Corpus Christi /tags/corpus-christi Corpus Christi en-US Copyright Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:49:52 GMT Uvalde school shooting trial moved to Corpus Christi /texas-news/2025-10-08/uvalde-school-shooting-trial-moved-to-corpus-christi Former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales' trial—connected to the Uvalde Robb Elementary School shooting—is moved to Nueces County and is set to begin on Jan. 5, 2026. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:49:52 GMT /texas-news/2025-10-08/uvalde-school-shooting-trial-moved-to-corpus-christi David Martin Davies Yolanda Saldivar, convicted of killing Selena, will stay in prison /texas-news/2025-03-28/yolanda-saldivar-convicted-of-killing-selena-will-stay-in-prison The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted to deny parole over 'the Nature of the Offense.' She will be eligible again in 2030. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:02:33 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-28/yolanda-saldivar-convicted-of-killing-selena-will-stay-in-prison Joey Palacios ‘El más dulce recuerdo’: 30 years later, Selena’s presence still felt in Corpus Christi /texas-news/2025-03-27/el-mas-dulce-recuerdo-30-years-later-selenas-presence-still-felt-in-corpus-christi Decades after her death, there remains no shortage of ways fans memorialize the Tejano superstar. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the city where she lived, and now rests. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-27/el-mas-dulce-recuerdo-30-years-later-selenas-presence-still-felt-in-corpus-christi Raul Alonzo | Texas Standard Corpus Christi grapples with community debate over ocean desalination /texas-news/2024-04-01/corpus-christi-grapples-with-community-debate-over-ocean-desalination The self-styled "Sparkling City by the Sea" could be the first to dive into ocean desalination — but many local residents are opposed. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:27:32 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-01/corpus-christi-grapples-with-community-debate-over-ocean-desalination David Martin Davies Feds asked to overhaul school discipline at North Texas school district after students jailed /education/2024-02-06/feds-asked-to-overhaul-school-discipline-at-north-texas-school-district-after-students-jailed The complaint claims Bonham ISD and a city court discriminated against both Black students and disabled students by creating a hostile environment at school. The groups also filed a separate complaint against Corpus Christi ISD with the Texas Education Agency. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:20:01 GMT /education/2024-02-06/feds-asked-to-overhaul-school-discipline-at-north-texas-school-district-after-students-jailed Neelam Bohra | Texas Tribune EPA reverses course, rejects permit for massive oil exporting project offshore from Corpus Christi /environment-nature/2022-09-06/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. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:33:15 GMT /environment-nature/2022-09-06/epa-reverses-course-rejects-permit-for-massive-oil-exporting-project-offshore-from-corpus-christi Erin Douglas |The Texas Tribune, Mitchell Ferman | The Texas Tribune Texas judge won’t let prosecutor cancel scheduled execution of John Ramirez /texas-news/2022-06-21/texas-judge-wont-let-prosecutor-cancel-scheduled-execution-of-john-ramirez Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez said he is ethically opposed to the death penalty, but an employee wrongfully requested the execution date against his wishes. Gonzalez sought to cancel the execution two days later. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:30:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-21/texas-judge-wont-let-prosecutor-cancel-scheduled-execution-of-john-ramirez Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune The Karankawa, said to be extinct, are now reviving their culture and fighting to protect their land /news/2021-10-05/the-karankawa-said-to-be-extinct-are-now-reviving-their-culture-and-fighting-to-protect-their-land Historians long thought the Karankawa people had disappeared. But now a group of descendants is fighting to protect a coastal area — where thousands of Karankawa artifacts were found — from an encroaching oil export facility. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-05/the-karankawa-said-to-be-extinct-are-now-reviving-their-culture-and-fighting-to-protect-their-land Erin Douglas |The Texas Tribune Coast Guard Reports Natural Gas Leak Offshore Corpus Christi, Environmental Impact Has Diminished /environment-nature/2020-09-04/coast-guard-reports-natural-gas-leak-offshore-corpus-christi-environmental-impact-has-diminished The Coast Guard reported Wednesday that weather conditions are still not permitting repairs of a leak at a natural gas platform offshore of Corpus Christi, but the leak has greatly diminished on its own. Fri, 04 Sep 2020 12:00:02 GMT /environment-nature/2020-09-04/coast-guard-reports-natural-gas-leak-offshore-corpus-christi-environmental-impact-has-diminished Brian Kirkpatrick 2 Bodies Found, 2 Missing After Explosion In Corpus Christi Port /news/2020-08-22/2-bodies-found-2-missing-after-explosion-in-corpus-christi-port The bodies of two missing crew members of a dredging boat were found Saturday following an explosion a day earlier in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas,… Sat, 22 Aug 2020 20:00:00 GMT /news/2020-08-22/2-bodies-found-2-missing-after-explosion-in-corpus-christi-port Associated Press