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The court's ruling means that gay and lesbian couples in 14 more states — in addition to those in 36 states and the District of Columbia who already secured the right — can now marry. Those states can no longer enforce their same-sex marriage bans.

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled states' bans on same sex marriage are unconstitutional.

Ten area teenagers were presented their first paycheck Friday for hours worked at a Corpus Christi Goodwill store during the fourth annual Youth Employment Summer Camp June 8-19.

The fifth Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling release will be 6:45 a.m. Saturday at Padre Island National Seashore.

A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest in a vehicle and possession of a controlled substance after police attempted to stop him after he failed to stop at a red light Thursday night.

Local junior and high school students from around the Coastal Bend gathered to learn different art techniques during the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Art Camp.

Read the full text of the Obergefell ruling.

Texas' gay marriage ban is undone. Now Texas officials turned their attention to protecting religious liberty.

President Barack Obama took to Twitter to praise the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision as "a big step in our march toward equality."

10:41 a.m.: Nueces County Attorney Kara Sands said the county attorney's office has advised her to await guidance from the attorney general on changing the existing wording of the marriage application which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.