Clara Benitez

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Martinez, Garcia, Rivera. Do you ever wonder where your last name comes from? Latino last names stem from Spanish colonization of the Americas.

Clara Benitez-Cortez is KRIS 6 News Evening Anchor and Reporter. She is excited to be back in South Texas, after reporting in her hometown of San Diego, California.

Local Republican groups fund $5,000 billboard honoring late conservative activist Charlie Kirk on busy Corpus Christi highway Clara Benitez-Cortez

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The journey to become a U.S. citizen is a multi-year process that requires navigating a complex legal system, and immigration experts warn that missteps can have severe consequences, including deportation.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its newest Corpus Christi location on Wednesday, November 26th featuring the brand's signature Chipotlane drive-thru service for the first time in the city.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico spoke with Anchor Clara Benitez-Cortez on his thoughts on the water crisis and what he thinks needs to be done to fix it. He says state leadership has failed the citizens of Corpus Christi.

State rep calls to terminate Corpus Christi reservoir water agreement Clara Benitez-Cortez is KRIS 6 News Evening Anchor and Reporter.

Instead, the Sharks will host their inaugural home match at the Cabaniss Athletic Complex.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi City Council voted to delay a decision on whether to give CC Desal Partners the green light to begin design and contracting work on the Inner Harbor desalination project, pushing the vote to Sept. 1 and triggering a sharp rebuke from Governor Greg Abbott's office.

Images circulating on social media suggested the Portland Causeway was falling apart. TxDOT says that's not the case.