CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx \u2014 Good morning, Coastal Bend Friends, it is Monday, December 22. It’s also the last Monday before Christmas, so there is definitely a festive feeling in the air as many of you get ready for the holiday ahead. This morning we are covering several important local and national stories, including new approvals for groundwater permits here at home, a deadly accident in Live Oak County, a developing situation involving US military pursuit of a sanctioned vessel, campaign news from Texas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, the conclusion of Hanukkah following tragedy overseas, and an eye catching Powerball jackpot just in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n
6 Things to Know: New Groundwater permits approved, Near record Powerball drawing tonight<\/p>\n
New Groundwater permits approved<\/p>\n
\u2022 New municipal wells approved along the Nueces River
\u2022 Twelve new wells allowed in the western well field
\u2022 City required to implement monitoring and assistance programs<\/p>\n
The City\u2019s Groundwater District has unanimously approved permits for new municipal wells along the Nueces River. The vote from the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District allows the city to move forward with twelve new wells in the western well field. As part of the approval, the city must implement a well field monitoring program within sixty days. The district is also requiring a good neighbor well assistance program that includes help for homeowners with water level monitoring and water quality testing.<\/p>\n
Fog-related fatal accident in Live Oak County<\/p>\n
\u2022 Seven vehicles involved in serious accident
\u2022 One teen has died and several others are injured
\u2022 Heavy fog believed to be a factor<\/p>\n
One person is dead, and several others are injured after a multi-vehicle accident in Live Oak County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, seven cars were involved in the accident Sunday morning on US Highway 281 at FM 1042. A 16-year-old old died from her injuries, and six other people were taken to area hospitals. There is no word yet on their conditions. DPS believes heavy fog played a major role in the crash.<\/p>\n
US military vessel pursuit<\/p>\n
\u2022 US military in pursuit of a sanctioned vessel near Venezuela
\u2022 Follows two recent tanker seizures
\u2022 Officials say the vessel is under judicial seizure order<\/p>\n
The US military is in active pursuit of a third sanctioned vessel off the coast of Venezuela. Two US officials have confirmed the operation and released videos of two previous tanker seizures, one of which happened on Saturday. Officials say the vessel is flying a false flag and is under a judicial seizure order. This comes after President Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from the country last week.<\/p>\n
Representative Jasmine Crockett campaign<\/p>\n
\u2022 Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett continues campaigning
\u2022 She is running for the United States Senate
\u2022 Faces James Talarico in the March Democratic primary<\/p>\n
Texas Democratic congresswoman Jasmine Crockett was on the campaign trail Sunday, connecting with voters in Fort Worth as she works toward her run for the United States Senate seat currently held by John Cornyn. Her candidacy follows the redrawing of her Dallas-based congressional seat during GOP-led redistricting, and after one of the Democrats previously in the Senate race dropped out. Crockett will face state representative James Talarico in the March third Democratic primary.<\/p>\n
Last night of Hanukkah<\/p>\n
\u2022 Hanukkah concludes this evening
\u2022 Holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem
\u2022 This year\u2019s celebrations touched by tragedy in Australia<\/p>\n
Hanukkah officially ends this evening. The 8 ay celebration marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem nearly twenty two hundred years ago. Each night, families and friends gather to light an additional candle in the menorah. This year\u2019s Hanukkah was marked by tragedy after two gunmen in Australia killed fifteen people during a celebration event. Thousands gathered at Bondi Beach over the weekend to honor the lives lost.<\/p>\n
Near record Powerball drawing tonight<\/p>\n
\u2022 Powerball jackpot reaches one point six billion dollars
\u2022 Fourth largest jackpot in Powerball history
\u2022 Next drawing happening tonight<\/p>\n
Get your numbers ready because someone could become an instant billionaire just in time for Christmas. The Powerball jackpot is now at one point six billion dollars after there were no winners from Saturday night\u2019s drawing. It is now the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history. The next drawing is tonight, although the odds remain one in two hundred ninety-two million.<\/p>\n
Thank you for waking up with the Hofmanns.
As always, stay safe, stay curious and stay kind.<\/p>\n
We will see you bright and early tomorrow morning.
-Bryan and Michelle Hofmann<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx \u2014 Good morning, Coastal Bend Friends, it is Monday, December 22. It’s also the last…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[186,155,157,156],"class_list":{"0":"post-97100","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\/97100","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=97100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}