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Rep. Weber Awarded AAPA President’s Award

News Staff
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Washington, D.C. - The American Associations of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced that U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) received the 2024 President's Award for his legislative leadership.
Left to right, Shane Johns, Lamar State College-Orange Foundation Treasurer; Chad Jennings, Golden Triangle Polymers Plant Manager; Heather Betancourth, Golden Triangle Polymers Community Relations; Dr. Thomas Johnson, Lamar State College-Orange President; and Brian Hull, Lamar State College-Orange Dean of Students.

Left to right, Shane Johns, Lamar State College-Orange Foundation Treasurer; Chad Jennings, Golden Triangle Polymers Plant Manager; Heather Betancourth, Golden Triangle Polymers Community Relations; Dr. Thomas Johnson, Lamar State College-Orange President; and Brian Hull, Lamar State College-Orange Dean of Students.

Golden Triangle Polymers donates $100,000 to LSCO Foundation for student scholarship program

News Staff
Monday, March 25, 2024
Golden Triangle Polymers Company LLC donated $100,000 to the Lamar State College-Orange Foundation to fund the Golden Triangle Polymers Scholarship for students interested in pursuing degrees in industrial systems or pre-engineering.
Pictured with Tim Sudela, Citizen of the Year (second from left), are Molly Moore, executive director, Neches River Festival; Jeffrey Wheeler, President 76, Neches River Festival; and Julia Matheny, Social Chair 76, Neches River Festival.

Pictured with Tim Sudela, Citizen of the Year (second from left), are Molly Moore, executive director, Neches River Festival; Jeffrey Wheeler, President 76, Neches River Festival; and Julia Matheny, Social Chair 76, Neches River Festival.

Neches River Festival announces Citizen of the Year

News Staff
Thursday, March 21, 2024
The Neches River Festival made a surprise appearance at the Rotary Club of Beaumont weekly meeting on March 20 to name Tim Sudela as the recipient of the festival's annual Citizen of the Year award.

TWC now accepting grant applications to fund CTE

News Staff
Thursday, March 21, 2024
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has published a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program. Texas public junior, state, and technical colleges, school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools may apply.
Speaker Dade Phelan, left of Gov. Greg Abbott, speaks during the March 19 announcement

Speaker Dade Phelan, left of Gov. Greg Abbott, speaks during the March 19 announcement

Phelan appoints Almgren, Lee to Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium executive committee

News Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan announced March 19 he appointed semiconductor industry experts Eric Almgren and David (Jong Ho) Lee to serve on the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium Executive Committee. The Speaker announced his appointments at a press conference with Gov.
U.S. Census Bureau image

U.S. Census Bureau image

More U.S. counties saw population gains in 2023

News Staff
Thursday, March 14, 2024
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.
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