At around 5 p.m. the Corpus Christi Police Department was dispatched for a shots fired call on the 1800 block of Van Loan Street. The reporting caller advised that a black male wearing a blue t-shirt was seen with a rifle and walking into a […]

A new source inside the Commissioner’s Court has exclusively told the Crónica that Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales gave 15 acres of Padre Island for FREE to developers. Canales was informed by the County Attorney, in writing, that if she gave away the land, we could […]

Port of Corpus Christi proposing to bring the world’s carbon garbage to Corpus Christi and dump in Nueces County and San Patricio County. Port Executive Assistant Omar Garcia announced this latest Port project to a group of Corpus Christi City Council members and area Mayors. Port […]

In a stunning defeat, Port Director Sean Strawbridge loses his bid to become the new Christus Spohn Board trustee. In a victory for local health care, the Nueces County Commissioner’s Court voted to appoint Dr. Shah Islam to the Christus Spohn Board. Embarrassingly, after Sean Strawbridge aggressively lobbied […]

The Crónica has learned that Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales is moving to oust esteemed Dr. Shah Islam from the Christus Spohn Board and replace him with her husband’s boss Port Director Sean Strawbridge. Crónica readers know that Sean Strawbridge is Doug Allison’s boss and paying […]

In a 13-1 move today, the Corpus Christi City Council and Nueces County Commissioners held a joint signing ceremony to official declare the City of Corpus Christi Health Department. The move kicks out Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales and strips her from power eliminating the […]

On March 1, the Corpus Christi City Council will be officially throwing Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales right out of the Health Department. Today the Nueces County Commissioner’s Court voted Barbara Canales down 4-1, stripping the Health Department away from her forever. Why? Because Barbara […]

Today, Beto O’Rourke and Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales led a small campaign event today to discuss statewide issues including their positions in support of gun control. Readers may recall that Beto O’Rourke said, “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” at a […]

Nueces County game rooms will be regulated and possibly shut down soon. The Nueces County Commissioner’s Court discussed regulating game rooms within the county on February 2, 2022. Many different perspectives were included, such as from Angelica Hernandez at the Nueces County District Attorneys Office, […]

At approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022 the Ingleside, Texas refinery company Oxychem had a small explosion that caused a major release of Chlorine gas into the air. The dense plume of chlorine gas made its way over the Corpus Christi Bay and […]