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Tarren Moore and Claire Walsh will be the first to represent Corpus Christi in the Extreme Mustang Makeover's youth competition.

About 350 blue catfish were brought to a small plot of land next to the Food Bank of Corpus Christi Wednesday to make one of the city's first aquaponic farming systems operational.

Kleberg County Clerk Stephanie G. Garza is ready to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples but at least one judge isn't willing to make it official.

The Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority board of directors Wednesday appointed a search committee to find a new CEO for the agency. Board chairwoman Vangie Chapa said she's hoping to pick the next CEO by November.

Corpus Christi City Manager Ron Olson is a finalist for the same position in a Nevada city adjacent to Las Vegas, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Towel? Check.Umbrella? Check.Boat? Check. That's not a checklist for the beach. It's a list of items Corpus Christi residents are using regularly this year to combat heavy rains and flooding.

Army veteran Robert Alen Herbert died without any next of kin but his military family will have a service for him with full military honors Thursday.

An 80-year-old woman died after she drove the wrong way on State Highway 181 and struck a pick up head-on in Portland Monday, police said.

Groups opposing abortion in Texas suffered a blow at the beginning of the week, as the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted enforcement of a key part of a new Texas law. Still, they see a silver lining.

The Texas State Aquarium's upcoming Caribbean Journey exhibit has received a $9 million funding boost from the Texas Legislature.