Hazard pay coming to Robstown first responders for pandemic response
Javier Guerra
and last updated 2021-06-23 20:13:27-04
ROBSTOWN, Texas â First responders in Robstown will receive a $1,200 one-time hazard pay thanks to the CARES Act approved by Congress.
The process to send out payments took a while. Robstown Mayor Gilbert Gomez said that the process was a lengthy one and took about two months. City council had to approve an ordinance to send out the payments and it took two readings at city council meetings to get it approved. First of all we had to decide if we were going to have enough money after we paid for a lot of the things we had to implement to make sure our citizens were safe, Gomez said.
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Funded in part by a state grant, a master plan study will aim to combat flooding and water quality issues in Nueces, Kleberg and Jim Wells counties.
In May, the Texas Water Development Board approved a grant of about $2.1 million for the study, which is a collaboration between Nueces, Jim Wells and Kleberg counties; the Nueces County Drainage District No. 2; and the city of Driscoll.
The study will involve developing hydrology/hydraulic computer models of the Baffin Bay and South Corpus Christi watersheds across all three counties.
The study will cover Agua Dulce Creek, Petronila Creek, Alazan Bay/Baffin Bay and Oso Creek.
A proposed law that would allow the port to flex new development powers remained in discussions Friday, days after a tense hearing on the state stage.
At its crux: whether the Port of Corpus Christi Authority should be allowed to broaden its development options beyond what is now permitted under state law – solely development to facilitate navigational and maritime commerce.
The distinct lines of how the bill is perceived were well-illustrated in a committee hearing at the Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday.
On one side, proponents have pointed to the bill as an opportunity for new port investment, promoted as a means to diversify the port s portfolio as well as benefit specific economically disadvantaged areas.