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Fish in Texas Freezing to Death
Corpus Christi residents have reported waves of dead fish following last week’s freezing temperatures in the region.
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Texas to Find, Vaccinate Homebound Seniors Against COVID-19
Texas officials are taking a page from Corpus Christi’s playbook and stepping up efforts to vaccinate seniors against COVID-19. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the Save Our Seniors initiative at a news conference in Corpus Christi on Thursday. Abbott says more than 1,100 National Guard troops will be deployed to help communities identify homebound seniors and vaccinate them against the new...
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Gov. Abbott Plans to Talk Storm and Vaccines With President Biden
During an event in Corpus Christi, Governor Greg Abbott talked about the wide-ranging issues he’ll address when he and President Joe Biden meet in Houston on Friday.
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Gov. Abbott to Address COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts in Wake of Winter Storm Disaster
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday is set to address the state’s progress on getting more Texans vaccinated against COVID-19.
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FEMA Opens Two COVID-19 Vaccine Sites in North Texas
The first two COVID-19 vaccine sites run by the federal government opened in Dallas and in Arlington on Wednesday and expect to give 3,000 COVID-19 shots a day at each location. NBC 5’s Scott Gordon reports.
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Turtles Rescued from Winter Storm in Texas
Hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from South Padre Island in Texas.
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Corpus Christi Woman Sells Bernie Doll for Over $20K, Donates to Charity
Bernie Sanders went from becoming a hit meme to a nearly $20,000-crochet doll in less than a week.
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Home-Flipping Profits Are the Highest in 20 Years, But Fewer Are Doing It
While home-flipping activity overall dropped in the third quarter of this year, gross returns for flippers soared to the highest level in 20 years.
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US Executes Louisiana Truck Driver Who Killed Daughter, 2
Former trucker Alfred Bourgouis, who was convicted of beating his 2-year-old daughter to death while making a trip to Corpus Christi in 2004, would be the 10th federal death-row inmate put to death since federal executions resumed in July.
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2 Out of Hospital After Texas Petroleum Facility Fire
Two of the seven workers injured when a storage tank at a petroleum facility in Texas exploded after catching fire have been released from the hospital, while the remaining five are hospitalized in stable condition, officials said Sunday.
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Magellan Storage Tank Explosion Injures 7 in Corpus Christi
Seven Magellan Midstream Partners employees were injured, four critically, when a storage tank at a Magellan plant in Corpus Christi exploded after catching fire Saturday morning, according to deputy Fire Chief Richie Quintero.
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Plume Spews From Natural Gas Well Off Texas Coast
Efforts to stem a plume spewing Tuesday from an offshore natural gas well platform in Texas have been hampered by rough waters, but officials say the environmental impact has been minimal.
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Repair to Well Off Texas Coast Taking Longer Than Expected
Repairs to a natural gas well off the Texas coast that started leaking last week will take longer than expected, officials said.
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25-Year-Old Man Fatally Injured Surfing in South Texas: Police
A 25-year-old man died Wednesday after he was hurt while surfing in South Texas, police said.
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Search Ends for 2 Still Missing After Corpus Christi Port Explosion
The search for two crew members of a dredging boat who went missing following an explosion last week in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas has been ended, the U.S. Coast Guard announced.
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Explosion Rocks Corpus Christi Port District, 6 Hospitalized
Six people have been hospitalized after a pipeline exploded Friday in Corpus Christi’s port and refinery district, officials said.
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Tropical Storm Hanna Drenches South Texas Amid Virus Crisis
South Texas braced for flooding Sunday after Hanna roared ashore as a hurricane the day before, bringing winds that lashed the Gulf Coast with rain and storm surge to a part of the country trying to cope with a spike in cases of the coronavirus.
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Hurricane Hanna Makes Landfall in Texas
The first Atlantic hurricane of 2020, Hanna, made landfall in Texas on Saturday. Forecasters say Hanna Could bring 6 to 12 inches of rain through Sunday night.
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Infant Dies From COVID-19 Complications in Corpus Christi
An infant in Corpus Christi has died from COVID-19 complications, public health officials report.
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Man Planning Trump Rally at Selena Statue Faces Legal Action
Selena’s family is threatening to sue a man who put a Make America Great Again hat on the late singer’s statue in Texas and is planning to hold a rally there this weekend, alleging that he is illegally using Selena’s image for profit.