Public Lecture Series – Randy Bissell & Jim Moloney @ Port Aransas

This event is part of the Texas Science Festival, the third-ever edition of the festival, happening from February 21 to March 6. The festival provides an opportunity to engage the community in both online and in-person events and activities. Organized by the UT College of Natural Sciences, it features programs from faculty, students, and sponsored guests across various colleges, units, and schools.

As part of the festival, Randy Bissell and Jim Moloney explore the lost Corpus Christi Pass, once linking Corpus Christi Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Shaped by natural forces and erased by human intervention, the pass played a key role in the Civil War’s “Affair at Padre Island.” Using maps, paintings, and digital analyses, this talk connects the pass’s geological evolution with its historical significance in South Texas.

Lectures are held at 7:00 PM, with doors opening at 6:30 PM.