Texas’ Refusal to Plan for Climate Change Created a Crisis in Corpus Christi
Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.
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Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders
The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.
The Love and Loss of the Quintanillas
A new documentary uses archival family footage to retell the story of Selena y Los Dinos.
New Leads in an Infamous Corpus Christi Cold Case
An open-source review unearths fresh details about a Texas oilman’s murder.
A Thirsty Tesla Refinery Could Exacerbate Corpus Christi’s Water Crisis
Local activists warn that while residents must ration, unimpeded industrial expansion is imperiling the region’s future.
Texas Court Strikes Down Air Pollution Permit for Gulf Coast Oil Terminal
A judge reversed a 2022 decision by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality which involved its controversial “one-mile rule” to deny hearing requests.
Controversial Matagorda Bay Ship Channel Grows Closer to Reality
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans on dredging a superfund site in order to complete a massive Gulf Coast terminal for oil tankers.
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Industry Threatens Water Supplies and Coastal Ecology Near Corpus Christi
Environmentalists have seized on water supply as a “chokehold” to block fossil fuels on the rugged South Texas coast.
Black Residents of Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest Back in Court Over Pollution
The neighborhood has launched three lawsuits: over a sewage treatment plant, unsafe bridge construction, and now a desalination plant.
Biden Plans to Ban All New Fracking Leases on Public Land. Will He Actually Do It?
The federal Bureau of Land Management has a habit of auctioning off parcels of its land to oil and gas developments. For years, Texas cities and environmentalists have sounded the alarm about the arrangements.