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Yahoo
16-04-2025
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Design to transform old train trestle to pedestrian bridge in Corpus Christi is nearing
Transforming a deserted train trestle into a pedestrian bridge over Oso Bay is nearing the start of design work. The Corpus Christi City Council on April 15 approved an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation that will provide the lion's share of funding — nearly $11.8 million from the state — for a project with an anticipated total cost of about $13.6 million, according to city records. Billed in city documents as the Holly Road Train Trestle to Tourism Trail Project, its key feature is planned to be the redevelopment of about one-half mile of the abandoned former Tex-Mex railway spur, first constructed in 1940, into a pedestrian bridge connecting Flour Bluff and the Southside. It is proposed to be constructed on the existing pilings of the remaining trestle, according to the city's capital improvement plan. The initiative is also expected to include a new shared-use path — infrastructure that will accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic — along Flour Bluff Drive, according to a news release issued late Tuesday. It is an important project for the area, said City Councilwoman Kaylynn Paxson, whose district includes Flour Bluff. She described the community as one that 'really cherishes the local spaces, these raw environmental spaces.' 'Port Aransas has truly capitalized on that well,' Paxson said. 'It's a huge draw. I can see that for Flour Bluff. … I hope this is a tremendous cornerstone for that.' Additional financing devoted to the project includes $1.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding and $500,000 in bonds approved by voters in 2022, according to city documents. The project is anticipated to be completed in 2027, the news release states. More: An outdoor learning space? Here's why Flour Bluff ISD is expanding its wetlands property. More: #TBT: Old Tex-Mex railway spur crossed Oso Bay into Flour Bluff This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: An old train trestle is planned to transform into a pedestrian bridge
Yahoo
10-03-2025
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Man faces charges in shooting outside of bar on Corpus Christi's Southside
A man is facing charges for aggravated robbery, deadly conduct by discharging a firearm and evading arrest after Corpus Christi police say he shot a man outside of a Southside bar early Saturday. Isaac Rene Martinez, 27, was being held in the Nueces County Jail as of Monday afternoon, jail records show. Officers arrived at the nightclub, located in the 6500 block of Yorktown Boulevard, at 12:45 a.m. in reference to a shooting, according to a news release published online by the Corpus Christi Police Department. As more officers arrived, they found one victim at Staples and Yorktown, a 21-year-old man with injuries that were not life-threatening who was treated on scene, police said. Police said the male victim told officers that he had arrived at the business to pick someone up when someone else confronted him in the parking lot. Senior officer Jennifer Collier later confirmed that the 21-year-old man had gotten out of his vehicle to go inside of the establishment when the offender, Martinez, confronted him. Martinez tried to take property from the victim, shooting him as he began to run away, according to the news release. Martinez left the scene in his own vehicle as he continued to fire several more shots toward the business, police said. According to an update to the investigation, Martinez left the business in a vehicle and traveled south on Cimarron Boulevard. Police said that witnesses at the scene described the shooter and the fleeing vehicle. Officers found Martinez, who had driven to a dead end near Samba Drive, they said. Police ordered Martinez to stop, and when he attempted to evade them, they shocked him with a Taser and took him into custody. Police recovered a weapon from Martinez and impounded his vehicle, they said. They transported him to a local hospital for medical clearance, then took him to the City Detention Center for booking. More: Corpus Christi police, U.S. Marshals arrest man accused of shooting, injuring officer More: Corpus Christi police searching for man who they say shot, injured officer This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Corpus Christi police arrest man accused in shooting at Southside bar
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man faces charges in shooting outside of bar on Corpus Christi's Southside
A man is facing charges for aggravated robbery, deadly conduct by discharging a firearm and evading arrest after Corpus Christi police say he shot a man outside of a Southside bar early Saturday. Isaac Rene Martinez, 27, was being held in the Nueces County Jail as of Monday afternoon, jail records show. Officers arrived at the nightclub, located in the 6500 block of Yorktown Boulevard, at 12:45 a.m. in reference to a shooting, according to a news release published online by the Corpus Christi Police Department. As more officers arrived, they found one victim at Staples and Yorktown, a 21-year-old man with injuries that were not life-threatening who was treated on scene, police said. Police said the male victim told officers that he had arrived at the business to pick someone up when someone else confronted him in the parking lot. Senior officer Jennifer Collier later confirmed that the 21-year-old man had gotten out of his vehicle to go inside of the establishment when the offender, Martinez, confronted him. Martinez tried to take property from the victim, shooting him as he began to run away, according to the news release. Martinez left the scene in his own vehicle as he continued to fire several more shots toward the business, police said. According to an update to the investigation, Martinez left the business in a vehicle and traveled south on Cimarron Boulevard. Police said that witnesses at the scene described the shooter and the fleeing vehicle. Officers found Martinez, who had driven to a dead end near Samba Drive, they said. Police ordered Martinez to stop, and when he attempted to evade them, they shocked him with a Taser and took him into custody. Police recovered a weapon from Martinez and impounded his vehicle, they said. They transported him to a local hospital for medical clearance, then took him to the City Detention Center for booking. More: Corpus Christi police, U.S. Marshals arrest man accused of shooting, injuring officer More: Corpus Christi police searching for man who they say shot, injured officer This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Corpus Christi police arrest man accused in shooting at Southside bar
