Trash as in boring, high crime, bad local government, run down neighborhoods. Do a Google search on living in Corpus Christi and you will see what we've seen--it doesn't look good at all, that is why she asked me if I could find out more about the place.
Yes, there are small areas with that problem in CC, but that is like many areas near any military base in the US. Just like Ft. Hood, Bliss, Dix, have a few bad areas around them, CC has a small area close to the main gate that has the rough joints. Get further away into the actual city, there are very nice neighborhoods.
As another said, Rockport is a very nice town. Quite a commute on a daily basis though. My sister lived in CC for years and were about two blocks from CC Bay. That area was very nice and only a few miles to CCNAS. She actually stayed there during a CAT 3 hurricane one year.
We also have a friend who still lives there, but she said if another hurricane hits, she may move back inland. She said she is getting too old to pack up and take her dogs out of harms way for over a week.
The seafood and Mexican food is great there. The cost of living is cheaper than Austin and most other jobs pay quite well.