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Beaumont, CA Weed-Abatement Season Starts May 15: Ignore It and You’ll Get a Bill

Beaumont yards do not get a free pass when the calendar flips to May 15. That date kicks off weed-abatement season, and it comes with a very real expectation: keep vegetation under control or the city may step in. What looks like harmless overgrowth in spring can quickly turn into…

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A Houston ISD exec tapped for Beaumont schools superintendent during its second state takeover

Former Houston school administrators now work as superintendents or key executives in three districts under Texas’ control. This is Beaumont’s second state intervention in recent years.

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Texas Education Agency taking over Lake Worth, Connally and Beaumont school districts

The three interventions come after the state’s education agency announced plans to take over Fort Worth ISD in October.

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The Beaumont Mayfair: a hotel that deserves to be much more famous than it is

Step into this discreet London hideaway, where club-like comfort and seamless service combine to create one of the city’s most quietly captivating escapes. It is, quite simply, a very chic stay

Evening Standard

Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan says he’s “not a MAGA Republican” and couldn’t carry Trump’s agenda

At a Texas Tribune Festival event on Thursday, the Beaumont Republican said his opposition to Trump and his agenda informed his decision to give up the speaker’s gavel last year.

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A Wave of School District Takeovers Could Be Coming. Some Past Interventions Ended with More Failing Schools.

Fort Worth ISD is among the districts that could join Houston in having its elected board deposed, while Beaumont and Edgewood ISDs offer a cautionary tale.

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Texas identifies the 119 people killed in Kerr County floods

Most victims were Texans, but some were visiting from other states like California, Florida and Alabama. The youngest victims were 1 year old; the oldest was 91.

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ICE ‘Task Force’ Agreements Expand to Galveston, Beaumont

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement rolls out necessary training, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office joins a growing list of Texas law enforcement agencies deputizing officers to serve as roving immigration agents.

Texas Observer

Rosi: Lisa Goodwin-Allen to oversee new restaurant at the Beaumont Mayfair

The Beaumont is now full of staff that once worked at The Stafford

Evening Standard

Lisa Goodwin-Allen joins the Beaumont hotel with plans to replace Colony Grill

The Grill is to be closed and overhauled, and will be replaced with a restaurant specialising in seasonal British dishes

Evening Standard

1 in 5 Texas schools got a D or F rating under new performance standards

Failing grades for districts were made public for the first time since 2019. They showed schools with the poorest students were more likely to get a low score.

The Texas Tribune

A White School Officer Pepper-Sprayed and Kneed a Black Beaumont Student, Complaint Says. Will Feds Act?

Trump's gutting of the Education Department could stymie justice for 17-year-old Ja’Liyah Celestine.

Texas Observer

Seven Texans facing federal execution given clemency, four others given state pardons

On the same day that President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of seven Texans, Gov. Greg Abbott issued his own set of pardons.

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Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term amid bruising leadership battle

Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, had previously insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state Rep. David Cook of Mansfield.

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Confessions of a Beaumont Vegan

The only justification for animal suffering is that it is necessary or doesn’t matter. I have concluded it is not necessary and does matter.

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How Texas Speaker Dade Phelan turned the tide to keep his seat

After coming in second in the primary, Phelan was at a disadvantage heading into the runoff. With record breaking cash infusions, Phelan blanketed airwaves and hired an army of campaign staffers.

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State Rep. Shelby Slawson says she’s running for House speaker in letter condemning Phelan

The announcement came two days after Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, narrowly survived a runoff challenge from the GOP’s hard right.

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Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative session

The Beaumont Republican issued his interim charges even as it remains unclear whether he’ll be reelected.

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House Speaker Dade Phelan’s immigration record central in bid to oust him

The Beaumont Republican’s foes are trying to paint him as soft on the border, even after last year’s passage of far-reaching laws and record border funding.

Texas Observer

Dade Phelan’s Efforts to Expand Healthcare Still Leave Many Struggling in His District

The House speaker has never backed full Medicaid expansion, and GOP resistance could now harden.

The Texas Tribune

House Speaker Dade Phelan took a risk on Paxton’s impeachment. It may end his career.

The May 28 runoff promises to be an expensive, high-profile contest that will help reshape the political dynamics of the Texas House.

Texas Observer

Port Arthur’s 30-Year Fight for Environmental Justice

30 years after a landmark executive order, a report from the booming Southeast Texas petrochemical corridor of Port Arthur and Beaumont.

Texas Observer

Kelly Siegler: The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring

Here's what happened when star prosecutor Kelly Siegler was accused of running a jailhouse informant scheme.

Texas Observer

Kelly Siegler: Trading Favors

Two men convicted by Kelly Siegler uncovered the dark secret to her success. From the Intercept's Jordan Smith and Liliana Segura.

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Dublin man was in 'prime of his life' before sudden death, inquest hears

Tragic Conor Cronin's brother told his inquest he 'was so much fun and was just getting into the prime of his life'

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