Election Day for Texas 2026 midterm elections is set for November 3. Early voting runs October 19-30. The last day to register for early voting was October 5. Voters will choose candidates for U.S. Senate, governor, Congress, state legislature, county offices and school boards, and will vote on propositions and tax measures.
$West Oso ISD ad valorem tax rate increase of 8.95% in M&O revenue; Skidmore-Tynan ISD ad valorem tax rate increase of 8.98% in M&O revenue; sales and use tax of 1.25% adoption in an unspecified city location; Nueces County Emergency Services District No. 1 considers local sales and use tax not to exceed 2%.
James Talarico, U.S. Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, U.S. Senate candidate; Greg Abbott, Governor candidate and 3 more
Eight years after unanimously approving a plan to build Texas's first seawater desalination plant, Corpus Christi has spent at least $50 million but the plant has not materialized. The city agreed not to pressure major industrial water users to cut consumption in exchange for their funding, but the companies now contribute only a fraction of expected costs. Residents face paying the remainder as regional reservoirs approached depletion during spring drought.
$at least $50 million for spending on desalination plant
Corpus Christi City Council, unanimously approved plan in August 2018; Frank Brogan, consultant and former Port of Corpus Christi executive; OxyChem, Valero, Citgo, major regional water users
A 28-year-old Corpus Christi resident was found guilty of transporting eight undocumented aliens in a cattle trailer at a Border Patrol checkpoint near Falfurrias on July 2. He claimed a friend asked him to move cattle and that he did not know who owned the trailer.
$$250,000 for maximum fine
Jose Manuel Gomez, 28-year-old convicted defendant; U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos, Presiding judge; Border Patrol, Investigating agency and 2 more
Corpus Christi City Council and mayoral candidates raised and spent campaign funds from July 1 to Sept. 24, 2026. More than $500,000 flowed into campaigns and over $400,000 was spent during this period.
$over $500,000 for campaign contributions
Paulette Guajardo, Mayor, seeking final term; David Ainsworth Sr., Mayoral candidate; Gil Hernandez, Mayoral candidate, District 5 representative and 6 more
Four candidates—Jen Allende, Isabel Araiza, Laura Flores Commons, and Selena Guerra—are running for an open Corpus Christi City Council District 2 seat in the November 2026 election. The district includes shoreline, Bay Area neighborhoods, and areas near Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Jen Allende, Candidate for Corpus Christi City Council District 2; Isabel Araiza, Candidate for Corpus Christi City Council District 2; Laura Flores Commons, Candidate for Corpus Christi City Council District 2 and 1 more
Dated record: December 20, 2019 This is not new. It happened on December 20, 2019, about 7 years ago. It resurfaced in a source feed on October 3, 2026.
Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs attended and delivered remarks at naturalization ceremonies for new American citizens at the U.S. Courthouse, Southern District of Texas, in Corpus Christi.
President Trump traveled to Texas on Friday, Oct. 3, ahead of the Republican Senate primary. Three GOP frontrunners—Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Rep. Wesley Hunt—attended Trump's speech in Corpus Christi. Paxton also held a rally in Waco on the same day as part of his Texas Promise Tour.
Donald Trump, President; John Cornyn, Texas Senator, GOP Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, GOP Senate candidate and 6 more