Coastal Bend drivers can take advantage of a free vehicle screening program aimed at improving air quality and keeping cars running safely and efficiently.
The AutoCheck program, offered through Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, provides voluntary vehicle checks and repair assistance to qualifying participants. The initiative is part of the university’s Pollution Prevention Partnership and is sponsored by the Port of Corpus Christi.
“Corpus Christi has very good air quality, and our program helps keep it that way,” said Trent Thigpen, who has directed the program for the past 10 years…