From drilling groundwater wells to recycling wastewater, Corpus Christi has launched a host of projects as it races against the clock to find more water.
Corpus Christi is scrambling to ward off a water crisis. Here’s a guide to its water projects.
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Immigration
Texas quietly shuttered Operation Lone Star booking facility in Del Rio
Gov. Greg Abbott had opened two such sites as he surged thousands of DPS troopers and Guard members to the Texas-Mexico border.
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Economy
After years of pushing for better jobs, Rio Grande Valley leaders land high-skilled manufacturing plant
McAllen leaders hope the new Valeo manufacturing plant is a sign that the region, one of the most impoverished in the state, can attract better-paying jobs for its college graduates.
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Environment
After killing its desalination project, Corpus Christi explores buying water from a privately owned plant
The City Council rejected building a plant to turn seawater into drinkable water because of the cost and environmental concerns. Now it’s looking at water from a different plant.
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Politics
Corpus Christi council votes to begin process to remove mayor
Mayor Paulette Guajardo faces allegations of misconduct over a 2024 hotel development project.
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Immigration
Texas will require proof of legal immigration status to get professional licenses
Officials approved the change after hearing from speakers who argued it would hamper the state’s economy and push immigrants to work without licenses in the black market.
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TribCast
TribCast: Inside Texas’ massive ICE detention facilities
The sprawling immigration lockups are serving as a national blueprint. What’s life like for detainees?
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Courts
Abbott legal brief criticizes Paxton’s rushed lawsuit against Harris County’s immigrant legal fund
“Perhaps the Attorney General only recently learned of this program; perhaps the office’s attention was focused elsewhere,” lawyers for Abbott wrote, noting the fund has existed for five years.
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Public Education
Florida educator tapped to lead Fort Worth schools under Texas takeover
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath also named nine managers to essentially replace the school district’s elected trustees.
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Health care
Texas will ban smokeable hemp cannabis on March 31. Here’s what you need to know.
New rules from state health officials ban smokeable intoxicating hemp products, including pre-rolled joints and hemp flower.
