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Corpus Christi leaders and others from the Coastal Bend spent years working toward the windstorm insurance reform that became law this week.

A flash flood watch remained in affect through Wednesday after Bill made landfall Tuesday afternoon along Matagorda Island, near Seadrift.

A van has been washed downstream after getting stuck in water under the Interstate 37 exit at Labonte Park, according to emergency radio traffic. It's unknown if anyone is inside.

The improvement project at Farm-to-Market Road 43 is entering a new phase that will close turning lanes at Yorktown Boulevard on Thursday, a Texas Department of Transportation news release states.

Nueces County residents affected by recent flooding will be eligible for federal assistance, a county news release states.

Piper Kerman, New York Times best-selling author of the book, "Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison," which inspired the popular series, will speak at the Texas A&M-Kingsville University Lectureship Series on Aug. 26 at 7 p.m.

Del Mar College students use GIS to fight cropland pests

A prayer service will be Thursday for the Wimberley rescue efforts for flood victims.

A former Corpus Christi investment adviser representative has been indicted on fraud charges.

Julie Shields will never forget that phone call.