Elections - City Records - Transparency
Public Records
Self-Service Records
The City makes available a variety of public records available online for quick access at no cost to the public. These free self-service records are listed below by department. Please review the types of records available to see if what you need is available before submitting a Public Information Request form, which is available at the end of this page.
- City Council Meeting schedule, documents, and videos.
- City Council Agenda Packets - large files that include agendas and supporting documents
- City Council Reference Agendas - include enactment numbers for passed legislation
- City Council Minutes - 1852 to present
- Ordinances/Resolutions
- Motions
- Contracts
- Council Corporations Meeting Minutes - Active corporations which may include TIRZ 2, 3, & 4, and Corpus Christi Housing Finance Corporation
- Campaign Finance Reports
- Past Election Central pages
- Archived election results
- Boards, Committees, Commissions, & Corporations Minutes
- Boards homepage – find current rosters and vacancies in boards, committees, commissions, and corporations
Corpus Christi International Airport
- Activity Report – most recent monthly report and past annual reports
- Reports – Certificate of Occupancy, Fiscal Permit History, Monthly Permits History, Historical Reports 2011-2016, and Newsletters & Annual Reports
- Zoning Case interactive map – displays active zoning change cases within the city limits
- Short Term Rental (STR), Parcel, and Zoning Map
- Code Compliance Monthly Reports
- Corpus Christi Viewer – interactive GIS maps of information such as traffic flow, manholes, future development plans, TIRZ boundaries, and much more.
- CIVICS – all permits and permit applications
Finance, Procurement and Engineering
- Financial transparency reports – operating & capital budgets, check registers, single audits, annual financial report, and many other financial reports
- Supplier Portal – search for open bid opportunities for goods and services and forecasted procurements
- Construction Projects & CivCast Portal – information for construction contractors and link to CivCast Portal to search current construction projects and their associated documents, including bid tabs and award notifications. Users must create a free account to search for information.
- City Code – Corpus Christi City Code
- Unified Development Code - Corpus Christi Development Code
- Budget and Performance Reports by quarter
- Open Data Portal hosts various types of Geographic Information System (GIS) datasets about the city, including boundaries, utilities, gas services, public safety, parks, transportation, public services, and more
Planning & Economic Development
- Police Open Data – crimes, daily blotter, and sex offender database
Public Information Requests
The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552), gives you the right to access government records.
All government information is presumed to be available to the public, although certain exceptions may apply. Governmental bodies shall release requested information as promptly as possible unless the information is exempt from disclosure under the Public Information Act.
To request a record or document from the City of Corpus Christi that is not available online, first select the type of request.
Please use the General Request Form linked below to request a record or document from the City of Corpus Christi that is not available online. Please note that requests for the Police Department, Animal Care Services, or the Fire Department require different department forms.
Department Requests
About Us
The City Secretary is the local official who maintains the integrity of the election process, ensures transparency and access to city records, facilitates the legislative process, and is the recorder of local history. The City Secretary acts as the compliance officer for federal, state, and local statutes, including the Open Meetings Act and the Public Information Act, and serves as the filing authority for campaign finance reports and financial disclosure statements.
Contact Information
Address: 1201 Leopard Street,
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 9277,
Corpus Christi, TX 78469
Email: CitySecretary@CorpusChristiTX.gov
Phone: (361) 826-3105
Fax: (361) 826-3113