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The design for a new skate park at Billish Park on Padre Island is 90% complete and bids will be invited soon, with construction set to begin within months and an opening projected by next summer to serve local skaters.

A junk removal worker at a Flour Bluff demolition site donated a Navy helicopter blade discovered amid debris to the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi — the piece, identified by its serial numbers as belonging to a Sikorsky H-34 from decades-old naval training, will be saved for a future exhibit.

Texas Gov. Abbott proposed limiting laptops and tablets in classrooms to boost traditional learning with books, paper, and handwriting.

He met with local parents and educators Thursday to discuss guidelines for using technology only for targeted lessons.

The Texas Education Agency released school accountability ratings for Coastal Bend public schools on Aug.

14 for the 2025-26 year. Several districts improved their scores—Corpus Christi campuses earned high marks while no CCISD school received an F rating.