City of Corpus Christi | City Council Meeting November 10, 2026

The City of Corpus Christi City Council meeting on November 10, 2026 included a $25,000 donation from H-E-B to support programming at the city’s eight senior centers, and the city manager described H-E-B’s separate sponsorship of free admission to four local cultural attractions during November and December. Council also approved a Corpus Christi B Corporation budget amendment adding $100,000 for special legal counsel; staff said pending litigation created a conflict for the city attorney’s office and that a selection process for counsel was underway.

Council discussed proposed stronger short-term-rental licensing and enforcement rules, including a proposed $500 annual license fee, $300 waiver fees, a $450 appeal fee, and eight dedicated staff positions. Staff said the program would require new enforcement software, with any software contract to return to council; the transcript does not clearly establish the outcome of the ordinance or a motion to prohibit rentals in single-family areas. The council also received, but did not act on, a briefing on a proposed 30-year water-sale agreement with 7C’s Water Group for 10 million gallons per day of treated brackish groundwater. The water price and key terms remain under negotiation; preliminary city-owned infrastructure costs were estimated at about $64 million, while power availability and schedule remain uncertain. No contract award or approval was made at this briefing.