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Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas
South Texas

South Texas is a region of the United States of America state of Texas that lies roughly south of, or beginning at, San Antonio, Texas. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande River, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico....
 region of the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
. The county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Nueces County
Nueces County, Texas

Nueces County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 313,645. The county seat is Corpus Christi, Texas and it is part of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area....
, it also extends into Aransas
Aransas County, Texas

Aransas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 22,497....
, Kleberg
Kleberg County, Texas

Kleberg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 31,549. The county seat is Kingsville, Texas and it is part of the Kingsville micropolitan area....
, and San Patricio
San Patricio County, Texas

San Patricio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 67,138....
 counties. The population was 277,454 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
; in 2006 the US Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 285,175, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the three-county Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area
Corpus Christi-Kingsville combined statistical area

The Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area is made up of five counties in South Texas. The statistical area consists of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area and the Kingsville micropolitan area....
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Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas
South Texas

South Texas is a region of the United States of America state of Texas that lies roughly south of, or beginning at, San Antonio, Texas. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande River, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico....
 region of the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
. The county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Nueces County
Nueces County, Texas

Nueces County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 313,645. The county seat is Corpus Christi, Texas and it is part of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area....
, it also extends into Aransas
Aransas County, Texas

Aransas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 22,497....
, Kleberg
Kleberg County, Texas

Kleberg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 31,549. The county seat is Kingsville, Texas and it is part of the Kingsville micropolitan area....
, and San Patricio
San Patricio County, Texas

San Patricio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 67,138....
 counties. The population was 277,454 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
; in 2006 the US Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 285,175, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the three-county Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area
Corpus Christi-Kingsville combined statistical area

The Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area is made up of five counties in South Texas. The statistical area consists of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area and the Kingsville micropolitan area....
. The translation from Latin of the city's name is Body of Christ, given to the settlement by the Spanish, in honor of the Blessed Sacrament
Blessed Sacrament

The Blessed Sacrament, or the Body and Blood of Christ, is a Catholic devotionsal name used in the Roman Catholic Church, Old Catholic and Anglican Churches, to refer to the Host and Precious Blood after they have been consecrated in the sacrament of the Eucharist....
 (Eucharist
Eucharist

The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names, is a Christianity sacrament commemorating, by consecrating bread and wine, the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his arrest, and eventual crucifixion, when he gave them bread saying, "This is my body", and wine...
). The city has been nicknamed The Sparkling City by the Sea, particularly in literature promoting tourism.

The city is home to the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi , also known as Truax Field, is a naval base located six miles southeast of the central business district of Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, Texas, Texas, United States....
 and is served by the Corpus Christi International Airport
Corpus Christi International Airport

Corpus Christi International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles west of the central business district of Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, Texas, Texas, United States....
.

Corpus Christi is known to many as the city in which Tejano
Tejano music

Tejano music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Hispanic populations of Central and Southern Texas....
 superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez, better known as Selena, was murdered on March 31, 1995, by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar
Yolanda Saldívar

Yolanda Sald?var was convicted in 1995 for the murder of Tejano music singer Selena, which occurred on March 31, 1995. After the shooting, Yolanda Saldivar kept police at bay for about 10 hours while she held a gun to her own head....
. Selena's funeral was one of the biggest funerals ever seen in the state of Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
.

Geography

Corpus Christi is located at (27.742857, -97.401927).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 460.2 square miles (1,192.0 km²), of which 154.6 square miles (400.5 km²) of it is land and 305.6 square miles (791.5 km²) of it (66.40%) is water. Drinking water for the city is supplied by two reservoirs, Lake Corpus Christi
Lake Corpus Christi

Lake Corpus Christi is a reservoir in coastal southern Texas. The lake was created in by the impounding of Wesley E. Seale Dam. The lake and the dam that creates it are managed by the Corpus Christi, Texas....
 and the Choke Canyon Reservoir
Choke Canyon Reservoir

Choke Canyon Reservoir is a reservoir in southern Texas, USA. The lake and the dam that creates it are managed by the Corpus Christi, Texas....
. Through an effective regional partnership with the Nueces River
Nueces River

The Nueces River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas, approximately long. It drains a region in central and southern Texas southeastward into the Gulf of Mexico....
 Authority and the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, a pipeline was built which transports water from Lake Texana
Lake Texana

Lake Texana is a reservoir on the Navidad River, 8 miles east of Edna, Texas, in Jackson County, Texas, Texas. The reservoir is formed by the construction of Palmetto Bend Dam, begun in 1968 and completed in 1979....
 to the city's O.N. Steven's Water Treatment Plant. It was named the Mary Rhodes Pipeline, named after the late Mayor Mary Rhodes. All reservoirs are outside the city limits, but are managed directly by public utility of the City of Corpus Christi.

Climate

Corpus Christi has a marine climate, enjoying similar temperatures to those of other Gulf Coast regions, but lower precipitation as it is located in a semiarid region. Average high temperatures in the summer months exceed while average nighttime winter lows in January, the coldest month, are a little less than . The city's largest recorded snowstorm was on Dec. 24, 2004. The city's record high temperature is , on September 5, 2000, while its record low is . In December 2004, the city experienced snowfall on Christmas Eve. The snow stayed until Christmas day and melted the day after.

Demographics



As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 277,454 people, 98,791 households, and 70,437 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 1,794.2 people per square mile (692.7/km²). There were 107,831 housing units at an average density of 697.3 per square mile (269.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.62% White, 4.67% African American, 0.64% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 18.58% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54.33% of the population.

There were 98,791 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,414, and the median income for a family was $41,672. Males had a median income of $31,863 versus $22,616 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $17,419. About 14.1% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

Various sections of Corpus Christi maintain distinct senses of identity and community from the city proper, especially the Calallen and Flour Bluff areas, and, less prominently, Clarkwood and Annaville. These areas are sometimes mistakenly believed to be separate municipalities.

The city has many demographic groups, ethnicities and sub-cultures, each giving it a distinct flavor: the defense bases and the people who work there; the large Hispanic community; the oil related professionals and workers; the cowboy culture; and the surfers.

Neighborhoods

  • Flour Bluff
    Flour Bluff, Corpus Christi, Texas

    Flour Bluff is a specified area of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. It is located on Encinal peninsula bordered by Corpus Christi Bay on the north, Cayo Del Oso on the west, the Laguna Madre on the east and the King Ranch to the south....
  • Calallen
    Calallen, Corpus Christi, Texas

    Calallen is a neighborhood in the U.S. city of Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas. It is located in the northwest part of the city....
  • Clarkwood
    Clarkwood, Corpus Christi, Texas

    Clarkwood is an area on the west side of Corpus Christi, Texas. Clarkwood was a town before being annexed by Corpus Christi in 1966....
  • Annaville
    Annaville, Corpus Christi, Texas

    Annaville is a neighborhood in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was a town before being annexed by Corpus Christi in the mid 1960s....
  • North Beach
    North Beach, Corpus Christi, Texas

    North Beach, also known as Rincon Point, is a section of Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas located on the far north end of the city. It is on the El Rincon peninsula surrounded by Corpus Christi Bay and Nueces Bay....
  • Mustang Island
    Mustang Island

    Mustang Island is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of the United States of Texas in the United States. The island is 18 miles long, stretching from Corpus Christi, Texas to Port Aransas, Texas....
  • North Padre Island
    North Padre Island

    North Padre Island is a barrier island along the coast of Texas. It is located between Padre Island and Mustang Island. Most of the island is in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas....
  • Gardendale
    Gardendale, Corpus Christi, Texas

    Gardendale was a community in eastern Nueces County that was annexed by the Corpus Christi, Texas in 1954....


Tourism

The city is home to a number of popular destinations for both tourists and residents. In the southeast part of the city, near the Pharaoh Valley subdivision, is the Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge, on the western shore of Oso Bay. The nearby Pharaohs golf course also serves as a haven for coastal and migratory birds. Some of the most visited attractions are on North Beach, where the Texas State Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium

The Texas State Aquarium is a non-profit organization aquarium located in Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas, United States. It is dedicated to promoting the Gulf of Mexico and conservation....
 and the USS Lexington
USS Lexington (CV-16)

File:USS Lexington Helm.jpgFile:USS Lexington Combat Information Center.jpgUSS Lexington , known as "The Blue Ghost", is one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy....
 Museum on the Bay are located. The USS Lexington was also part of the set for the 2000 film Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor (film)

Pearl Harbor is a 2001 in film war film directed by Michael Bay. It features a large ensemble cast, including Ben Affleck, Alec Baldwin, Jon Voight, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Jaime King, and Jennifer Garner....
. Nearby is Corpus Christi's museum district. Located there are the Museum of Asian Cultures, Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, the South Texas Institute for the Arts, and the Harbor Playhouse Theatre, one of the oldest continually operating community theatres in the State. Heritage Park is also in the museum district, where a number of older restored houses can be found. The downtown area, of which the museum district is a part, is home to skyscrapers such as One Shoreline Plaza
One Shoreline Plaza

One Shoreline Plaza in Corpus Christi, Texas overlooks Corpus Christi Bay and consists of 2 skyscrapers, north and south, south being the tallest, and the tallest building in South Texas south of San Antonio, Texas....
, companies, various shops, a very popular center of marinas, and Mirador de la Flor
Mirador de la Flor

Mirador de la Flor is a tourist attraction in Corpus Christi, Texas that was unveiled in 1997 to honor Selena, a Tejano music singer who was murdered two years earlier at the age of 23....
. Downtown also is home of the , which explores the history of surfing and focuses on surf culture along Texas' coast, as well as ,a non-profit art organization dedicated to promoting and presenting local, regional and national contemporary art. Also in the city is the Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens and Nature Center

The Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens and Nature Center are nonprofit botanical gardens and a nature center located at 8545 South Staples, Corpus Christi, Texas....
 which hosts gardening programs from time to time.

Directly east of Corpus Christi are Padre Island
Padre Island

Padre Island is part of the U.S. state of Texas. The island is located on Texas' southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico and is famous for its white sandy beaches at the south end....
 and Mustang Island
Mustang Island

Mustang Island is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of the United States of Texas in the United States. The island is 18 miles long, stretching from Corpus Christi, Texas to Port Aransas, Texas....
, home to various municipal, state, and national parks, most notably Padre Island National Seashore
Padre Island National Seashore

Padre Island National Seashore is a National Seashore located on Padre Island off the coast of South Texas. In contrast to South Padre Island, Texas , PAIS is located on North Padre Island and consists of a long beach where nature is preserved....
. The city is also near King Ranch
King Ranch

King Ranch, located in south Texas between Corpus Christi, Texas and Brownsville, Texas, is one of the world's largest ranch es . It is the largest ranch in the United States....
, one of the world's largest ranches, upon which the movie Giant
Giant (film)

Giant is a drama film directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from the novel by Edna Ferber. It stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean and features Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Rod Taylor and Earl Holliman....
 was based.

Yearly the city also celebrates the Buccaneer Days Carnival, which is typically held downtown.

South Padre Island Drive (locally abbreviated as "S.P.I.D.", with the letters pronounced individually), is the city's main retail corridor, with two shopping malls, La Palmera
La Palmera

La Palmera formerly known as Padre Staples Mall is a shopping mall located along the shopping corridor of South Padre Island Drive at Staples St....
 (formerly Padre Staples Mall), and Sunrise Mall. The soon to come Crosstown Commons, will be the largest of them all and is expected to have many more major retailers and attendance. Also, a number of other large shopping centers, small strip centers, and restaurants can be found throughout the city. Just to the west of Corpus Christi in the town of Robstown
Robstown, Texas

Robstown is a city in Nueces County, Texas, Texas, United States and a western suburb of Corpus Christi, Texas. It was founded about 1906, and was named for Robert Driscoll....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 (USA
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
) will another retail power center be constructed that will serve the entire 14-county Coastal Bend Region. As of May 14, 2008 the project is just one step closer to approval. Once approved construction should start as of late Fall 2008. The major retail project is to be named

The city is accessed by two major bridges, the Harbor Bridge
Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge

The Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge is a harbor bridge located in Corpus Christi, Texas which transports about 6,000 vehicles per day. It was constructed between 1956 and 1959 to replace a drawbridge....
 and the John F. Kennedy Causeway
John F Kennedy Memorial Causeway

The John F Kennedy Memorial Causeway is a bridge located in Corpus Christi, Texas.External links...
. Both bridges are maintained by the Texas Department of Highways and Transportation.

Economy

The Corpus Christi economy is vibrant and diversified with good growth potential With the majority of the population employed in the Services, Wholesale and Retail Trade, and Government sectors, Corpus Christi enjoys a low unemployment rate of 4.0% (May 2007).

The Port of Corpus Christi, which is the sixth largest U.S. port and deepest inshore port on the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an oceanic basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba....
, handles mostly oil and agricultural products. Much of the local economy is driven by tourism and the oil & petrochemicals industry. In 2005 it was ranked as the 47th largest in the world by cargo tonnage.

Corpus Christi is home to two installations of the United States military, the Corpus Christi Army Depot and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi , also known as Truax Field, is a naval base located six miles southeast of the central business district of Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, Texas, Texas, United States....
. Combined, these installations provide 6,200 civilian jobs to the local economy, making them the single largest employer in the city. Corpus Christi Army Depot, located on NAS Corpus Christi, is the largest helicopter repair facility in the world.

Corpus Christi is the headquarters of Whataburger
Whataburger

Whataburger is a Privately held company, regional fast food List of fast-food restaurants specializing in hamburgers. The company, established by Harmon Dobson, opened its first restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas on August 8, 1950....
, a fast food restaurant operator and franchisor with 650 stores in ten states and Mexico. Other large employers include the Corpus Christi Independent School District with 5,355 local employees, Spohn Health System at 4,500, Stripes Convenience Stores at 2,500, and the H.E.B. Grocery Company at 2,200.

Corpus Christi became the first major city to offer city wide free Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, founded in 1999 as Wireless Internet Compatibility Alliance , comprising more than 300 companies, whose products are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, based on the IEEE 802.11 standards ....
, in order to allow remote meter reading after a meter reader was attacked by a dog. In 2007 the network was purchased by Earthlink for $5.5 million, and stopped being a free service on May 31, 2007.

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    Agen

    Agen is a communes of France in the Lot-et-Garonne Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne 84 miles southeast of Bordeaux....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • Keelung, Taiwan
    Taiwan

    Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
  • Monterrey, Mexico
    Mexico

    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
  • Toledo
    Toledo, Spain

    Toledo is a city and municipality located in central Spain, 70 km south of Madrid. It is the capital city of the province of Toledo and of the autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-La Mancha....
    , Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
     (since September 5, 1989)
  • Yokosuka
    Yokosuka, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across the peninsula to Sagami Bay....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
     (since 1962)


Transportation

Corpus Christi is served by Corpus Christi International Airport
Corpus Christi International Airport

Corpus Christi International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles west of the central business district of Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, Texas, Texas, United States....
 and Interstate 37. U.S. Highway 77 connects the city to Brownsville
Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, Texas, United States. Brownsville is the 15th largest city in the state of Texas and the 130th largest in the United States....
 and Victoria
Victoria, Texas

Victoria is a city in and the county seat of Victoria County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 60,603 at the United States Census, 2000....
. Texas State Highway 44 is a main thoroughfare that connects Corpus Christi to the western part of South Texas by way of U.S. Highway 59, Interstate 35
Interstate 35

Interstate 35 is a north?south Interstate Highway in the central United States. I-35 stretches from Laredo, Texas, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Duluth, Minnesota, Minnesota, at Minnesota State Highway 61 and 26th Avenue East....
, and U.S. Highway 83. The inner city public transportation is provided by Corpus Christi Transportation Authority with its 28 bus routes. Corpus Christi once had a streetcar system functioning from 1910 to 1931 and a railway station (passenger service ended in 1965). Despite the convenience of a large harbor, the city does not have a passenger port.

Major Highways

  • Interstate 37
  • Us 77
    U.S. Highway 77
  • Us 181
    U.S. Highway 181
  • Texas 44
    Texas State Highway 44
  • Texas 35
    Texas State Highway 35
  • Texas State Highway 361
    Texas State Highway 361

    State Highway 361 or SH 361 is a state highway that runs from Gregory, Texas in southern Texas, near Corpus Christi, Texas, east and south to Padre Island on the Gulf of Mexico coast....


Sports

The city is home to the Corpus Christi IceRays of the Central Hockey League
Central Hockey League

The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional ice hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation....
, Corpus Christi Hooks
Corpus Christi Hooks

The Corpus Christi, Texas Hooks are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Texas League as the Class AA affiliate of the Houston Astros....
 of the Texas League
Texas League

The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Minor league baseball#Extant farm system league....
 who are a Double A affiliate of the Houston Astros. The Hooks hosted the 2007 Texas League All Star Game. The area is also home to a second baseball team, the Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs
Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs

The Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs were a professional baseball team based in the Corpus Christi, Texas suburb of Robstown, Texas, in the United States....
, a team in the Continental Baseball League
Continental Baseball League

The Continental Baseball League, based in Addison, Texas, is a professional, Independent league baseball baseball organization located in the U.S....
 . The city also supports the Corpus Christi Sharks
Corpus Christi Sharks

The Corpus Christi Sharks are a 2007 expansion member of the af2. They play their home games at the American Bank Center. Michael Trigg is the team's head coach....
 of arenafootball2. The Corpus Christi metropolitan area
Corpus Christi metropolitan area

The Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in South Texas that covers three counties - Aransas County, Texas, Nueces County, Texas, and San Patricio County, Texas....
 is also home of the Corpus Christi Hammerheads
Corpus Christi Hammerheads

The Corpus Christi Hammerheads are a professional indoor football team from the Corpus Christi, Texas suburb of Robstown, Texas. They are a member of the Indoor Football League....
 of the Intense Football League
Intense Football League

The Intense Football League was a professional indoor football league that initially began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska....
. As one of Corpus' best held secrets, sailing races are held weekly off downtown's T-heads every Wednesday, where spectators can watch beautiful vessels flying their spinnakers during sunset. Corpus is also home to the Corpus Christi Rugby Football Club
Corpus Christi Rugby Football Club

Corpus Christi Rugby Football Club is a member of the Texas Rugby Union, an affiliate of the Western Rugby Union, as well as USA Rugby.The CCRFC formed in 1973 as the Corpus Christi Islanders....
, which is a member of the Texas Rugby Union, an affiliate of the Western Rugby Union and of the United States Rugby Football Union.

ClubSportLeagueVenueEstablishedChampionships
Corpus Christi Hooks
Corpus Christi Hooks

The Corpus Christi, Texas Hooks are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Texas League as the Class AA affiliate of the Houston Astros....
Baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
Texas League
Texas League

The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Minor league baseball#Extant farm system league....
Whataburger Field
Whataburger Field

Whataburger Field is the minor league baseball stadium located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It is currently home to the Corpus Christi Hooks, the double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros....
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Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs
Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs

The Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs were a professional baseball team based in the Corpus Christi, Texas suburb of Robstown, Texas, in the United States....
Baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
CBL
Continental Baseball League

The Continental Baseball League, based in Addison, Texas, is a professional, Independent league baseball baseball organization located in the U.S....
Fairgrounds Field
Fairgrounds Field

Fairgrounds Field is a ballpark located in Robstown, TX. It is the home stadium of the Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs of the Continental Baseball League and the former home of the Coastal Bend Aviators....
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Corpus Christi IceRaysIce Hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
CHL
Central Hockey League

The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional ice hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation....
American Bank Center
American Bank Center

The American Bank Center is a Convention Center and multi-purpose arena in Corpus Christi, Texas. The American Bank Center is a renovated and expanded version of the city's old Bayfront Convention Center....
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Corpus Christi Sharks
Corpus Christi Sharks

The Corpus Christi Sharks are a 2007 expansion member of the af2. They play their home games at the American Bank Center. Michael Trigg is the team's head coach....
Indoor Football
Indoor football

Indoor football is a variation of American football with rules modified to make it suitable for play within indoor arenas....
AF2American Bank Center
American Bank Center

The American Bank Center is a Convention Center and multi-purpose arena in Corpus Christi, Texas. The American Bank Center is a renovated and expanded version of the city's old Bayfront Convention Center....
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Corpus Christi Hammerheads
Corpus Christi Hammerheads

The Corpus Christi Hammerheads are a professional indoor football team from the Corpus Christi, Texas suburb of Robstown, Texas. They are a member of the Indoor Football League....
Indoor Football
Indoor football

Indoor football is a variation of American football with rules modified to make it suitable for play within indoor arenas....
IFL
Indoor Football League

The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league....
Central Pavilion Arena
Central Pavilion Arena

The Central Pavilion Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Robstown, Texas with a capacity of just under 3,000. Completed in December 2006, it is the home of the Corpus Christi Hammerheads of the Indoor Football League....
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Corpus Christi Crabs
Corpus Christi Rugby Football Club

Corpus Christi Rugby Football Club is a member of the Texas Rugby Union, an affiliate of the Western Rugby Union, as well as USA Rugby.The CCRFC formed in 1973 as the Corpus Christi Islanders....
Rugby
Rugby union

Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
Texas Rugby UnionDewey's1973N/A


Education


Colleges and universities

Corpus Christi is home to several institutions of higher learning: Del Mar College , Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (formerly known by the following four names: Corpus Christi State University (CCSU), Texas A&I University at Corpus Christi, and University of Corpus Christi, but now a component of the Texas A&M University System
Texas A&M University System

The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest and most complex systems of higher education in the United States. Through a statewide network of nine university, eight U.S....
), Our Lady of Corpus Christi, a private, Roman Catholic university, a branch of the Coastal Bend College education program, and numerous vocational schools including Southern Careers Institute, Career Centers of Texas- Corpus Christi, and Vogue Cosmetology School. Corpus Christi is also home to the South Texas School of Christian Studies located on Ward Island alongside Texas A&M Corpus Christi. The school serves as an extension campus on the undergraduate level for Howard Payne University
Howard Payne University

Howard Payne University is a four-year private university located in Brownwood, Texas. The current president is Dr. Lanny Hall.Currently the university enrolls 1,400 full-time students....
 and on the graduate level for Logsdon Seminary of Hardin-Simmons University
Hardin-Simmons University

Hardin-Simmons University is a private Baptist university located in Abilene, Texas....
.

Del Mar College is a local community college begun in the 1940s at a location behind Wynn Seale Jr. H. S. The main campus began with the administration building which was constructed after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 on Del Mar. The college grew to encompass a good portion of a residential addition called Southmoreland built from the Bohemian farm lands in the late 1930s. Del Mar now includes a West campus located in area of Corpus Christi that once was Cliff Maus Airport.

Schools

Five school districts provide primary and secondary education for area residents: Corpus Christi Independent School District
Corpus Christi Independent School District

Corpus Christi Independent School District is a school district based in Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas, United States.CCISD serves most of the city of Corpus Christi....
 (CCISD), Calallen ISD
Calallen Independent School District

Calallen Independent School District is a school district located in northwest Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas in northern Nueces County, Texas. The district has approximately 4,000 students and operates three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school....
, Flour Bluff ISD
Flour Bluff Independent School District

Flour Bluff Independent School District is a public school district based in Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas .The district serves the Flour Bluff area of Corpus Christi as well as high school students from the London Independent School District....
, Tuloso-Midway ISD
Tuloso-Midway Independent School District

Tuloso-Midway Independent School District is a public school district in Nueces County, Texas, Texas .The district serves sections of Corpus Christi, Texas as well as high school students from the London Independent School District....
, and West Oso ISD
West Oso Independent School District

West Oso Independent School District is a public school district in Nueces County, Texas, Texas . Over 1,900 students are enrolled in West Oso schools....
. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912.The past bishops of the diocese are:...
 provides the primary and secondary education for Catholic school
Catholic school

Catholic schools are education ministries of the Roman Catholic Church. Presently, the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system....
s.

CCISD

In CCISD the high and middle schools follow:

Ray High School

Baker Middle School

Hamlin Middle School

Wynn Seale Middle School

Carroll High School

Grant Middle School

Tom Browne Middle School

Half of Kaffie Middle School

King High School

Cullen Middle School

Half of Kaffie Middle School

Haas Middle School

Miller High School

Martin Middle School

Driscoll Middle School

Moody High School

South Park Middle School

Cunningham Middle School

Recreation


Fishing

With the city being next to Corpus Christi Bay
Corpus Christi Bay

The Corpus Christi Bay is located in the southern Texas Coastal Bend, in a semi-arid region. Freshwater inflow is very low and the only sources of freshwater drainage to Corpus Christi Bay include the Nueces River and Cayo Del Oso, from Oso Creek....
, the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an oceanic basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba....
, and Laguna Madre
Laguna Madre

The Laguna Madre is the name of two long, shallow Headlands and bays along the western coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the United States and Mexico; the two being separated by the outlet of the Rio Grande....
, it has turned into a booming economy for fishing guides, bait merchants, fishing supply retailers, watercraft retailers, and even research of marine biology
Marine biology

Marine biology is the scientific study of living organisms in the ocean or other Marine or brackish bodies of water.Given that in biology many scientific classification, families and Genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxon...
. Shark attacks are typically limited to the South Padre Island area.

Kayak Fishing

In the past few years kayak fishing has become popular alternative to fishing from motor boats.

Hunting

Because of the abundance of fish, waterfowl hunting has become popular in the region. Duck
Duck

Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article; they do not represent a clade but a form taxon, being the Anatidae not considered swans and goose....
, geese, coot
Coot

Coots , are medium-sized water birds which are members of the rail family Rallidae. They constitute the genus Fulica. Coots have predominantly black Feather, and, unlike many of the rails, they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water....
, and teal
Teal

Teal may mean:* Teal , a greenish dark-blue color* Various ducks:** Black Teal, Aythya novaeseelandiae** Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors...
 are just some of the many birds hunted for on the water. There is also a huge interest in white-winged dove
White-winged Dove

The White-winged Dove is a dove whose native range extends from the Southwestern United States United States through Mexico and the Caribbean. It has also been introduced to Florida....
 and mourning dove
Mourning Dove

The Mourning Dove is a member of the dove family . The bird is also called the American Mourning Dove or Rain Dove, and formerly was known as the Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtledove....
 in these areas, but most of the birds are hunted on private leases.

Wind sports

The city has one of the highest average wind speed
Wind speed

Wind speed is the speed of wind, the movement of air or other gases in an atmosphere. It is a scalar quantity, the magnitude of the Vector of motion....
s of coastal cities in North America Combined with the Bay Front area along Ocean Drive, this makes Corpus Christi one of the premiere destinations for wind sports such as kite boarding, wind surfing, and kite
Kite

A kite is a flying tethered aircraft that depends upon the tension of a tethering system. The necessary Lift that makes the kite wing fly is generated when air flows over and under the kite's wing, producing low pressure above the wing and high pressure below it....
 flying. The city is also well known for having one of the best bays in the country for sailing.

Skateboarding

The Corpus Christi Skatepark was the highly anticipated attraction which opened on February 17, 2007. It is located in Cole Park on the shoreline of the Corpus Christi Bay
Corpus Christi Bay

The Corpus Christi Bay is located in the southern Texas Coastal Bend, in a semi-arid region. Freshwater inflow is very low and the only sources of freshwater drainage to Corpus Christi Bay include the Nueces River and Cayo Del Oso, from Oso Creek....
 near downtown. It is free and open to the public from dawn until 10PM. The concrete park includes a skating bowl, and a street course with stairs, railings and flat surfaces.

Notable people from Corpus Christi

  • Selena Quintanilla-Perez, Tejano star
  • A.B. Quintanilla
    Abraham Quintanilla III

    Abraham Issac Quintanilla III better known by A.B. Quintanilla, is a Mexican American Cumbia musician and producer. A native Texan of Mexican descent....
    , singer and songwriter currently with Kumbia All Starz
    Kumbia All Starz

    The Kumbia All Starz are a Cumbia music group from Corpus Christi, Texas created by A.B. Quintanilla. Kumbia All Starz are not to be confused with Los Kumbia Kings although some members are originally from Los Kumbia Kings....
    , Selena's older brother
  • Farrah Fawcett
    Farrah Fawcett

    Ferrah Leni Fawcett is an United States actress. She became a noted pop culture figure and sex symbol of the 1970s and into the 1980s, shaping the landscape of fashion and pop culture....
    , actress
  • Eva Longoria
    Eva Longoria

    Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker is an American film and television actress. She rose to fame by playing Isabella Bra?a Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless....
    , actress
  • Bobby Labonte
    Bobby Labonte

    Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing....
    , NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Sprint Cup driver and 2000 champion
  • Terry Labonte
    Terry Labonte

    Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
    , NASCAR Nextel Cup driver and 1984 & 1996 champion
  • Lou Diamond Phillips
    Lou Diamond Phillips

    Lou Diamond Phillips is an United States film, television, and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Ritchie Valens in the 1987 biographical film hit La Bamba ....
    , actor
  • John Smalls, serial killer
  • Jose Rivera
    Jose Rivera

    Jose Rivera can be:*Jos? Antonio Primo de Rivera , Spanish politician*Jos? Eustasio Rivera , Colombian politician and writer*Jos? Rivera , American playwright...
    , vice president of Del Mar college
  • Paula DeAnda
    Paula DeAnda

    Paula Dacia DeAnda is an American pop music/Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter and actor. She currently resides in Corpus Christi, Texas, but was born in San Angelo, Texas....
    , musician
  • Suzette Quintanilla, drummer for Selena y los Dinos
    Selena y Los Dinos

    Selena y Los Dinos was the band which music legend Selena belonged to until her untimely death in 1995....
    , Selena's older sister.
  • Lori Singer
    Lori Singer

    Lori Singer is an United States actor and cello. She is perhaps best known for her role of Ariel Moore, the daughter of Reverend Shaw Moore in the 1984 film Footloose, which also starred Kevin Bacon....
    , actress
  • Sam Neely
    Sam Neely

    Sam Neely was an American country musician.Neely began playing guitar at age ten. After moving with his family to Corpus Christi, Texas, he began playing in bands, including local group Buckle ....
    , singer
  • Freddy Fender
    Freddy Fender

    Freddy Fender , born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas, Texas, USA, was an United States, Tejano, country music, and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados....
    , singer, actor
  • Marc Singer
    Marc Singer

    Marc Singer is a Canada-born American actor known for his roles in science fiction films and television....
    , actor
  • Dabney Coleman
    Dabney Coleman

    Dabney Wharton Coleman is an United States actor. He is best known for his abrasive characters and his always present mustache.Biography...
    , actor
  • Terrence McNally
    Terrence McNally

    Terrence McNally is an United States playwright, considered one of the leading American dramatists still writing today. In addition to four Tony Awards, McNally has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Foundation, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Hull-Warriner Award, and a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters....
    , playwright
  • Ruben-James Cantu, archaeologist
  • Nina Mercedez
    Nina Mercedez

    Nina Mercedez is an United States pornographic actress....
    , adult film star
  • Danny Lohner
    Danny Lohner

    Daniel Patrick Lohner , most commonly known as Danny Lohner, is a rock musician who plays bass guitar, guitar and keyboards. He has worked with Trent Reznor on numerous occasions, both with Nine Inch Nails and on the now defunct Tapeworm project....
    , musician
  • Larry Norman
    Larry Norman

    Larry David Norman was an riddle United States Christian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and humorist. Norman's recordings are noted for their Christianity and social subject matter, and he is often described as the "father of Christian rock music"....
    , musician and songwriter
  • Brooks Kieschnick
    Brooks Kieschnick

    Michael Brooks Kieschnick is a former Major League Baseball player. He was primarily a relief pitcher and left-handed pinch hitter. He was originally selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft as a hitter, but after bouncing around the major and minor leagues for a decade, he revived his career by r...
    , baseball player
  • Amy Acuff
    Amy Acuff

    Amy Lyn Acuff is an Athletics from the United States. An aggressive high jump competitor, Acuff competed in the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump, Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump, Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump, and Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's h...
    , high jump
    High jump

    The high jump is an athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices....
    er
  • Pepe Serna
    Pepe Serna

    Pepe Serna is an United States film actor and artist.Raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas, Serna came to Hollywood in 1969 after the Mexican premiere of the Broadway musical Hair was shut down by Mexican officials after one performance....
    , actor
  • Don Williams
    Don Williams

    Don Williams , is a country music singer and songwriter. He grew up in Portland, Texas, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School....
    , country and western singer
  • Barbara Barrie
    Barbara Barrie

    Barbara Barrie is an United States actress and author of children's books....
    , actress
  • Billy Powell
    Billy Powell

    William Norris "Billy" Powell was an United States musician. He was the longtime keyboardist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, from 1970 until his death in 2009....
    , keyboardist
  • Burt Hooton
    Burt Hooton

    Burt Carlton Hooton , nicknamed "Happy" , is a coach and former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He Win 151 games over a 15-year career, mostly with the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers....
    , baseball player
  • Johnny Canales
    Johnny Canales

    Johnny Canales is a former Tejano singer, and was host of the popular show titled "The Johnny Canales Show" which showcased up-and-coming bands from Mexico and the United States, including Selena, La Mafia, Mazz, Intocable, La Sombra, Fama , Jaime y Los Chamacos, and Jennifer Pe?a also Los Tigres del Norte It aired on Televisa in Mexico a...
    , TV Show host
  • Allen Ludden
    Allen Ludden

    Allen Ludden was an United States television presenter and game show host. He was born Allen Packard Ellsworth in Mineral Point, Wisconsin....
    , game show
    Game show

    A game show is a type of television program in which members of the public or celebrity, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving problems for money and/or prizes....
     host
  • Todd Oldham
    Todd Oldham

    Jacky Todd Oldham is the son of Jackie Ray and Linea Lee Oldham. Oldham is an United States fashion designer originally from Corpus Christi, Texas....
    , fashion designer
  • Raymond Berry
    Raymond Berry

    Raymond Emmett Berry was an American football wide receiver. He played for the Indianapolis Colts during their two National Football League championship wins....
    , NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver
    Wide receiver

    A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass....
  • Brian Leetch
    Brian Leetch

    Brian Joseph Leetch is a retired United States professional ice hockey Defenceman who played in 18 National Hockey League Season s with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins....
    , NHL defenseman
  • Roger Creager
    Roger Creager

    Roger Creager is an award-winning United States country music singer and songwriter....
    , country music
    Country music

    Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
     singer-songwriter
    Singer-songwriter

    File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpgSinger-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who Lyricist, composer and singing their own Musical piece including lyrics and melody....
  • Johnny Roland
    Johnny Roland

    Johnny Earl Roland is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants....
    , NFL player and coach
  • Helen Donath
    Helen Donath

    Helen Donath is an American soprano.She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and studied at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi and with Paola Novikova in New York....
    , opera singer
  • Bette Nesmith Graham
    Bette Nesmith Graham

    Bette Graham was a typist, commercial artist, the inventor of Liquid Paper, and mother of musician and producer Michael Nesmith....
    , inventor of liquid paper (What is today called White-Out)
  • Revilo P. Oliver
    Revilo P. Oliver

    Revilo Pendleton Oliver was an United States professor of Classics philology, Spanish language, and Italian language at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who wrote and polemicized extensively for White nationalism causes....
    , notorious 20th century American fascist and scholar
  • Reverend Horton Heat, (Jim Heath), psychobilly
    Psychobilly

    Psychobilly is a genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is often characterized by lyrical references to science fiction, horror films and exploitation films, violence, lurid human sexuality, and other topics generally considered taboo, though often presented in a comedic or tongue-in-cheek fashi...
     musician
  • Brooke Staricha
    America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6

    America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 premiered on March 8, 2006, which would be the last cycle to air on UPN before merging with the The WB to create the The CW....
    , 6th runner-up on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6
    America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6

    America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 premiered on March 8, 2006, which would be the last cycle to air on UPN before merging with the The WB to create the The CW....
  • John McCain
    John McCain

    John Sidney McCain III is the senior senator United States United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election....
     - was stationed at NAS-CC
    Naval Air Station Corpus Christi

    Naval Air Station Corpus Christi , also known as Truax Field, is a naval base located six miles southeast of the central business district of Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, Texas, Texas, United States....
     from 1959-1960 where he graduated from flight school
  • Mitch Morris
    Mitch Morris

    Mitch Morris is an American actor. His full birth name is John Mitchell Morris.Morris was raised in a suburb of Corpus Christi named Portland, Texas....
     - actor
  • Jonathan Christopher Montgomery - actor
  • Lindy Cruce - actress


Films Made In Corpus Christi

Year Title Status Notes
1978 Tilt
Tilt (film)

Tilt is a movie that was released in 1979 and is rated PG. It stars a young Brooke Shields as a pinball wizard. Pinball sound effects by Bill Wray , Jim Wray, George Enete and Rudy Durand....
 		Filmed stars Brook Shields and Charles Durning
Charles Durning

Charles Durning is an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-nominated United States actor of stage and screen....
 		 
1985 The Legend of Billie Jean
The Legend of Billie Jean

The Legend of Billie Jean is a 1985 drama film, directed by Matthew Robbins . It is a retelling of Michael Kohlhaas, with Kohlhaas' wounded horses replaced by a damaged motorcycle....
 		Filmed stars Christian Slater
Christian Slater

Christian Michael Leonard Slater is an United States actor who has starred in films such as Heathers, Kuffs, True Romance and He Was a Quiet Man....
 and Helen Slater
Helen Slater

Helen Rachel Slater is an United States film actress and singer-songwriter....
 		 
1997 Selena
Selena (film)

Selena is an United States biographical film about the life and career of the late Tejano music singer Selena, a Grammy Award-winning recording artist who was well known in the Mexican-American and Latino communities in the United States and Mexico before her death....
 		Filmed stars Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lynn Lopez , popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American Golden Globe-nominated actor, Grammy Award-nominated singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer....
 		 
2001 Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor (film)

Pearl Harbor is a 2001 in film war film directed by Michael Bay. It features a large ensemble cast, including Ben Affleck, Alec Baldwin, Jon Voight, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Jaime King, and Jennifer Garner....
 		Filmed stars Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck is an United Statesn actor, film director and screenwriter. He became known in the mid 1990s, after his involvement in the film Mallrats , and has since become an Academy Award winner for his screenplay in Good Will Hunting in 1997....
 and Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett

Joshua Daniel Hartnett is an American actor. He came to fame after his first film role, in 1998's Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and as Matt Eversmann in the true story Black Hawk Down , alongside Ewan McGregor, William Fichtner, and Eric Bana....
 		 
2008 The Open Road
The Open Road

The Open Road is a 2009 in film comedy/drama film written and directed by Michael Meredith. It stars Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, Jeff Bridges and Mary Steenburgen....
 		 In Production stars Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
 and Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges

Jeffrey Leon Bridges is a four-time Academy Award-nominated American actor and musician. His most notable films include The Last Picture Show, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Tron , Starman , The Fisher King , The Big Lebowski, Seabiscuit , and Iron Man ....
 		 


Media

Magazines


Newspapers


Broadcast television
  • KIII 3
    KIII

    KIII, channel 3, is an American Broadcasting Company affiliate broadcasting on analog channel 3 in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is currently owned by McKinnon Broadcasting, though licensed under "Channel 3 of Corpus Christi, Inc." in the FCC database....
     (ABC)
  • KRIS 6
    KRIS-TV

    KRIS-TV is a television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 6 as an NBC affiliate. KRIS-TV also airs programming from The CW on DT2, as CW South Texas....
     (NBC)
  • KZTV 10
    KZTV

    KZTV, Channel 10, is the CBS affiliate for Corpus Christi, Texas and the Coastal Bend of South Texas.Its antenna is located in Robstown, Texas, to the west of Corpus Christi, and its studios and operations are located on the edge of downtown Corpus Christi....
     (CBS
    CBS

    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
    )
  • KEDT 16
    KEDT

    KEDT is a full-service television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, broadcasting locally in NTSC on Ultra high frequency channel 16 and in ATSC on UHF channel 23 as a Public Broadcasting Service member station....
     (PBS
    Public Broadcasting Service

    The Public Broadcasting Service is an United States non-profit public broadcasting television service with 354 member TV stations in the United States....
    )
  • KTOV-LP 21
    KTOV-LP

    KTOV-LP, channel 21, is a low-power television station licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas. It is owned by GH Broadcasting and is the local affiliate of MyNetwork TV....
     (My Network TV)
  • KORO 28
    Koro

    Koro is a Japanese incense burner or censer often used in Japanese tea ceremony.Examples are usually of globular form with three feet, made in pottery, Imari porcelain, Kakiemon, Satsuma ware, vitreous enamel or bronze....
     (Univision
    Uni

    :For the numerical prefix...
    )
  • KUQI 38
    KUQI

    KUQI is a full-power broadcast television station in the Corpus Christi, Texas market. It airs over UHF channel 38. It is the Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate for the area, replacing the affiliation previously held by low-power station K47DF....
     (FOX
    Fox Broadcasting Company

    The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox and stylized as FOX, is an United States television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
    )
  • KCRP-CA 41
    KCRP-CA

    KCRP-CA is a low-power Class A television service television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, broadcasting locally in NTSC on Ultra high frequency channel 41 as an affiliate of Telefutura....
     (Telefutura
    TFU

    TFU is a three-letter acronym that can stand for:*Task Force Uruzgan, a Dutch reconstruction team in Afghanistan*Training for Utopia, a metalcore and industrial metal band from 1996—2000...
    )
  • KDF 47
    K47DF

    K47DF is a low-power television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 47 as an independent station . It is owned by KRIS Communications, a DBA of KVOA Communications, which is a subsidiary of Evening Post Publishing Company....
     (Independent
    Independent station

    An independent station is television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any Television network....
    )
  • K54JS 54
    K54JS

    K54JS-LP is a low-powered television station affiliated with the Mexico-based Multimedios Television, owned and operated by Mintz Broadcasting. It broadcasts on channel 54 and licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas....
     (Multimedios
    Multimedios Television

    Multimedios Television is a network of Spanish language television stations found throughout Mexico. The system is part of Grupo MultimediosIt has two channels, one broadcast on XHAW-TV channel 12 in Monterrey which features locally produced news, sports, children's shows and general mass appeal programming....
    )
  • K68DJ "KAJA" 68
    K68DJ

    K68DJ, known on-air as KAJA Telemundo, is a low-power television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 68 as an affiliate of the Spanish-language Telemundo network....
     (Telemundo
    TEL

    *TEL is a three-letter acronym** Tetra-ethyl lead, a gasoline additive to make leaded gasoline** Tokyo Electron, a semiconductor equipment manufacturer...
    )


Radio

Internet Radio



AM

  • 1230AM KSIX


FM

  • KNDA, 102.9 Da Bomb


History

Nueces Hotel
Nueces Hotel

The Nueces Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas was a luxury hotel that also served the city as a center of social and political life during the early twentieth century and was for years the largest building in Texas south of San Antonio....


Old Bayview Cemetery
Old Bayview Cemetery

Old Bayview Cemetery, located on a small hill in downtown Corpus Christi, Texas at West Broadway and Waco streets and bordered by the I-37 access road, is the oldest Federal government of the United States military cemetery in Texas....


External links

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  • , features local history photographs and materials
Sports