Tag Archives: Corpus Christi
Barging In
How a felon with a fake name convinced a federal agency and the Texas General Land Office to fast-track a controversial project in Port Aransas.
BARGING IN How a felon with a fake name convinced a federal agency and the Texas General Land Office to fast-track a controversial project in Port Aransas. When...Read More
Housing Advocates Fight to Preserve Big Win in Corpus Christi’s Northside
Housing advocates say Corpus Christi hasn't kept a promise to help low-income residents — who won a major legal fight against the city in 2015 — relocate to safer areas.
Housing advocates say Corpus hasn't kept a promise to help low-income residents who won a major legal battle against the city relocate to safer areas....Read More
Bridge Project Prompts ‘Buyout’ of Corpus Christi Neighborhood
In April, the Federal Highway Administration launched an investigation into whether TxDOT was violating residents’ civil rights by reinforcing a geographic ba...Read More
Postcard from the Incredible Electric Oyster Reef
Scientists hope to heal Corpus Christi's troubled waters.
Now, just offshore from the edge of the university’s campus, a Texas A&M project is underway to turn back the impact of time and development. A few feet under...Read More
Fifth Circuit Reverses Criminal Conviction of Citgo in Corpus Christi Pollution Case
Earlier this month, a federal appeals court dealt Corpus Christi residents a harsh blow, overturning the criminal conviction of Citgo Petroleum Corp. for violat...Read More
Resurrecting the Legacy of Selena
When I imagine a present-day Selena, I see the star power packed in her smile, the feminine power in her hips, and I hear the love in her songs. But mostly, whe...Read More
A Neighborhood Apart
A Corpus Christi highway project threatens to sever a community already devastated by industry.
Residents of two Corpus Christi neighborhoods claim energy companies stole their health by polluting the air, water and ground around their homes. Now they are ...Read More
Ship Shape
For two decades, replicas of Christopher Columbus’ 1492 fleet of ships has carried the burden of dramatizing the Hispanic role in Corpus Christi.
For two decades, replicas of Christopher Columbus’ 1492 fleet of ships has carried the burden of dramatizing the Hispanic role in Corpus Christi....Read More
State of Texas: Swimming in Germs
How safe are Texas beaches for swimming? A recent study has us worried....Read More