{"id":470779,"date":"2026-10-19T19:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/470779\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:14:07","slug":"where-do-corpus-christi-city-council-candidates-stand-on-water-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/470779\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do Corpus Christi City Council candidates stand on water project?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 <\/p>\n<p>Early voting is underway in Corpus Christi and there is one issue that is at the forefront: Inner Harbor Desalination. <\/p>\n<p>Here is what stance each candidate for city council and mayor has taken on the project.<\/p>\n<p>MAYORAL CANDIDATES:<\/p>\n<p>Kaylynn Paxson \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>David Ainsworth Sr. \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Paulette Guajardo (incumbent) \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Gil Hernandez \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Chelise Hyatt \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>John Calkusic \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Dave Heasley \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>AT-LARGE CANDIDATES:<\/p>\n<p>Anthem Powers \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Merida Nardone Mendoza \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Scott F. Corliss \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Sammy Gonzales \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Zoraida Basaldu \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Michael Miller \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Fraedrick \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Willie Morales Jr. \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Mark Scott (incumbent) \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Vera \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Julian Jacob Hernandez \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Carolyn Vaughn (incumbent) \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Richard Shelton \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Dan McQueen \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Alex Johnston \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>DISTRICT 1 CANDIDATES:<\/p>\n<p>John Garcia \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Tracy McCall \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Billy Lerma \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>John M. Cudd \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Vidal \u201cCowboy\u201d Conde \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>DISTRICT 2 CANDIDATES:<\/p>\n<p>Selena Guerra \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Jen Allende \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Isabel Araiza \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Laura Flores Commons \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>DISTRICT 3 CANDIDATES:<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Villarreal \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Robert Rocha \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Eric Cantu (incumbent) \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>DISTRICT 4 CANDIDATES:<\/p>\n<p>Kristina Nelson \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Stacie Garrecht \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Dan Herrington \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>DISTRICT 5 CANDIDATES:<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Borkouski \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Kusumakar Sooda \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>David Pena \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>John Hanzalik \u2013 Pro Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Merida Gonzalez Forrest \u2013 Against Inner Harbor<\/p>\n<p>For the latest local news updates, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kristv.com\/news\/local-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a>, or download the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kristv.com\/about-us\/kris-6-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KRIS 6 News App. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catch all the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/KRIS6News\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KRIS 6 News stories and more on our YouTube page<\/a>. 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