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Water Scarcity and Clean Energy Collide in South Texas

A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export.

Texas Observer

Heavyweight fight set between Jared Anderson and Ryad Merhy

Heavyweight bout between Jared Anderson and Ryad Merhy set for April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Anderson looks to maintain unbeaten record.

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Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink

Some areas are starting the year with low water reserves, and forecasters don’t expect substantial relief from the weather.

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B+C Station Awards 2023: Phil Brooks Sets Up KRIS To Thrive Long-Term

Corpus Christi, Texas, station is hub for several others, and its engineering director makes it all hum

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Primary school ‘ahead of the curve’ on Raac, say parents of relocated pupils

Pupils from Corpus Christi Catholic School started their new term at another school around a mile away.

The Independent UK

6 of the best Texas cities to visit on your USA trip in 2023

The second largest US state is home to several sprawling metropolis and the Wild West – the perfect ingredients for an exhilarating city break

The Independent UK

Texas cities set temperature records amid relentless heat wave

Corpus Christi logged a heat index of 125 degrees at one point in the past week, as Laredo, Del Rio, San Angelo and Junction also set new highs.

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Extreme heat baking much of Texas, with forecasters saying no relief anytime soon

Summer hasn't officially started, but extreme heat is already making itself right at home in Texas

The Independent UK

Texas A&M Corpus Christi Baseball Player Plays Dazzling National Anthem on Guitar

Texas A&M Corpus Christi’s Tre Jones impressed with his musical talent. Then he got three hits on senior day.

Sports Illustrated

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander is actually the coolest mascot of all time

Izzy the Islander is simply the coolest dude who has ever lived.

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Tesla Gets New 1 Million-Square-Foot Building Outside Houston, Texas

Tesla is expanding outside of Austin. It's working on a lithium refinery near Corpus Christi and leasing a new building near Houston that may be battery-related.

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Tesla Starts Hiring For Its Lithium Refinery In Texas: Here’s What Jobs Are Available

Tesla published three job listings for the new facility near Corpus Christi: Area Superintendent, Project Scheduler, and Area Construction Manager.

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Texas holding local runoff elections on December 13

Two cities in Texas are holding nonpartisan general runoff elections on December 13, 2022. In Corpus Christi, three city council seats will be on the ballot. Three city council seats will also be on the ballot in Austin, along with the mayor. The runoff elections were required after no candidates…

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Fact check: Ad goes too far with claim that Joe Biden promotes surgery for trans teens

A radio ad targeting care for transgender youth began airing in cities around the country this fall — from Spanish-language stations in Corpus Christi, Texas, to sports talk shows in Tennessee to pop radio in Detroit. The ad, paid for by a political advocacy group founded by Stephen Miller, a…

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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.

The Texas Tribune

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Concerns over ecological damage to Corpus Christi Bay have delayed plans to convert sea water to drinking water for years in this booming Gulf Coast city, where environmentalists see water supply as a “chokehold” to block new fossil fuel infrastructure.

Texas Observer

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.

The Texas Tribune

Black residents in Corpus Christi file a civil rights complaint to stop Texas’ first desalination plant

Since 2007, Hillcrest residents have sued to challenge plans for a sewage treatment plant in their neighborhood, and then bridge construction.

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Trump to hold rally in South Texas two days before early voting

The former president will stage a rally Saturday in Robstown, west of Corpus Christi. Gov. Greg Abbott said he can’t attend, but Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton, who are both running for reelection, will be speakers.

Daily Mirror

John Henry Ramirez executed by lethal injection after stabbing dad-of-nine 29 times

John Henry Ramirez was sentenced to death at about midnight this evening in the state's death chamber in Huntsville, Texas, for the fatal stabbing of Pablo Castro in Corpus Christi in 2004

The Texas Tribune

Texas executes John Ramirez for the 2004 murder of a Corpus Christi man

Earlier this year, Ramirez won a legal fight to have his pastor beside him at his execution.

The Texas Tribune

EPA may try to block what could be the first seawater desalination plant built in Texas

Citing water quality concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency may refuse to recognize a permit that Texas approved Thursday for a marine desalination plant at the Port of Corpus Christi.

The Texas Tribune

EPA reverses course, rejects permit for massive oil exporting project offshore from Corpus Christi

During the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency exempted a proposed oil export terminal off the Texas coast from air pollution requirements. This week it rejected the permit because of pollution concerns.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire secondary school hosts maths competition involving pupils from primaries

Corpus Christi Primary comes out on top of three-round number-themed challenges at St Andrew's High

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Drumcondra residents join together in campaign to save Corpus Christi hall

The hall has been a much-loved amenity in the locality for over 60 years

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