KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: April 18, 2025 | Last updated: April 18, 2025 Beaumont-Port Arthur's unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in March, down from 5.3% in February, with construction ...

The lack of affordable housing nationwide is a critical issue affecting millions of low-income families. While state and local governments provide rental assistance through a variety of public ...

KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: April 8, 2025 | Last updated: April 8, 2025 The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce will hold a Town Hall Candidate Forum on April 8 featuring candidates ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — The Port of Beaumont has issued $382 million in revenue bonds and purchased 51 acres of waterfront property for the development of a new dock at Jefferson South Terminal.

Port Arthur and its sister city, Beaumont, home to a giant ExxonMobil refinery, demonstrate just how far the United States still has to go to address the disproportionate environmental and health ...

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced more than $703 million to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory that designed to help improve port ... into a marshalling area for ...

Beaumont and Port Arthur residents likely won't see significant changes in their education-related tax rates for the upcoming year. Beaumont and Port Arthur ISDs have set their tax rates for the ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — The Port of Beaumont has named a new overpass after a true trailblazer, former Commissioner Lee Smith. The Carroll Street Overpass is now the Lee E. Smith Overpass. Many port ...

In the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area, located in Texas, child care costs are considerably lower than the national average. According to the EPI’s Family Budget Calculator, child care in the ...

The 842nd transportation Battalion held a rodeo to raise awareness of the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Program at the Port of Beaumont April 19. The battalion ...

Aging infrastructure is plaguing ports across the nation, but the Port of Beaumont is looking to get ahead of the curve spending millions on upgrades. Come inside with us as we take a tour.

The Port of Beaumont announced its Board of Commissioners have approved a $57.3 million construction bid for a project aimed at increasing the port’s general cargo handling capacity by more than ...