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Tropical Storm Cristobal is forecast to move north across the Gulf of Mexico this week, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain to portions of southern Mexico. On Monday, the storm was classified as a disturbance. It developed into a depression on Tuesday and a Tropical Storm by Tuesday afternoon. A tropical depression is forecast to move north into the Gulf of Mexico. It is too soon to forecast it’s…

CLOSE Whatever the future brings, Bea Hanson and her team at the Coastal Bend Food Bank will be there to face it. Corpus Christi Caller Times Hurricane season is here and will stay until the end of November. The Coastal Bend Food Bank and Salvation Army in Corpus Christi are both prepared if any storm decides to make its way here. Beatriz B. Hanson, executive director of the Coastal Bend Food Bank, said Hurricane Harvey,…

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Are you ready? Monday, June 1, is the first day of the 2020 hurricane season. The City of Corpus Christi wants everyone to be prepared and encourages residents to begin mapping out an emergency plan. Not sure where to start? No…

Gov. Abbott relaxes more resistrictions, but encourages Texans to behave responsibly.        

CLOSE A police officer in New South Wales, helped a kangaroo impacted by a wildfire raging in the area. Accuweather A sewing machine hummed as King High School junior Paige Hart guided layers of flannel and fleece under the needle. With soft fabric in maroon and pastel shades, she crafted a pouch Friday afternoon that would hold a young orphaned or displaced marsupial  affected by Australia’s relentless wildfires. The project, a collaboration between student council members…

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Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Nueces County awarded $4.6 million for Hurricane Harvey recovery projects The Texas General Land Office awarded more than $4.6 million for Hurricane Harvey recovery-related construction projects in Nueces County. Post to Facebook Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. CLOSE Buy Photo The Richard M. Borchard…

Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Windstorm insurance rates won’t increase in 2020 for South Texas residents The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors voted unanimously against a 5 percent recommended rate hike during its meeting. Post to Facebook Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. CLOSE A year after Hurricane Harvey…

CLOSE A year after Hurricane Harvey changed the landscape of the coast, residents and business owners rallied against a ten percent windstorm rate hike. Rachel Denny Clow, Corpus Christi Caller-Times Windstorm insurance on homes in Texas could increase by 5 percent next week.  The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s Board of Directors will vote Tuesday on a recommended 5 percent rate hike.  Local politicians and business leaders are urging the public to attend the hearing, which will…

CLOSE A year after Hurricane Harvey changed the landscape of the coast, residents and business owners rallied against a ten percent windstorm rate hike. Rachel Denny Clow, Corpus Christi Caller-Times Windstorm insurance for South Texas residents’ homes could increase by 5% in less than a month. State Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, said Coastal Bend residents often tell him their windstorm insurance costs are higher than their property taxes.  “TWIA has acted incorrectly, and they need to not be raising…

CLOSE Here’s what Rockport business owner Jennifer Day says about the strides she and others have made in the Texas gulf coast town after Hurricane Harvey. Monica Lopez, Corpus Christi Small businesses that have struggled since Hurricane Harvey have another way to get back on solid financial footing. LiftFund, a nonprofit small business lender, announced this week it would offer an additional $3 million in loans to small businesses in the Coastal Bend. That includes those that…

CLOSE Residents and business owners on North Beach spoke out in support and against a proposed $40 million canal project. Rachel Denny Clow, Corpus Christi Caller-Times CLOSE A task force believes its redevelopment plans will both draw visitors to North Beach and fix the neighborhood’s flooding and beach erosion problems. Kathryn Cargo, Corpus Christi Caller Times Kim Novak’s North Beach business often is surrounded by flooded streets.  The flooding makes it difficult for customers to…

CLOSE Officials for the Outlets at Corpus Christi Bay hope the Robstown shopping center can bounce back after its 2019 foreclosure. Courtney Sacco and Chris Ramirez, Corpus Christi Caller-Times After a thunderstorm rolls through Robstown, vehicles stall out in standing water on State Highway 44.  Water surrounds Robstown High School and floods the Bluebonnet subdivision. This causes the school district to delay school start times.  The flooding happens because of an outdated drainage ditch that runs along…