The coastal city also has been trying for years to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as big, thirsty industries continue to locate nearby and a five-year drought persists.

Former Hooks president Ken Schrom and outfielder Hunter Pence won the 2006 Texas League title. Dodgers relief pitcher Anthony Banda won the 2024 World Series.

The Hooks held their 19th South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet honoring baseball and softball players and coaches for their achievements last season and announced the Preseason All-Star Team list.

In the Corpus Christi area, a winter storm warning inland and a winter weather advisory remains in effect through 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to the local office of the National Weather Service. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to 1 inch and ice accumulations up to one-tenth of an inch are possible. Winds gusts could be as high as 40 mph.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The South Texas Botanical Gardens are not only taking care of their beautiful plants, but also their animals -- by moving them to areas with backup generators. They were hard at work Monday, covering them up with blankets, tarps, and frost cloths -- even using hay from mulch to protect more sensitive plants at the roots.

The City of Corpus Christi will be closed today due to icy roads, as a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow blankets South Texas.

Some Corpus Christi-area school districts have announced they will be closed on Tuesday due to the coming arctic front and are monitoring weather conditions for possible further closures.

The City of Corpus Christi is opening an overnight cold weather refuge center as freezing temperatures grip the region. The National Weather Service has issued a

Hockey, retro jerseys and more. The IceRays host the Brahmas Friday at 7:35 p.m. and Sunday at 3:05 p.m. for the lead in the NAHL South. Plus, Kuznetsov could break a franchise record on Sunday.

This Texas city has struggled to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as thirsty industries arrive and drought persists.

A 'big' Lotto Texas jackpot is up for grabs for Saturday's drawing on Jan. 25, estimated to reach $72 million with a $39 million cash value.

An Oklahoma mother discovered her teen daughter was having “sexual conversations” with a 31-year-old man on Snapchat, police said. The man sending photos that were “sexual in nature” to the 15-year-old was a police officer in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Tulsa police department said in a Jan. 22 Facebook post. He was identified as Daniel Verduzco.