Good morning, Corpus Christi.

Dozens gathered at Coastal Bend veterans cemetery on Friday morning to honor U.S. Navy veteran David Eugene Garrett, who had no known next of kin.

The service ensured he received a dignified farewell from community members.

Flour Bluff broke ground on Hornet Stadium improvements today near local sports venues.

The project will update seating and lighting to better serve community events (additional details are pending).

SpaceX is developing its fully reusable Starship rocket at its Starbase in Cameron County near Brownsville and preparing for frequent test flights as FAA forecasts over 500 launches per year, while local officials plan to annex 7,133 acres near Boca Chica Beach.

An abandoned home on Green Grove Drive will be demolished after local residents reported safety concerns and police boarded the property to prevent break-ins, with demolition scheduled for review by the Building and Boards committee in November.

Federal regulators project that rocket launches will climb to over 500 per year by 2036.

Local companies are stepping up as SpaceX tests its Starship at a South Texas hub and Virgin Galactic plans to resume space tourism in February from New Mexico’s Spaceport America.

A Sinton mother said her 8-year-old son left Sinton Elementary and was found on East Merriman Street at 1:10 p.m.—officers escorted him and school officials placed three employees on administrative leave pending an investigation.

He was examined at a hospital and cleared.

Crews in Three Rivers are clearing flood debris from Tips Park after flooding from the Nueces River, with a two- to three-day cleanup underway.

The city works with Republic Services to haul wood, vegetation, and trash to restore the park.

The Texas Department of Transportation will lower the speed limit on SH 361 from 60 mph to 50 mph on Tuesday, Aug.

25. The change affects the corridor between Park Road 22 and just south of Beach Access Road 1A - electronic boards will guide drivers to the new limit.