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UPDATED: Power outage reported in Pentagon City and Crystal City
More than 2,500 homes and businesses were without power Monday afternoon in parts of Pentagon City and Crystal City. Reports of the outage started coming in around 3:20 p.m. Firefighters have since been dispatched to numerous buildings in the area for reports of stuck elevators. Dominion’s outage map listed the...
Vote for top OL in Corpus Christi area entering 2024 Texas high school football season
Who is the Coastal Bend's top offensive lineman entering the 2024 Texas high school football season? The Caller-Times released a list of five linemen to watch this week and now it is your turn to vote. Make your selection of the Corpus Christi area's best lineman and be sure to...
Sinton Junior softball wins Texas East state title
Before this season, the Sinton Junior Softball All Stars had not made a run to the state tournament in nearly a decade. But that’s all changed now, as the team raced through the Texas East State Tournament for a spot in the regional tournament. The Sinton Junior Girls raced...
Community — Basketball league forms for senior ladies
Del Rio’s new Silver Sneakers League is welcoming women of different ages who enjoy shooting some hoops. The Silver Sneakers met up on Saturday at the Joe Ramos Gym to play a half-court game for an hour. The league was created by Sandra Fuentes, a Del Rio businesswoman best known as a co-chair of The Border Organization, a local activist group.
Quinta Mazatlán’s ‘Thursday Night Live’ bringing dinosaurs to McAllen
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... McAllen’s Quinta Mazatlán is prepared to take visitors back in time with this week’s Thursday Night Live. This week’s theme is Jurassic RGV, which will offer visitors an opportunity to interact with dinosaurs. “We are excited to bring this extraordinary...
Coastal Bend Food Bank to hold mobile food distribution event
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coastal Bend Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry is holding another food distribution event on Tuesday morning. Those in need of food supplies can head over to the Coastal Bend Food Bank, located on 5442 Bear Lane from 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. (or while supplies last). You do not need to register if you have attended this distribution in 2024.
Ingleside gets down and dirty for Garden Club fundraiser
Residents and Ingleside businesses were asked to “Throw The Dirt On Us” and, boy, did they bring on the dirt. The Ingleside Garden Club received a total of more than $1,000 worth of potting soil as part of a fundraiser. The soil will be used for various projects the club is involved with to beautify the city. Cash donations were also given, which will be used to buy potting soil.
Coffee with a Cop event scheduled for July 23 in Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Residents are invited to join local law enforcement for Coffee with a Cop on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at the Starbucks located at 3329 Leopard Street.The event aims to foster community relationships and provide a casual setting for residents to meet and discuss issues with police officers, according to the press release. The initiative is part of a broader effort to enhance communication and trust between the community and law enforcement.For more information, residents can contact the Corpus Christi Police Department.
Benavides: We failed our high school dropouts before. It’s time to bring them back.
EDINBURG, Texas – A school superintendent is urging her counterparts in other Rio Grande Valley districts to acknowledge their failures and work to bring dropouts aged 18 to 25 back to campus. Dr. Alda T. Benavides, superintendent of schools for Edcouch-Elsa ISD, spoke at a meeting about dropout prevention...
Laredo, East LA and Hialeah, among the Latino-heavy cities with the highest poverty rates in the U.S.
A new study of the ten census-designated cities with 100,000 or more residents and high Latino populations showed their poverty rates are 50% higher than the national average. The ten communities, which include Laredo, Texas; East LA and Hialeah, Florida had an average poverty rate of 18.7%, considerably higher than the national poverty rate of 12.5% and the overall Latino poverty rate of 17.2%, the report by Axios shows.
Bazán: Financial institutions, real estate experts will attend next Industrial Warehouse Summit
PHARR, Texas – Luis Bazán, director of the Pharr International Bridge, has given an early preview of the 4th Industrial Warehouse Summit, which takes place in October. IWS is an event co-hosted by the Pharr Bridge Board and Pharr Economic Development Corporation. Bazán gave details of the next...
Operation Safe Return helped thousands prepare for the new school year on Saturday
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The new school year is around the corner and Corpus Christi Police Department hosted their annual back-to-school event Saturday afternoon. Thousands of parents and children attended Operation Safe Return at the American Bank Center, where they received several free items in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year.
Operation Health & Wellness will have free healthcare services, free transportation the week of July 22 - 27
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Operation Health & Wellness is kicking off Monday!. This year the military was not able to be a part of the program so local partners decided to work together to continue to provide key services to make sure that everyone in our community can get access to healthcare without cost.
Peso Pluma's ÉXODO tour launches in Texas with sold out shows, San Antonio next
SAN ANTONIO - Peso Pluma kicked off his highly anticipated “ÉXODO” tour this weekend in Texas playing three sold-out shows in Austin, Dallas, and Edinburgh. The tour features incredible choreography, and set design unlike any show you've seen before, adding an incredible visual experience to Peso Pluma's music.
San Antonio church leaders train to serve as mental health counselors
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After months of classes on counseling, Veron Blue got her chance to put what she has learned all year, to work. Across from her, was fellow trainee...
UT San Antonio to Offer Video Game Design Degree
(TNS) — University of Texas at San Antonio students will soon be able to earn a bachelor's degree in creating video games. The school's game design program is slated to launch in the fall semester as a concentration under UTSA's multidisciplinary studies bachelor's degree — as the video game industry is booming, with many universities developing similar degrees in recent years.
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