The Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas–Louisiana League, was an independent baseball league whose member teams were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises.
Alice is a city in, and the county seat of, Jim Wells County, Texas, United States, in the South Texas region of the state. The population was 19,104 at the 2010 census. Alice was established in 1888. First it was called "Bandana", then "Kleberg", and finally "Alice" after Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg, the daughter of Richard King, who established the King Ranch.
Robstown is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States, and a western suburb of Corpus Christi. It was founded circa 1906, and was named for Robert Driscoll. The population was 10,143 as of the 2020 census.
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a public research university in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is part of the Texas A&M University System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
Whataburger Field is a minor league baseball stadium located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It is home to the Corpus Christi Hooks, the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. It also serves as a secondary home to the Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders college baseball team in addition to their own on-campus Chapman Field.
The Coastal Bend Aviators were a minor league baseball team which played in Robstown, Texas, in the United States from 2003 to 2007. They were a member of the Central Baseball League, then the American Association and were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team.
The Texas Coastal Bend, or just the Coastal Bend, is a geographical region in the US state of Texas. The name refers to the area being a curve along the Texas Gulf Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The largest city of the Coastal Bend is Corpus Christi. It includes the Nueces Estuary and the Mission–Aransas Estuary, as well as part of Laguna Madre. The coastline is paralleled by several of the Texas barrier islands, including North Padre Island, Mustang Island, and San José Island.
The Coastal Bend Council of Governments (CBCOG) is a voluntary association of cities, counties and special districts in South Texas.
Robstown High School is an AAAA secondary school located in the Corpus Christi suburb-city of Robstown, Texas. The school handles grades 9 through 12. RECHS primarily serves the city, yet it enrolls students from nearby school districts such as Banquete, Calallen, Tuloso-Midway, and the census-designated community of North San Pedro. Robstown Early College High School has neighborhood and Advanced Placement programs.
The Central Pavilion Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Robstown, Texas with a capacity of just under 3,000. Completed in December 2006, it was the home of the Corpus Christi Hammerheads of the Indoor Football League from 2007 to 2009.
KNDA is a mainstream urban radio station serving the Corpus Christi, Texas, area. KNDA broadcasts with an ERP of 50,000 watts, is licensed to serve the community of Alice, Texas, and is owned by Guerra Communications. Its studios are in Corpus Christi and its transmitter is southwest of Robstown, Texas.
Cabaniss Field is the baseball stadium for the varsity baseball team of the Corpus Christi Independent School District.
Calallen is a former town that existed until the 1960s. Today, Calallen is an outlying portion of the larger city of Corpus Christi. It is located in Nueces County, in the Coastal Bend region of Texas. It is bound to the north by the Nueces River, which also marks the boundary between Nueces County and San Patricio County.
The Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds is a public works project in Nueces County, Texas. Work began on the Richard M. Borchards Fairgrounds in 2005 despite having been the subject of a failed bond proposal in 1999.
The Texas Thunder were a professional baseball team. The Thunder were a member of the United League Baseball, an independent professional league, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball.
The Nueces County Keach Family Library is affiliated with the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds. The hope, according to Nueces County Commissioner Oscar Ortiz, a Robstown native and current Commissioner of Precinct 3 in Nueces County, is that the projects will spur development along U.S. Highway 77, and jobs for Robstown’s citizens. The building is 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2) located in the center of Nueces County at 1000 Terry Shamsie Boulevard in Robstown, Texas. The library is located at the entrance of the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds. The Nueces County Keach Family Library has another library affiliated with it which is located in Bishop. The Bishop Branch library is in conjunction with the library.
The Rio Grande Valley League was a minor league baseball league, with franchises based exclusively in Texas. The Rio Grande Valley League had two incarnations, playing in 1931 and 1949 to 1950.
The Donna Cardinals were a minor league baseball team based in Donna, Texas. In 1949 and 1950, Donna based teams played exclusively as members of the Rio Grande Valley League. The 1950 Donna-Weslaco Twins played in partnership with neighboring Weslaco, Texas. Donna hosted minor league games at Avila Park.
The Robstown Rebels were a minor league baseball team based in Robstown, Texas in 1949 and 1950. Preceded by the 1949 Robstown Cardinals, the Robstown teams played exclusively as members of the Rio Grande Valley League, playing partial seasons in both years. Robstown hosted home minor league games at the Sun Sport Ball Park.
