Texas’ Coastal Bend is about to take center stage as President Donald Trump is expected to visit the Port of Corpus Christi on Friday.
KSAT Sports reporter Nick Mantas and photojournalist Eddie Latigo head down to the Coastal Bend for the latest installment of the BGC Road Trip.
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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.
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It was on this day in 2003, that Hurricane Claudette struck the Coastal Bend of Texas, making landfall near Port O Connor. Claudette moved west, tracking just south of San Antonio. The storm would bring heavy rain and strong winds, causing damage around the area.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Two girls were rescued from rough surf waters near Bob Hall Pier in Corpus Christi Sunday as Tropical Storm Cristobal brought big waves to the Coastal Bend area. The rescue was caught on camera by KRIS photojournalist Dylan Moore. According to KRIS, the girls were swimming in the water at about 11 a.m. but were having a hard time getting back to shore. A lifeguard and a good Samaritan went in the water and brought the girls to safety. Watch the full rescue: