CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx \u2014 Good morning, Coastal Bend Friends! It is Thursday, January 8, 2026, and Anchors Bryan and Michelle Hofmann are waking up with you here in the Coastal Bend. <\/p>\n
This morning, we are tracking a key ruling in the Uvalde trial, a workplace death under investigation in Corpus Christi, new questions surrounding the Odem school bus case, a weapon threat involving a Robstown student, reaction to a tense CCISD community meeting, and growing concerns over new groundwater wells planned along FM 666.<\/p>\n
6 Things to Know: Uvalde mistrial denied, Haas Middle School meeting sparks reaction<\/p>\n
Uvalde mistrial denied<\/p>\n
Judge denies defense request for a mistrialTestimony dispute involves former Robb Elementary teacherJudge calls prosecution actions negligent, not intentional<\/p>\n
In the trial of former Uvalde school officer Adrian Gonzales, a motion from the defense for a mistrial was denied Wednesday. The defense argued testimony from a former Robb Elementary teacher had not been shared by the prosecution and differed from what she told Texas Rangers days after the shooting. The judge ruled the failure to provide the testimony was negligent, but not intentional, and allowed the trial to continue.<\/p>\n
Fleet Pride employee death under investigation<\/p>\n
63-year-old employee found inside tanker trailerIncident happened along Interstate 37Tanker reportedly contained chemicals<\/p>\n
Corpus Christi police are investigating an incident at Fleet Pride that left a 63-year-old man dead. Officers say Juan Antonio Garza Junior, an employee at the heavy-duty truck and trailer parts business, was found inside a tanker trailer after not being seen for about 20 minutes. He was pulled from the tanker just before 1 p.m. Police say the tanker contained some type of chemicals. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n
Odem student arrest follow-up<\/p>\n
District has not answered questions about coachesParents say they have not been notifiedKRIS 6 filed records requests<\/p>\n
We have a quick update on the arrest of an Odem Edroy High School athlete. KRIS 6 has requested information about the employment status of three coaches who were present during an alleged school bus incident that led to the arrest of 19-year-old Christopher Soto. While other media outlets have reported the coaches\u2019 status, Superintendent Yolanda Carr has not responded to multiple KRIS 6 requests. Parents close to the situation say they have not been notified either. KRIS 6 News only reports information we can verify, and will keep you updated <\/p>\n
Robstown police seize weapon after online threat<\/p>\n
Student posted video of firearm onlineThreats tied to friend\u2019s recent murderParents urged to monitor social media<\/p>\n
Robstown police say they seized a weapon after a student posted a video of a firearm online while making threats. The department shared an image of the seized gun on Facebook Wednesday night. Officers say the student threatened revenge for the recent murder of a friend. Police recovered the gun from a home on Kansas Street and are reminding parents to closely monitor their children\u2019s social media activity.<\/p>\n
Haas Middle School meeting sparks reaction<\/p>\n
Parents say meeting ended earlyDistrict defends meeting formatMore CCISD meetings scheduled<\/p>\n
Parents are still reacting to Tuesday night\u2019s CCISD community meeting at Haas Middle School regarding the proposed closure of seven schools. Some parents say the meeting was cut short and did not allow enough time for questions. The district says the format was designed to allow more questions to be addressed, but parents argue the process itself is the issue. Additional community meetings are scheduled as the district gathers feedback.<\/p>\n
Groundwater well concerns<\/p>\n
City plans to add more wells along Nueces RiverNeighbors say promises were brokenCity says move is to prevent water emergency<\/p>\n
Concerns are growing over the City of Corpus Christi\u2019s plan to expand groundwater wells along the Nueces River near FM 666. The city already operates 20 wells and is now looking to buy additional groundwater rights on private land. Neighbors say they were told pumping would be temporary and that no new wells were planned. City leaders argue the expansion is necessary to avoid a higher-level water emergency as drought conditions persist.<\/p>\n
Thank you for waking up with the Hofmanns. We will see you bright and early tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n
As always, stay safe, stay curious and stay kind.
-Bryan and Michelle Hofmann<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx \u2014 Good morning, Coastal Bend Friends! It is Thursday, January 8, 2026, and Anchors Bryan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[186,155,157,156],"class_list":{"0":"post-115493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corpus-christi","8":"tag-6-things-to-know","9":"tag-corpus-christi","10":"tag-corpus-christi-headlines","11":"tag-corpus-christi-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}