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The port of Corpus Christi opened in 1925 after culminating efforts that began as early as 1848 to obtain a deep-water port. [6] The Port of Corpus Christi currently is the sixth largest U.S. port and deepest inshore port on the Gulf of Mexico, it handles mostly oil and agricultural products. In 2005 it was ranked as the 47th largest in the ...
Henry Lawrence Kinney (June 3, 1814 – March 3, 1862) was an American politician, military officer, and later filibuster known for founding what became the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. Born in Pennsylvania, Kinney moved to Texas in 1838 and settled near present-day Brownsville. He served in both houses of the Texas Legislature. [1]
Nelda Martinez (born July 22, 1961) is an American real estate agent and politician who served as mayor of the Texas city of Corpus Christi from 2012 to 2016. Martinez is affiliated with the Democratic Party .
Corpus Christi residents in the New Year will see a charge lifted from their utilities bills – for many, a decrease of about $5. A street maintenance fee first instituted in 2014 expires Sunday.
Corpus Christi (/ ˌ k ɔːr p ə s ˈ k r ɪ s t i / KOR-pəs KRIS-tee; Latin for 'Body of Christ') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County [5] with portions extending into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties.
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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Reliant Energy, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, is one of the largest Texas electricity providers serving over 1.5 million Texans. [2] Reliant provides over 23 million megawatts of power annually [clarification needed] to residential and business customers. [3] Reliant Energy was founded in 2000. [4]
In 1988, the main branch of the Corpus Christi post office was renamed in his honor. In 1996, a nine-foot (2.7 m) statue of him was dedicated at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. In 1999, his image was placed on the US Treasury's $75 I Bond series honoring great Americans. [12]