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Abbott noted many bills that were passed during the regular session, which ended around 6 p.m. Monday, but he added that “many critical items remain” and will require multiple special sessions.

Officials with Mustang Island State Park shared a video of a park ranger standing on a shore full of seaweed Wednesday but it’s what he shows off at the end of the clip that has people talking.

A curious kitten in Corpus Christi got a sweet ride from firefighters who rescued the feline from under the rafters of the Harbor Bridge.

Two boys who were attempting to cook food on Padre Island accidentally started a fire that burned 200 acres, according to the Corpus Christi Fire Department.

A Corpus Christi man who admitted to robbing a bank, killing a coworker at P.F. Chang’s restaurant and shooting another person during a crime spree has been sentenced to prison.

Isaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.

Babe Nobblen has been found safe, according to Corpus Christi police.

The Padre Island National Seashore is asking for public input on a series of possible changes at the national park, including potentially limiting beach driving.

In December, legislators killed a controversial tax abatement program known as Chapter 313, but its effects will last decades.

For the first time, Abbott makes it clear which policy he supports. Bills that would allow parents to get state money to send their kids to schools outside of the state’s public education system have been floated previously, but top lawmakers believe the policies will pass this session.

A pit bull named Ollie is being remembered as “the best dog in the world” after he died while saving a 15-year-old girl during a fire at a Corpus Christi home.

A parole violator is in custody after pulling a gun on Corpus Christi police and leading them on a chase that ended in Oso Bay Tuesday afternoon.

The oil spill from Flint Hill Resources in Corpus Christi Bay was nearly four times as large as initially reported, the oil company said in an update.

Up to 3,800 gallons of light crude oil flowed into the Corpus Christi Bay over the weekend due to a cracked pipeline.

A Latina leader from South Texas discusses her roots

KSAT 12 is set to broadcast a UIL Class 4A Division I State Semifinal playoff game between Boerne and Tyler Chapel Hill this Friday at the Alamodome.

An officer was shot and hospitalized and three suspects are in custody after a shooting in Corpus Christi, according to Corpus Christi Police Department.

KSAT 12 is set to broadcast a UIL Class 4A Division I State Quarterfinal playoff game between Boerne and Calallen this Friday at Alamo Stadium.

The Texas State Aquarium released nine loggerhead sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico after they were rehabilitated at its program in Corpus Christi.

A viral video posted to Facebook Tuesday shows someone clinging to the back of an H-E-B truck on a highway in Corpus Christi.

The aquarium decided to relocate its sea turtle operations to the nearby 26,000-square-foot Striker Building at the Port of Corpus Christi.

In this week’s episode, Matthew Watkins is joined by political writers Matthew Choi, Patrick Svitek and James Barragán for one last preview of Tuesday’s elections.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

A student at a Corpus Christi high school is detained after police found him with a handgun on campus, according to police.

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.

Corpus Christi police found a four-year-old child with a loaded gun at a school campus. Now, one of the child’s parents is behind bars for multiple charges stemming from the discovery.

Coast Guard law enforcement crews caught 14 fishermen engaged in illegal fishing in federal waters off southern Texas on Tuesday, according to a press release.

A San Antonio couple was killed in a head-on collision just before midnight Saturday on Mustang Island.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people off the coast of Texas on Monday after their boat started sinking.

H-E-B has announced the opening of two new product lines that company officials said will bring “comfort and style” into homes across Texas.

The Republican governor is stressing one of his biggest advantages — money — as he faces a competitive challenge for reelection.

Two W.B. Ray High School seniors were killed and two were injured in a rollover accident on Tuesday morning after attending graduation rehearsal.

The Cowboys face C.C. Flour Bluff Friday night in Beeville

Glow Row is a crystal kayak tour company that gives people the unique experience of seeing under the water of the Texas coast at night.

Utility companies and key oil and gas transportation hubs are on high alert as Russian hackers have been probing energy infrastructure’s digital networks for weak points.

Police in Corpus Christi arrested a 25-year-old woman who they say tried to give away her 2-week-old baby to strangers over the weekend.

A Corpus Christi mother is giving thanks to area Starbucks employees for keeping an extra close eye on her daughter and keeping her safe during an unexpected confrontation.

One of two people charged with capital murder for the 2019 deaths of a New Hampshire couple found buried on a South Texas beach has pleaded guilty to a lesser murder charge.

A Texas man who transported two men from Mexico in a U.S. flag-draped coffin has pleaded guilty to human smuggling.

A Texas jury has awarded a largely symbolic settlement of more than $301 billion in a lawsuit against a Corpus Christi bar.

Federal investigators say a dredge operator’s inadequate communication, planning, and risk management likely led to a propane pipeline blast at a Texas port that killed five people last year.

A woman was arrested this week after she pulled out a gun and threatened other people over a parking space at an H-E-B, according to the Corpus Christi Police Department.

The attorney for a Black teenager from Texas says several other teens attacked his client with a stun gun on Halloween while wearing costumes resembling Ku Klux Klan robes.

A southern Texas police officer has died three days after being shot while responding to a reported domestic disturbance.

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.

Dr. Emily Becker, a physician and mother of three boys, took her oldest Nathan, age 9, and Nolan, age 7, to Corpus Christi in May when the clinical trials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine began for children ages 5 to 11.

After spending years entangled in legal disputes, Selena’s widower and her family are reconciling, Chris Perez announced on Tuesday.

“I think we fared well,” said one official in Matagorda County, where Nicholas made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane early Tuesday morning.

A few Texas State Parks along the coastal areas have temporarily closed due to Tropical Storm Nicholas, which is expected to make landfall on Monday afternoon.

Texas A&M has canceled classes at its universities in Corpus Christi and Kingsville as the coast prepares for Tropical Storm Nicholas.

A Texas death row inmate has won a reprieve from execution for killing a convenience store worker during a 2004 robbery that garnered $1.25.

More than 25 years after one of the most infamous crimes in Corpus Christi’s history, investigators have never figured out a motive for a mass shooting that left six people dead.

There have been 20,256 reported cases among students across the state since the school year began.

A South Texas police officer accused of groping a woman during a 2019 drug arrest has pleaded guilty to two felonies, San Patricio County court records revealed Friday.

A Texas death-row inmate has sued state prison officials to allow his pastor to lay hands on him as he dies from a lethal injection.

The Corpus Christi Police Department is searching for Joshua Powell, 20, in connection with the serious injury of a law enforcement officer, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

A South Texas police officer with a history of misconduct was accused of groping a San Antonio-area woman during an August 2019 drug arrest on the same day he was notified of an impending suspension for an unrelated parking dispute with a resident.

U.S. prosecutors say a judge in Texas has sentenced a former governor of a northern state in Mexico to three years in prison following his guilty plea last year in a money laundering scheme.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man charged with capital murder in the killing of a New Hampshire couple whose bodies were found in a shallow grave on a South Texas beach.

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is searching for a 16-year-old who escaped from custody Monday evening.

A veteran Wilson County Sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave, after his Memorial Day arrest in Corpus Christi on multiple criminal charges.

The Padre Island National Seashore is asking beachgoers to remove sandcastles and moats before they leave the beach in an effort to protect area wildlife.

A mother and her 1-year-old daughter who police say were kidnapped in Corpus Christi this week have been located.The Corpus Christi Police Department said Thursday morning that Jezabel, 18, and Zaylee Zamora are safe.

After yet another rain delay forced the final innings to be postponed until Friday afternoon, Smithson Valley baseball survived another rally to defeat Los Fresnos in their one-game Regional Final playoff at Cabaniss Field.

The Smithson Valley baseball team was shown a lot of love by their hometown community, as they officially left on a chartered bus headed for Corpus Christi to take on Los Fresnos in a one-game Regional Final playoff on Thursday at 4 p.m.

An 18-year-old swimmer who disappeared on Padre Island over the weekend was found dead by a spectator.

A toothy discovery was made along the Padre Island National Seashore this week.

Strong winds from a storm caused a couple's RV to tip over while they were inside and also damaged the roof of a motel nearby.

Officials say two Navy training jets collided over South Texas, forcing the two crew members on one plane to bail out and leaving one of them with minor injuries.

Customs and Border Protection agents assigned to the Padre Island National Seashore were waved down by a concerned citizen visiting the beach on Saturday morning.

A South Texas fisherman landed a whopper 876-pound bluefin tuna last month about 150 miles off the coast of Port Aransas, breaking a nearly 40-year state record.

Twenty-three foster care children in Texas have died the past 21 months while in state custody, according to a massive report filed Tuesday as part of a decade-old federal lawsuit.

Officials say a man has been killed and his two passengers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries when their light aircraft crashed at a coastal Texas airfield.

On Wednesdays, the Corpus Christi Hooks will go by a different name.

A pair of formerly-conjoined South Texas twins are still closer than ever, five years after their groundbreaking separation surgery.

Padre Island National Seashore had more visitors in 2020 than in the previous two years, according to park officials. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, or maybe because of it, the national park near Corpus Christi had 617,704 visitors. The month of May saw a particularly large increase from previous years with 97,368 visitors in 2020 compared to 54,426 visitors in 2019. “At a time when access to nature became necessary for families to safely recreate, Padre Island National Seashore was able to provide a critical service to the local community and South Texas,” said park superintendent Eric Brunnemann in a press release. AdThe Padre Island National Seashore also closed after Hurricane Hanna in July of 2020 and ahead of Tropical Storm Beta in September.

It was evident that Winter Storm Uri took a toll on South Texas plants. “They flock down here to be able to see the birds that we have to offer here in Texas,” Brown said. Brown said to make sure to clean out hummingbird feeders every two to three days. Bird droppings and other contaminants around and on feeders can spread infectious bird diseases. “The key is to keep the feeders clean, keep the area around the feeders clean, and fully shut down feeding if dead or sick birds are found at the feeder,” said TPWD Ornithologist Cliff Shackelford.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas officials are taking a page from Corpus Christi’s playbook and stepping up efforts to vaccinate seniors against COVID-19. Greg Abbott announced the Save Our Seniors initiative at a news conference in Corpus Christi on Thursday, saying that more than 1,100 National Guard troops will be deployed to help communities identify homebound seniors and vaccinate them against the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette Guajardo says the city’s fire department has administered 2,000 vaccines in the past month to homebound seniors identified by the city’s Meals on Wheels program and that 144 have been vaccinated fully. The vaccinations came as state health officials reported 7,011 new coronavirus cases and 305 new deaths from COVID-19, the illness the coronavirus causes. The newly reported cases and deaths pushed the number of confirmed Texas cases reported during the pandemic to 2,621,181 and the state’s pandemic death toll to almost 42,285, according to statistics compiled by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Padre Island National Seashore staffers on Tuesday will begin to release hundreds of sea turtles who were “cold-stunned” during the winter storm. “As part of an ongoing rescue effort, hundreds of sea turtles were brought to Padre Island National Seashore, primarily from the Laguna Madre, where waters are relatively shallow and heavily influenced by cold air temperatures,” officials said in a statement. More cold stunned sea turtles are being found today as people head out to enjoy the nice weather. AdStaffers, volunteers and area partners have spent days patrolling inshore waters in and near Padre Island National Seashore on foot and in boats. AdRelated: Thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles being rescued in Texas

Bob Hall Pier is closed until further notice due to construction. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will temporarily close some saltwater fishing spots along the coast — including some on Padre Island and near Rockport, Fulton and Aransas Pass — due to freezing weather. The 21 fishing sites will close at midnight on Monday and stay closed until 11:59 p.m., TPWD said in a news release on Saturday. During that time, fishing will be off-limits in these areas in an effort to protect the wildlife and resources. You can get the very latest forecast anytime by bookmarking our weather page and downloading the KSAT Weather Authority App - available for both Apple and Android devices.

Jackie Tidwell made it her mission to get her grandfather, retired Cmdr. David Gallegos Jr., in Corpus Christi vaccinated for COVID-19. Jackie Tidwell is among a growing number of adult children and grandchildren helping older family members get access to the COVID-19 vaccine. But, after attempting to navigate the local sign-up portal, ultimately all it took was a phone call to get retired Cmdr. David Gallegos Jr. — whom Tidwell adoringly calls “Pops” — the information he needed to get his first dose.

CORPUS CHRISTI- Texas – SeaWorld San Antonio animal care specialists rescued 13 endangered green sea turtles on the upper Laguna Madre in Corpus Christi. “The SeaWorld Rescue team actively monitors both air and water temperatures along the Texas coast, which determines when they will aid in the search or rescue,” Cureau said. “Once it was determined that the temperatures had dropped significantly and the chance for cold-stunned turtles was significant, three members of the SeaWorld Animal Rescue were deployed. According to SeaWorld San Antonio, the group has successfully rescued turtles, dolphins, manatees and even terrestrial animals like opossum, since 2013. Related: VIDEO: 2 male penguins raise foster chick of different species at SeaWorld San Antonio

Wolfe was arrested and charged with multiple felonies in Gillespie County in August 2019, months after the Defenders uncovered issues with his now-shuttered construction company. Hill Country contractor arrested months after Defenders exposed himHe is awaiting trial for theft of property between $150,000 and $300,000, a second-degree felony, misapplication of fiduciary property over $300,000, a first-degree felony, and two third-degree felony counts of exploitation of the elderly. Multiple former clients of Wolfe told the Defenders he took payments for work and then abandoned the projects before they were completed. A sergeant with the Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office told the Defenders in 2019 that he was, at one point, working seven criminal cases against Wolfe. The state attorney general’s office eventually took over the case because it had the resources to properly handle it, Gillespie County officials said.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7, which originated in the United Kingdom, has been identified in Nueces County, according to Dr. Srikanth Ramachandruni, a local health official. Once he returned home, the man was diagnosed with the new COVID-19 variant, Ramachandruni said. Officials say they feel confident that they can contain the spread of the new variant, given that the man has been isolated since he was informed. The state has since allocated 4,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Nueces County area, according to officials. Related: Texas sees 1st case of new variant amid push for more shots

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – 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. Corpus Christi Fire Department Deputy Chief Richie Quintero said Sunday that the cause of the explosion remains under investigation. The seven employees of Shelton Services Inc. were cleaning an aboveground storage tank at Magellan Midstream Partners' Corpus Christi petroleum facility when the fire happened Saturday, Shelton Services said. Shelton Services said Sunday that two of the employees were released from a Corpus Christi hospital on Saturday while five others are in stable condition at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Mark Calhoun, operations manager for Magellan Midstream Partners, has said the Magellan plant has 60 storage tanks and a small refinery that was not affected by the blast.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Seven people were injured in an oil storage tank explosion at the Magellan plant in Corpus Christi, according to the Corpus Christi Fire Department. The explosion happened just after 10 a.m. at the Magellan oil refinery, located in the 1800 block of Poth Lane. You can watch the city’s press briefing below:Emergency Press Briefing The City of Corpus Christi and Nueces County are hosting a joint news conference to brief the public on the Magellan Explosion near Poth Lane and Gibson Street. 99Emergency Press Briefing Posted by City of Corpus Christi - Government on Saturday, December 5, 2020Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement on the incident and said the state is aiding Corpus Christi officials in their emergency response efforts. You can read the full statement below:“The State of Texas is working closely with Magellan and Corpus Christi officials to aid in the emergency response efforts and to provide immediate help to those injured in the explosion.

In the words of the Queen of Tejano herself -- “we never thought we’d get this far but we’re here.”Netflix officially dropped the full “Selena: The Series” trailer on Monday and fans are excited. The series will air Dec. 4 on the streaming platform and actress Christian Serratos plays Selena Quintanilla Perez whose life was tragically cut short on March 31, 1995, in Corpus Christi. Selena, just 23-years-old, was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar, the founder of the Selena fan club. Selena was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, near Houston, and became the first Latino singer to debut at No. According to Netflix, “'Selena: The Series' explores her journey from singing small gigs to becoming the most successful female Latin artist of all time — and the years of hard work and sacrifice the Quintanilla family navigated together.”The comments on the YouTube trailer were overwhelmingly positive.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 19-year-old woman is charged with kidnapping after Corpus Christi police say she left a Walmart store with three children that weren’t hers. Authorities were dispatched to a Walmart store, located in the 4100 block of S. Staples, around 6 p.m. Saturday. Helen Alvarez is charged with kidnapping three children in Corpus Christi. (Credit: Corpus Christi police) (Corpus Christi Police Department)Around 9:15 p.m., police said they spotted Alvarez and the three children walking near SPID and Ennis Joslin. RELATED: 3 missing children, 19-year-old woman found safe in Corpus Christi, police say

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Update:Three children and a 19-year-old woman that were reported missing in Corpus Christi have been found safe, according to Corpus Christi police. Original:The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating three missing children and a 19-year-old woman. A 2-year-old male, 2-year-old female and a 4-year-old female were reported missing to police at 5 p.m., Saturday, according to CCPD’s Facebook page. Corpus Christi Police Department needs your help to locate the whereabouts of 3 missing children. Neighbors in the area are urged to check their doorbell or surveillance cameras for any sightings of the missing children.

While they’re common in the Laguna Madre these “pretty cool” sea hares aren’t seen every day by beachgoers or anglers. It's a seahare, a type of sea slug that @TPWDfish found in the Laguna Madre pic.twitter.com/Hir2ONb93L — TX Parks & Wildlife (@TPWDnews) October 1, 2020There’s no doubt they’re “crazy looking,” but sea hares don’t cause harm. “The reason we come across sea hares in our work is due to the type of sampling method we use (a bag seine),” she said. “I have received multiple videos and photos of sea hares from our biologists in the field over the years. According to the Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine, sea hares stick to calm, shallow waters with a large amount of algae.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Repairs to a leaking gas well just off the Texas coast have been halted because of Tropical Storm Beta, according to the city of Corpus Christi. “Due to deteriorating weather conditions, offshore repairs are temporarily on hold on the Magellan E&P owned natural gas platform located near Bob Hall Pier on North Padre Island,” according to a news release from the city late Friday. There were no injuries and the city said air monitors have detected not contamination. The city said onshore work on the repairs will continue and offshore work will resume when National Weather Service forecasts indicates winds at the platform are 15 mph (24 kph) or less and waves are lower than six feet. Repairs to the well were delayed a week ago when the city said additional equipment was needed to replace a leaking valve and additional elements of the wellhead also needed repairs before the replacement could be completed.

Location 60 miles NNE of Birmingham Alabama Wind 10 mph Heading NE at 10 mph Pressure 29.83 Coordinates 86.3W, 34.3NDiscussionAt 400 AM CDT (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Beta was located near latitude 34.3 North, longitude 86.3 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the northeast near 10 mph (17 km/h) until it becomes indistinguishable within the background wind and pressure field by mid-afternoon Friday. Maximum sustained winds are near 10 mph (20 km/h) with higher gusts. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb (29.83 inches). Tropics Satellite at 3:39 Friday Night, September 25thWatches and WarningsThere are no watches or warnings in effect.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Large shark catches off the Texas coast are more common than you might think. One of the most recent anglers to land a big fish is Josie Silva who caught a 9-foot tiger shark south of Bob Hall Pier in Corpus Christi on Labor Day. Silva said her shark catch was part of Texas Shark Rodeo which is a catch-photo-release team-oriented, shark-fishing tournament with an emphasis on tagging and collecting data for the conservation of sharks. “Our team is the Team 3rd Coast Beach Bums. The rod I used I made myself the week before,” Silva said.

SAN ANTONIO – Noah Calderon, a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy who died in a crash near Corpus Christi last month, will be laid to rest on Friday. The services for Calderon, who was the youngest deputy ever hired by BCSO, began with a public viewing at the Miracle Center. An 18-wheeler collided with their vehicle, which was also carrying Calderon’s younger brother, who was injured and airlifted to a San Antonio hospital. The San Patricio County Sheriff’s Office said it appears the 18-wheeler may have failed to yield to a stop sign. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office invites you to the funeral services for Fallen Deputy Noah Calderon who lost his life... Posted by Bexar County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, September 1, 2020Related links:

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Repairs to a natural gas well off the Texas coast that started leaking last week will take longer than expected, officials said. But the City of Corpus Christi said in a Tuesday evening news release that the company handling the repairs needs additional equipment to replace a leaking valve. In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard, natural gas is release from an oil platform approximately three miles offshore of Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP) (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)The city said additional elements of the wellhead also need to be repaired before the replacement can be completed. Last month, four people were killed when a dredging vessel in the Port of Corpus Christi hit a submerged propane pipeline, causing an explosion.