Celebrating the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC)-approved historic $240 million in funding for Texas ports at the end of 2023, guests gathered in Port Arthur to welcome two legislators that helped secure $66 million of that allotment in funding to four Southeast Texas ports to help increase…
More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023, as counties in the South saw faster growth and more Northeast and Midwest counties had population losses turn to gains, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2023 estimates of population and components of change released…
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced March 8, in partnership with Gov. Greg Abbott, the Comptroller’s office has secured a temporary waiver of state restrictions on the use of dyed diesel fuel for vehicles on Texas roadways and suspended requirements to pay the state motor fuels tax on dyed…
The Texas labor market marked record-breaking growth with January over-the-month increases in jobs, Texans employed, and the civilian labor force. Following annual benchmarking revisions to the 2023 labor market data, Texas’ seasonally adjusted job count increased by 18,900 in January to reach 14,…
March 6, U.S. Reps. Randy Weber (R-TX) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) introduced the LNG Coordination Act of 2024. This bill aims to establish a collaborative working group consisting of various federal agencies with regulatory authority over liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities. The primary…
Bechtel and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) announced March 5 a new, multiyear partnership dedicated to saving lives in the construction community lost to suicide. The initiative was unveiled in Washington, D.C., at an event focused on raising awareness, educating stakeholders…
Del Papa Distributing, a leading beverage distributor serving Southeast Texas, is proud to announce the presentation of a $50,000 check to the Southeast Texas Food Bank. This donation is the result of a match grant initiative, where the public was invited to contribute alongside Del Papa…
Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) began construction on a 15,000 gross square foot Advanced Technology Center on February 26. The state-of-the-art center will aid in the addition of developing programs, including mechatronics, electrical, civil engineering technician, mechanical engineering…
Lamar Institute of Technology received a brand-new MAXUM gas chromatograph training unit and sample system valued at $80,000 thanks to a donation and installation from partners at TotalEnergies and Siemens Industry.“This analyzer is the most recent version of its kind,” said David Winfrey, Siemens…
The Galveston Wharves, a major U.S. cruise home port, and MSC Cruises, a leading international cruise company, have finalized an operating agreement for a fourth cruise terminal complex at the Port of Galveston. MSC Seascape will homeport at the new terminal beginning in November 2025.The port will…
On Saturday, February 17, BASF Beaumont and BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals, LLC., received the Beaumont Children’s Museum Chuck Mason STEAM Champion Award for the organizations’ impact on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) education. Collaboratively, BASF and BASF TotalEnergies…

Lamar University is set to usher in a new era of academic excellence and national prominence,…
The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and Beaumont Chamber Foundation announced the launch of…
The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program offers free tax preparation and e-filing of…
Celebrating the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC)-approved historic $240 million in funding for Texas ports at the end of 2023, guests gathered in Port Arthur to welcome two legislators that helped secure $66 million of that allotment in funding to four Southeast Texas ports to help increase