CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A small church on the Westside says they've won a big battle. On November 18, city council made a decision about a bar wanting to open just feet away from their steps.

"But we don't need another one, okay? We don't need another bar," community members said during public comment.

"We've dealt with several of our bars patrons entering our sanctuaries inebriated and causing a scene," they said.

"We have fought hard for our church," they said.

The fight came to city council when a proposed bar was just 14 feet shy of the city's 300-foot rule that keeps alcohol sales away from churches. The Assistant Director of Development Services claims a variance was requested, but council members denied it.

"The church reached out to me. And said they did not have any discussion w

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