Nueces County News

What's in a name? For some candidates in this week's primaries, including Jim Hogan and Malachi Boyuls, the answer may have been a few thousand votes.

Chris Ramirez/Caller-Times Corpus Christi Mayor Nelda Martinez signs a community covenant that pledges the city's support of the military.

David Colonga, 51, remained in Nueces County Jail on Monday on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony charge, jail officials said.

Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times Nueces County Judge Loyd Neal reads a proclamation from the Nueces County Commissioners Court, during the Texas Independence Day celebration Sunday in front of the Centennial House.

Horticulturalists and a software programmer are scheduled speakers for the Cherokee County Master Gardener Association's an-nual Spring Conference Saturday at the First Christ-ian Church Fellowship Hall, 1920 Beaumont St., Jackson-ville.

TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Cmdr. Santiago Escalante, of the Corpus Christi Police Department, announces the arrest of two suspects in the Feb. 16 shooting death of two girls on Cheryl Drive.

Corpus Christi police confirm two individuals arrested in connection with the Feb. 16 shooting death of two girls on Cheryl Drive.

There are questions tonight over a pending project at the Keach Library in Robstown, and whether or not the price tag is worth it for taxpayers.

The Tax-Assessor Collector in Nueces County says in the past week alone his office has seen several car title troubles.

One new Permian Basin well is now on production and has averaged 52 barrels of oil and 58 Mcf of liquids rich gas per day since December 12, 2013.

The parents of one of the two children shot and killed on Sunday are expected to address the media at an 11 a.m. news conference today at the Corpus Christi police department.

It's decision time for farmers. For one, how soon should they put the planter in the field? Also, with a new farm program signed into law, producers will soon face other important decisions, some of which could affect management for years to come.

Sheriff Kaelin recommends contacting the Sheriff's Office or the Corpus Christi Police Department if you need more information on the scam.

After Mary Encinia saw her daughter's lifeless body in a roadside ditch two years ago, it was all she could do to hold it together.

Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Isabel Sustaita holds onto dance partner Ramon Pinon on Wednesday as they move across the dance floor during the Valentine Queen Coronation and Dance at the Nueces County Community Center in Robstown.

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