In Corpus Christi, the Hillcrest neighborhood has hosted generations of families who have built community and created history for more…
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Groundbreaking civil rights agreement is ‘bittersweet’ for residents of historic Corpus Christi community
If the residents of Corpus Christi’s Northside are not jumping with joy after winning a first-of-its-kind, multimillion dollar buyout agreement, it’s understandable.…
Watch our short documentary on housing and environmental injustice in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi’s historic African-American neighborhoods of Hillcrest and Washington-Coles have endured decades of injustice: Redlining and housing segregation, industrial…
The story behind the Harbor Bridge: Segregation, neglect and pollution in Corpus Christi
This report was written in collaboration with Colin Cox and Thomas Dannehy, interns with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. Cox and Dannehy…
Why Corpus Christi’s Northside neighborhoods matter
I moved to Corpus Christi in 2009 to study Environmental Science at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Moving from El Paso, I…