🌱 Patch AM: What Corpus Christi’s water crisis could mean for your taps next year

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In today's newsletter:

• What Corpus Christi’s water crisis could mean for your taps next year
• See Corpus Christi Bay through a photographer’s lens all in one day
• If you win $1.6B Powerball, how much do you keep?

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: A shower; fog in the morning, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
• Tuesday: Areas of morning fog, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
• Wednesday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here's why water was chosen as Caller-Times' Newsmaker of 2025 (caller.com subscription) — Corpus Christi is facing critically low lake levels and the possibility of future water curtailment as drought, industrial demand, and political gridlock strain the city’s supplies. Local leaders are weighing groundwater projects, desalination, and conservation debates that could reshape how residents, industry, and nearby communities access and pay for water over the next few years.
   

• Views of the Corpus Christi Bay (caller.com subscription) — Enjoy a visual tour of Corpus Christi Bay, from North Beach and Cole Park to the Art Museum of South Texas and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, all captured on a single December day. These photos highlight local fishing spots, seabirds, ships, and the downtown skyline that define everyday coastal life here.
   

• Powerball jackpot is growing to infinity and beyond (kristv.com) — Corpus Christi lottery players are eyeing a massive Powerball jackpot that’s climbed to $1.6 billion after no one hit Friday’s $1.4 billion prize. The story breaks down what a winner would really take home after choosing cash or annuity and paying federal taxes, so locals can daydream with more realistic numbers.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• Girls District Basketball Game vs Ray
  High School/CTE
  1:00 pm
• Boys District Basketball vs Ray
  High School/CTE
  1:00 pm
• Boys and Girls District Basketball Game vs Ray
  High School/CTE
  1:00 pm
• Varsity Girls/Boys Soccer Scrimmage vs Alumni
  Ray Akins Stadium , 4600 Athletic Facilities , Ingleside
  6:00 pm
• Gregory City Council Meeting
  City Hall , 310 Ayers St , Gregory
  6:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Girls Basketball tournament aways vs Tuloso Midway
  Tuloso- Midway High School

Tuesday December 30

• Varsity Boys Soccer vs SA Holmes
  Ray Akins Stadium , 4600 Athletic Facilities , Ingleside
  11:30 am

Friday January 2

• Boys/Girls Basketball Away vs. Alice
  Alice High School
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• NCJLS Horse Show
  Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds , 1213 Terry Shamsie Blvd , Robstown

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Can my neighbors please be on the lookout for my cat Crow.
  he has been missing for 8 days now. He never leaves our area but goes to our neighbors because everyone feeds him. Very spoiled cat. We are all… (Nextdoor Wooldridge/Airline)
• I have a 1 year old weenie dog that needs to be rehomed.
  We paid $600 and she was supposed to be my son’s dog but he doesn’t give her the time and attention she needs. Her name is Bailey and I have an… (Nextdoor Callicoate Estates)

• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Unit 31 in Corpus Christi. Apply here.
• Aramark posted a job opening for Afternoon Warehouse Runner-Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Corpus Christi here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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