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🌱 Patch AM: Where to take your Christmas tree and holiday clutter in Corpus
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In today's newsletter:
- Where to take your Christmas tree and holiday clutter in Corpus
- Why Corpus Christi must erase its beloved colorful crosswalks
- Why Moody’s downgraded Corpus Christi’s credit rating—and what happens next
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- Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 64 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
- Thursday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. City of Corpus Christi urges residents to recycle right after the holidays (kiiitv.com) — Corpus Christi’s Solid Waste Services is asking residents to sort holiday recycling carefully, especially cardboard, packaging, and clean containers in blue carts. The city also offers drop-off at the J.C. Elliott Transfer Station for live Christmas trees, hazardous waste, electronics, appliances, and other items from December 26 through January 31, 2026. 
2. State denies request to keep Corpus Christi's colorful crosswalks (kiiitv.com) — Corpus Christi will have to remove its colorful crosswalks at Six Points and at Twigg and Shoreline after TxDOT denied the city’s request for an exemption under Gov. Abbott’s Safe Roads Initiative. City officials warn that keeping the non-standard markings could jeopardize state and federal transportation funding, with removal expected to begin in early 2026 and residents already voicing strong disappointment.
3. City of Corpus Christi Responds to Downgrade in Moody's Rating (southtexascommunitynews.com) — Corpus Christi officials are responding to Moody’s decision to downgrade the city’s bond and utility ratings, largely over long-term water supply concerns. City leaders stress that securing a drought-proof water future is their top priority, highlighting ongoing work on desalination, groundwater from nearby counties, and water reuse projects to protect residents and the regional economy.
4. Nueces county residents raise concerns over city groundwater wells (kiiitv.com) — Corpus Christi officials are weighing a plan to drill 20 groundwater wells that could serve roughly half a million Coastal Bend residents, but some Nueces County neighbors fear their private wells could run dry. At a packed City Hall meeting, residents pressed the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District about environmental impacts, conflicts of interest, and why they felt their questions weren’t being answered before a key vote on Dec. 19.
5. Carlton Street Arrest (southtexascommunitynews.com) — Corpus Christi police arrested a 32-year-old fugitive on December 11 after weeks of surveillance in the 4200 block of Carlton, seizing cocaine, pills, marijuana, and cash. The suspect was taken into custody without incident and booked on multiple drug, evading, and parole violation charges, underscoring ongoing local narcotics enforcement efforts.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Corpus Christi
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- Dads Day on Campus
Brundrett Middle Port Aransas, TX 78373
7:30 am - OES Christmas Performance
Olsen El Port Aransas, TX 78373
9:45 am
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- F/JV/V Girls and Boys District Basketball vs Veterans
High School/CTE
5:00 pm - JV/V Girls Soccer Scrimmage vs Beeville
Ray Akins Stadium , 4600 Athletic Facilities , Ingleside
6:00 pm - 5th Grade Self-Responsibility Class
Austin El Portland, TX 78374 - Early Release Day
Ingleside ISD Ingleside, TX 78362 - JV/V Girls Soccer Scrimmage vs Victoria East
Ray Akins Stadium , 4600 Athletic Facilities , Ingleside
5:00 pm - Boys/Girls Basketball Away vs. CC Miller
Miller High School
5:00 pm - Varsity Girls Soccer Scrimmage vs McAllen
Ray Akins Stadium , 4600 Athletic Facilities , Ingleside
6:00 pm - Winter Break
Ingleside ISD Ingleside, TX 78362
8:00 am - Girls District Basketball Game vs Ray
High School/CTE
1:00 pm - Boys District Basketball vs Ray
High School/CTE
1:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Monday December 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Thank you to the very kind neighbor whom brought our package that was delivered to her address.
You are a very kind and honest soul. May the Lord bless you. (Nextdoor Maple Hills) - She has been found!!!
She was dragging herself back to our home. Something attacked her but she’s now home and safe! Has anyone seen her? She got out when I left my… (Nextdoor Callicoate Estates)
- Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Unit # 787 in Corpus Christi. Apply here.
- Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for HCA Columbia Bay Area Stock Worker and Receiver - Sr in Corpus Christi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Corpus Christi here.
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