CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Thousands are expected to pack downtown Corpus Christi this Friday for the annual Día de los Muertos Festival — a night featuring food, art, music and culture.
And as the celebration continues to grow, so does the focus on safety.
“We have 22 off-duty CCPD officers and we have 10–12 private security officers, and we have four EMTs on site. And everybody has a radio so they can hear what’s going on. We have a special radio channel,” said Michelle Smythe, executive director at K Space Contemporary and one of the event organizers…