Port Arthur NewsLocal news for Port Arthur, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Body of Port Arthur Man Recovered From Gulf- July 22, 2008 The body of a Port Arthur man was recovered from a 20 foot hole at the end of a Galveston jetty.http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/body-of-port-arthur-man-recovered-from-gu... Capitol Hill rips plan to burn Mexican waste in Port Arthur- July 22, 2008 The congressional committee responsible for the Environmental Protection Agency is challenging a proposal that would allow the operator of a Port Arthur incinerator to import toxic waste from Mexico for ...http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/capitol-hill-rips-plan-to-burn-mexican-wa... Port Arthur, TX Beaumont- July 21, 2008 ON NOVEMBER 16 2007, A GROUP OF FRIENDS WERE TRYING A NEW CAMERA IN A PARTY DURING MIDNIGHT.http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/port-arthur-tx-beaumont?fromrss=1 TALES: Port Arthur high schools expand with growing city- July 21, 2008 When the new Thomas Jefferson High School opened in 1959 on Jefferson Drive, it was a "big, modern campus" that was "swelled with freshness and reminded them that the space age had arrived," according to The ...http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/tales-port-arthur-high-schools-expand-wit... Man Shot in Buttocks at Apartment Complex- July 21, 2008 Port Arthur Police are investigating a shooting at the Prince Hall Village Apartments at 934 West 14th Street.http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/man-shot-in-buttocks-at-apartment-complex... Unemployment Figures Released- July 20, 2008 The statewide unemployment rate in Texas increased slightly from May to June. June's unemployment rate was at 4.8% compared to May's 4.3%. In BeaumontPort Arthur the rate went from 5.6% in May to 6.3% in June.http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/unemployment-figures-released?fromrss=1 DISH Network goes live with HD locals in Beaumont Port Arthur, Texas- July 19, 2008 We'll admit, DISH Network's latest press release isn't all that thrilling for folks outside of Beaumont Port Arthur, Texas, but it's entirely better to see something like this rather than another funeral ...http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/dish-network-goes-live-with-hd-locals-in-... $7-Billion Pipeline Project Expected to Come to Port Arthur- July 18, 2008 A $7-billion pipeline expansion could end up right here in Southeast Texas. Keystone Pipeline Company and Conoco-Phillips announced plans Wednesday to expand a crude oil pipeline nearly 2,000 miles from Canada ...http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/7-billion-pipeline-project-expected-to-co... Port Arthur Sex Offender Arrested For Illegal Use of MySpace- July 17, 2008 A Jefferson County man was among five sex offenders arrested for illegally using the website MySpace.http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/port-arthur-sex-offender-arrested-for-ill... Port Arthur officials hire new group for West Side revitalization effort- July 17, 2008 A new developer focused on Port Arthur's West Side revitalization will start work Aug.http://www.topix.net/city/port-arthur-tx/2008/07/port-arthur-officials-hire-new-group-for-... |