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Texas energy leaders discuss growing demands on power grid
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Love’s Expands with Texas Opening; Renovates Stores
OKLAHOMA CITY – Love’s Travel Stops is expanding its footprint in Texas, with the opening of a new travel stop in Premont located at 511 NE 8th Street (U.S. Route 281). The new travel stop has 59 truck parking spaces, four RV sites and provides free parking for Love’s customers, helping to address the national truck parking shortage. So far in 2026, Love’s has added 1,135 truck parking spaces across the country, according to a company release.
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BEIC shifts $250K to Beeville general fund to ease tax burden
BEEVILLE – The Beeville Economic Improvement Corporation board voted Aug. 19 to increase its annual transfer to the city's general fund to $250,000, defund a regional economic partnership and swear in a new board member as part of its upcoming 2026-2027 fiscal year budget review. At the start of...
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FOLLOW THE SUN // Solar array components specialist installs slitting equipment to match increasing demand for precision tubing
Above: JM Steel runs multiple Braner lines; the newest one is compact and maintenance friendly. August, 2026- Founded in 2000 and based in Huger, South Carolina, JM Steel has been on a growth trajectory since the beginning, most recently placing additional metal processing capacity into its Sinton, Texas, plant. Jake...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Corpus Christi port, DOT to explore floating nuclear power plants
The Port of Corpus Christi is joining with the federal government to explore nuclear maritime technologies. The port will cooperate with the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Division to “explore the technical, regulatory, and operational requirements for U.S. seaports to deploy floating nuclear power plants and/or accommodate in safe harbor civil vessels powered by nuclear propulsion,” according to a memo to the port commission. The commission approved a memorandum of cooperation with the division on Aug. 18. This is a voluntary statement of intent and does not include any agreement to fund projects, according to the memo. According to the memorandum, the port will evaluate the feasibility of accommodating floating nuclear power plants and nuclear-powered commercial vessels, will work with partners to “advance the state of practice and acceptance for the deployment of advanced nuclear technology in the maritime industry,” contribute to the establishment of a port acceptance and inspection regime, and engage with local stakeholders. The feasibility study, done in collaboration with Core Power Inc., will explore site characterization and suitability, regulatory considerations and grid integration for floating nuclear power plants, as well as safety and security requirements and regulatory considerations for nuclear-propelled vessels. Core Power Inc. is a
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Corpus Christi starts $108-million reclaimed water pipeline project
(UI) — Corpus Christi has started construction on a $108 million reclaimed water pipeline project that will add 11 million gallons per day (mgd) of non-potable water capacity for industrial users while reducing demand on the South Texas city’s freshwater supplies. Construction on the Reclaimed Water for Industrial...
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Town of Woodsboro barred from raising property tax rate
WOODSBORO — The Town of Woodsboro is among more than 110 Texas municipalities prohibited from raising property taxes above the no-new-revenue rate because of alleged failures to comply with state financial audit and transparency requirements, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced. The Texas attorney general’s office sent Woodsboro a violation...
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Rockport gallery owners to launch hands-on jewelry studio
ROCKPORT — Rockport’s coastal arts scene will add a hands-on silversmithing destination this fall as local gallery owners expand their downtown business into an instructional space for jewelry makers. Kimmi Norvell Moake and Danya De León, co-owners of Moon Over Water Gallery and Artisan Market, plan to open...
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Beeville residents strongly oppose proposed 20% property tax rate hike
BEEVILLE – Dozens of residents packed the John C. Fulghum Beeville Event Center Aug. 18 to voice sharp opposition during a public hearing on the city’s proposed tax rate. The proposed property tax rate of $0.82036 per $100 valuation—up 20.24% from the current rate of $0.68225—drew heavy criticism from local business owners, retirees and homeowners struggling with rising living costs and inflated property appraisals. If approved, the tax on an average homestead valued at $146,099 would rise by $249.01 annually, a 26.22% increase.
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Texas measure would raise drought water rates up to 280% for major industrial users
Corpus Christi City Council has approved a referendum for a citizen-backed Fair Water Amendment that would increase drought-time water charges for major industrial users in the area. In Texas, Corpus Christi's reservoirs have climbed back from near-crisis levels, but a growing fight over who should pay more during periods of...
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U.S. Under Secretary of Energy says $3 billion AEP loan will strengthen Texas grid
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Rising Lake Corpus Christi water brings new life to businesses, real estate
Businesses around Lake Corpus Christi are experiencing a rebound in customers as water levels rise after years of drought conditions. After years of struggling with low water levels, businesses around Lake Corpus Christi are seeing more customers return as the water comes back. For Paul Brittain, owner of The Tacklebox,...