{"id":479503,"date":"2026-10-28T17:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479503\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:26:27","slug":"corpus-christi-isd-gives-updates-on-construction-demolition-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479503\/","title":{"rendered":"Corpus Christi ISD gives updates on construction, demolition projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>See photos of events honoring closing Corpus Christi ISD schools<\/p>\n<p>1 of 9<\/p>\n<p>Attendees flip through yearbooks and class photos on May 7, 2026 at Browne Middle School. (Olivia Garrett\/Caller-Times)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Progress is continuing on athletic field upgrades, development of water wells and campus demolitions in Corpus Christi ISD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamlin and Lexington middle schools will be receiving their long-awaited football fields, according to an update given during an Oct. 26 board meeting of the Corpus Christi Independent School District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Originally set for Nov. 6, the completion date has been adjusted to Nov. 30 to align with completion of the supporting well installations, according to Trent Wagner, executive director of construction and project management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Education: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Corpus Christi ISD educator named Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caller.com\/story\/news\/education\/2026\/10\/16\/corpus-christi-isd-named-texas-elementary-teacher-of-the-year\/92285865007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Corpus Christi ISD educator named Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In June, the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery District voted to approve the district&#8217;s application to drill water wells. <a data-ylk=\"slk:One month later;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caller.com\/story\/news\/education\/2026\/07\/27\/corpus-christi-isd-drill-water-wells-middle-schools-set-to-receive-football-fields\/91071696007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">One month later<\/a>, the Corpus Christi ISD school board voted to approve a contractual agreement for football field installations at both middle schools with nearly $764,000 from 2022 school bonds.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Corpus Christi Independent School District Administration Building, located at 801 Leopard St., in Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 10, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/corpus-christi-caller-times\/1ee5f76176a2e60a1fb91d0fc861198e.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Corpus Christi Independent School District Administration Building, located at 801 Leopard St., in Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The wells are designed to support efficient irrigation and reduce dependence on Corpus Christi&#8217;s water supply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Concrete foundations for the water tanks at the middle schools have been poured, and the tanks have been delivered and are awaiting installation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The demolition of Browne Middle School, Cunningham Middle School at South Park, Fannin Elementary School, Kostoryz Elementary School, Martin Middle School, Sanders Elementary School and Travis Elementary School is underway to address vacant facilities, protect school properties and minimize impacts on surrounding neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Demolition of Travis Elementary School and Martin Middle School is the closest to being complete, with progress at 60% and 50%, respectively. Fannin Elementary School is at 25%, Kostoryz Elementary School at 15%, and Sanders Elementary School and Brown Middle School are at 5%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Our water: <a data-ylk=\"slk:How Corpus Christi City Council incumbents have voted on Inner Harbor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caller.com\/story\/news\/local\/our-water\/2026\/10\/19\/corpus-christi-city-council-election-inner-harbor-desalination-vote\/92234051007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">How Corpus Christi City Council incumbents have voted on Inner Harbor<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All campuses but Cunningham Middle School are estimated to be completely demolished by Jan. 29, 2027. Cunningham Middle School at South Park will have a seven-month window for substantial completion and an additional month for final completion, Wagner said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here are the completion percentages and estimated completion dates for other Corpus Christi ISD projects mentioned in the board meeting:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Veterans Memorial High School Multipurpose Room: 95% complete; substantial completion date was Oct. 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shannon Elementary School roofing: 70% complete; substantial completion date is June 4, 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Driscoll Middle School roofing: 5% complete; substantial completion date is June 4, 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cabaniss Athletic Complex roofing: 95% complete; substantial completion date is Dec. 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Miller High School roofing: 80% complete; substantial completion date is Dec. 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">John Oliva covers entertainment and community news in South Texas. 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Contact him at john.oliva@caller.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Consider supporting local journalism with a subscription to the Caller-Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/offers.caller.com\/specialoffer?gps-source=CPTOPNAVBAR&amp;utm_campaign=specialoffer&amp;utm_medium=onsite&amp;utm_source=topnavbar\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Consider supporting local journalism with a subscription to the Caller-Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Corpus Christi ISD gives updates on construction, demolition projects;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caller.com\/story\/news\/education\/2026\/10\/28\/construction-demolition-project-updates-for-corpus-christi-isd\/92475841007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Corpus Christi ISD gives updates on construction, demolition projects<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"See photos of events honoring closing Corpus Christi ISD schools 1 of 9 Attendees flip through yearbooks and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479504,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-479503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479503","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=479503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}