Nueces County News

The San Patricio County Crop Tour will be conducted Thursday, June 7, beginning at 3:45 p.m. at the Butter Churn Restaurant, 207 West Sinton, Sinton, Texas.

Within about 30 minutes that day the four Girl Scout Cadettes stuffed a garbage bag half full with discarded fishing line.

The Caller-Times Editorial Board is president/publisher Darrell Coleman , vice president/editor Shane Fitzgerald , viewpoints/opinion page editor Tom Whitehurst , community board member Adriana Garza and editorial page editor emeritus Nick Jimenez.

Check out the latest political news from the Caller.com political team on Facebook at Caller Politics or Twitter at CallerPolitics - Alex Garcia Jr.

Check out the latest political news from the Caller.com political team on Facebook at Caller Politics or Twitter at CallerPolitics Valencia took home 65 percent, or 5,782 votes, to beat opponent Oscar Berlanga Mendoza Jr.

When the polls open at 7 a.m., voters will decide which candidates survive to the November general election in a host of local, state and federal races affecting South Texas and Nueces County.

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Voters cast their ballots Tuesday at an early voting location at the Nueces County Courthouse.

Staff with the Corpus Christi Convention and Visitor's Bureau are reporting a more than 10 percent increase in hotel occupancy over last years numbers, a sign of large crowds to come.

District Clerk Patsy Perez said her office has fixed three of five problem areas highlighted in a December audit detailing a lack of internal controls and questionable hiring practices.

The plan was put together by a committee with representatives of both the county and city, and it will need to be approved by both entities.

Do you see pigs flying? When you do, then the Nueces County Commissioners Court will have agreed to approve a $1.50 vehicle registration fee to help fund school crossing guards.

DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Outflow from storm drains along the bayfront comes from neighborhoods just north, west and east of Cole and Ropes parks.

Jonathan Roos, 52, died about 1 a.m. Nov. 8 after being thrown from his vehicle when it was rear-ended by a 2002 Chevrolet pickup driven by Dominguez, police said.

The 19-year-old suspect wanted for the murder of his rival in the Houston rap scene is now in custody, after police arrested him in Corpus Christi.

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's board of directors on Tuesday approved a 5 percent increase during its quarterly meeting.

The defense lawyer for a Texas inmate executed two decades ago said Wednesday he isn't convinced the state wrongly put a man to death despite a new report that again questions the case.

A statement issued Wednesday afternoon by Citgo officials did not mention a leak but confirmed the refinery's internal alarm was triggered at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday during "normal maintenance work." "In accordance with our strict safety protocols, the Citgo response team quickly corrected the problem without any injuries, fire or damage to the ... (more)

Sandra Heatherley, a retired Medical Laboratory Scientist, chairs the Citizens Health Advisory Board for the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District.

I have inquired at the San Patricio County Courthouse and Federal Courthouse in Corpus Christi but no information was found.

The resolution received unanimous support Tuesday from the City Council, which means the item will be considered during a Commissioners Court meeting.