students delivered Christmas gifts to 75 children in need, continuing a 20-year tradition with Child Protective Services.
State funding boosts Corpus Christi water projects as Inner Harbor desal plan returns
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi Water officials delivered a busy slate of updates to the City Council on Tuesday, outlining progress on several major water supply projects as the region continues working against a November 2026 curtailment deadline. The presentation included updates on the potential Evangeline...
City of Ingleside denies second reading of special use permit for YaREN ammonia
On Tuesday, the Ingleside City Council voted on the future of two "divisive” industrial projects including an oil tank farm and the YaREN blue ammonia project.
City awards $2.1M contract for Surfside Boulevard project
Corpus Christi awards $2.1M contract to reconstruct East Surfside Boulevard with traffic improvements, ADA compliance and enhanced lighting.
Corpus Christi raises $100K+ on GoFundMe in 2025
Corpus Christi residents raised over $100,000 on GoFundMe in 2025, supporting neighbors with medical bills, business recovery and disaster relief efforts.
