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Invitation for Bids
September 1, 2026
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be accepted by the Jefferson County Purchasing Department for
Invitation for Bid (IFB 26-055/CG) Term Contract for Aviation Fuel for Jack Brooks Regional Airport. Specifications for this project may be obtained from the Jefferson County website, https://jeffersoncountytx.gov/Purchasing/ or by calling 409-835-8593.
Bids are to be sealed and addressed to the Purchasing Agent with the bid number and name marked on the outside of the envelope or box. Bidders shall forward an original and to ( 2 ) copies of their bid to the address shown below. Jefferson County does not accept bids submitted electronically. Late bids will be rejected as non-responsive. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Jefferson County Purchasing Department (1 st Floor, Historic Courthouse) 1149 Pearl Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, at the time and date below. Bidders are invited to attend the sealed bid opening.
BID NAME: Term Contract for Aviation Fuel for Jack Brooks Regional Airport
BID NUMBER: (IFB 26-055/CG)
DUE BY TIME/DATE: 11:00 AM CT, Wednesday, October 7, 2026
MAIL OR DELIVER TO: Jefferson County Purchasing Department
1149 Pearl Street, 1 st Floor
Beaumont, Texas 77701
Any questions relating to these bid requirements should be directed to Cindy Greene, Contract Specialist at 409-835-8593 or via email at: Cynthia.greene@jeffersoncountytx.gov. If no response in 72 hours, contact Deborah Clark, Purchasing Agent at 409-835-8593 or via email at deb.clark@jeffersoncountytx.gov.
Jefferson County encourages Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE/ACDBEs), Minority/Women Business
Enterprises (M/WBEs), Small Business Concerns (HUBZone) and Veteran Heroes United In Business (VetHUB) to participate in the bidding process. Jefferson County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age or disability in employment, or the provisions of services. Individuals requiring special
accommodations are requested to contact our office at least seven (7) days prior to the bid due date at 409-835-8593.
All interested firms are invited to submit a bid in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in this bid.
Bidders are strongly encouraged to carefully read the entire invitation, as failure to return and/or complete all required documentation will result in a response being declared as non-responsive.
Deborah L. Clark,
Purchasing Agent
Jefferson County, Texas
CITY OF BEAUMONT
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Beaumont, Texas, until 2:00 P.M. (CT) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 and all bids will be opened and publicly read in the City Council Chambers on that date for:
ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR
WASTEWATER AND WATER LABORATORY SERVICES
Questions about the Bid must be submitted by 2:00 P.M. (CT) on
Thursday September 10, 2026. Answers to the questions may be provided through an Addendum.
Bidding forms,
specifications, and all
necessary information may be downloaded from the City’s e-bids platform at: https://beaumonttexas.ionwave.net/Login.aspx
Bids must be submitted through the City’s e-bids platform at:
https://beaumonttexas.ionwave.net/Login.aspx Vendors must
register to submit a bid.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid or combination of bids deemed advantageous to it.
Please make reference to Bid Number: MF0826-51
Bid Closing Date:
SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
Tina Broussard
City Clerk
CITY OF BEAUMONT
INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Bids will be received by the City of Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas, until 2:00 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 and all proposals will be opened and publicly read in the City Council
Chambers on that date for:
Six (6) Month Contract for
Automotive Lubricants
Questions about the bid must be submitted by 10:00 A.M. (CT) on
Monday, September 14, 2026. Answers to the questions may be
provided through an Addendum.
Proposal forms,
specifications and all
necessary information may be downloaded from the City’s e-bids platform at: https://beaumonttexas.ionwave.net/Login.aspx.
Proposals must be submitted through the City’s e-bids platform at: https://beaumonttexas.ionwave.net/Login.aspx. Vendors must register to submit a bid or proposal.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or to accept any proposal or combination of proposals deemed advantageous to it.
Please make reference to Bid Number: MF0926-52
Bid Closing Date:
September 24, 2026
Tina Broussard
City Clerk
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
RFP No. PW0826-07
Proposals will be received by the City of Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas, until 2:00 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026, and all proposals will be opened and publicly read in the City
Council Chambers on that date for:
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR
MITIGATION REALLOCATION PROGRAM (MRP) GRANT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
The City of Beaumont, Texas, plans to apply for the Mitigation Reallocation Program (MRP) funding from the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and is soliciting proposals to provide administration and/or planning services for Mitigation Reallocation Program (MRP) contract(s), if awarded.
PRE-RFP MEETING: None.
Questions about this RFP must be submitted by FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2026, at 5:00 PM (CT). Questions must be submitted through the City’s e-bids platform.
Proposal forms, specifications and all necessary information may be downloaded from the City’s e-bids platform at: https://beaumonttexas.ionwave.net/Login.aspx and on civcastusa.com.
Proposals must be submitted through the City’s e-bids platform at:
https://beaumonttexas.ionwave.net/Login.aspx. Vendors must register to submit a proposal.
The City reserves the right to negotiate with any and all individuals or firms that submit proposals and may award one or more contracts to one or more service providers. The City also reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or to accept any proposal or combination of proposals deemed advantageous to it.
Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns, Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises and Women Business Enterprises, and Labor Surplus Area firms are encouraged to submit
proposals. The City of Beaumont, Texas, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please make reference to RFP Number: PW0826-07
CITY OF BEAUMONT,
TEXAS, OWNER
Tina Broussard,
City Clerk
CITY OF BEAUMONT
BEAUMONT, TEXAS
*NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING*
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON:
DATE: Monday, September 21, 2026
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: City Council Chambers, 1st Floor of City Hall, 801 Main Street
The meetings will also be broadcast on the City’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnY6nNk8zfXZulMg1zbwEBg
TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: To consider a request to review and recommend approval of the updated City of Beaumont Comprehensive Plan. Planning Division File: PZ2026-261.
FILED BY: City of Beaumont
TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: To consider a request for approval of a Replat of Lots 11 & 12, Block 3, Pine Island Estates Phase 2, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas into Lot 11A, Block 3, Pines Island Estates Phase 2, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Planning Division File: PZ2026-259.
FILED BY: Fittz and Shipman, for Sherry Travis
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 3665 Foxtail Trail
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Being all of Lots 11-12, Block 3, Pine Island Estates Phase 2, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas containing 5.279 acres more or less.
A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON:
DATE: Monday, September 21, 2026
TIME: 3:15 p.m.
PLACE: City Council Chambers, 1st Floor of City Hall, 801 Main Street
TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: To consider a request for approval of a Specific Use Permit to allow a restaurant within a GC-MD-2 (General Commercial Multiple-Family Dwelling-2) zoning district. Planning Division File: PZ2026-237.
FILED BY: Rickey Mattern
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 505 25th Street
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Being the Southern 108.3’ of Lot 1, Block 15, Calder Place, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas containing 0.305 acres more or less.
TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: To consider a request for approval of a Rezoning a portion of a property from R-S (Residential-Single Family Dwelling) to GC-MD (General Commercial Multiple-Family Dwelling) or a more restrictive zoning district. Planning Division File: PZ2026-250.
FILED BY: Soutex Surveyors, for Pioneer Presbyterian Church
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 3750 E Lucas Drive
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING 2.020 acres of land out of and a part of Lots 9 & 10, Block 3, French Heights Addition, City of Beaumont, recorded in Volume 6, Page 61, Map Records, Jefferson County, Texas; being part of a tract of land described in a deed to Pioneer Presbyterian Church of Beaumont, Texas, recorded in File No. 2014040201, Official Public Records, Jefferson County, Texas; said 2.020 acre tract being more fully described by metes and bounds as follows to wit: COMMENCING at a ½” steel rod, found for the most Southerly corner of said Pioneer Presbyterian Church of Beaumont, Texas on the Northwest Right-of-Way line of a dedicated road named East Lucas Drive, Volume 1849, Page 474, Deed Records, Jefferson County, Texas; said ½” steel rod being the most Easterly corner of a (Called 0.7690) acre tract of land, described in a deed to WGW-Land, L.L.C., recorded in File No. 2014008772, Official Public Records, Jefferson County, Texas, having a Texas Coordinate of N:13987567.10 E:3504442.84; THENCE, North 54 deg., 11 min., 46 sec., West (Called North 53 deg., 00 min., 00 sec., West), on the common line of said Pioneer Presbyterian Church of Beaumont, Texas and the (Called 0.7690) acre tract, a distance of 141.79’ to a point for corner, being the POINT OF BEGINNING and most Southerly corner of the herein described tract, having a Texas Coordinate of N:13987650.05 E:3504327.85; THENCE, North 54 deg., 11 min., 46 sec., West (Called North 53 deg., 00 min., 00 sec., West), continuing on the common line of said Pioneer Presbyterian Church of Beaumont, Texas and the (Called 0.7690) acre tract, a distance of 199.39’ to a 5/8’ steel rod, found for the common corner of Lots 2, 3, 8 & 9 of said Block 3; said 5/8” steel rod being a common corner of said Pioneer Presbyterian Church of Beaumont, Texas and the (Called 0.7690) acre tract and most Westerly corner of the herein described tract; THENCE, North 35 deg., 34 min., 20 sec., East (Called North 37 deg., 00 min., 00 sec., East), on the common line of Lots 8, 9 & 10 of said Block 3, same being the Southeast line of a (Called 3.2549 acre tract of land described in a deed to MarkT Smith D/B/A M.S. Ministries, recorded in File No. 2012017881, Official Public Records, Jefferson County, Texas, a distance of 399.91’ (Called 400.00’) to a ½” steel pipe found for a common corner of Lots 10 & 11 of said Block 3; said ½” steel pipe being the most Northerly corner of said Pioneer Presbyterian Church of Beaumont, Texas, an angle point in the South line of the (Called 3.2549) acre tract, and being the most Northerly corner of the herein described tract; THENCE, South 54 deg., 24 min., 34 sec., East (Called South 53 deg., 00 min., 00 sec., East), on the common line of said Lots 10 & 11, a distance of 199.28’ to a ½” steel rod, capped and marked “SOUTEX”, found for the Northwest corner of Tract II of two tracts of land, described in a deed to Gurvinder Kaur & Harvinder Singh, recorded in File No. 2026-5027, Official Public Records, Jefferson County, Texas; said ½” steel rod being an angle point for the Northeast line of the herein described tract; THENCE, South 53 deg., 29 min., 02 sec., East on the Southwest line of said Singh Tract, a distance of 40.97’ to a point for corner being the most Easterly corner of the herein described tract; from which a ½” steel rod, capped and marked “SOUTEX”, found for the most Southerly corner of said Singh Tract, on the Northwest Right-of-Way line of said East Lucas Drive, bears South 53 deg., 29 min., 02 sec., East, a distance of 147.22’; THENCE, South 41 deg., 24 min., 20 sec., West, a distance of 402.06’ to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 2.020 acres of land more or less.
TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: To consider a request for approval of a Specific Use Permit to allow an administrative offices and professional services within a RCR-H (Residential Conservation Revitalization-Historic) zoning district. Planning Division File: PZ2026-258
FILED BY: Paige Hammers
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 2115 Mcfaddin Avenue
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Being the eastern ½ of Lot 10, and All of Lots 11 & 12, Mcfaddin Second Addition, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas containing .402 acres more or less
TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: To consider a request for approval of a Specific Use Permit to allow an administrative office within a GC-MD-2 (General Commercial Multiple-Family Dwelling-2) zoning district. Planning Division File: PZ2026-264
FILED BY: Stephanie Chatman
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 5430 Concord Road
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Being Tract 105 Plat D22, F. Bigner, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas containing .484 acres more or less
TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: To consider a request for approval of a Specific Use Permit to allow a food truck park within a NC (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning district. Planning Division File: PZ2026-267
FILED BY: Dylan Ainsworth
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 3460 Delaware Street
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Being Lot 9, Block 2, Tract A & C, French Addition, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas containing .560 acres more or less
THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PLANNING COMMISSION
Demi Engman, Secretary
CITY OF BEAUMONT
BEAUMONT, TEXAS
*NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING*
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON:
DATE: Monday, September 14, 2026
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
PLACE: Council Chambers, City Hall, 801 Main Street
The meeting will also be broadcast on the City’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnY6nNk8zfXZulMg1zbwEBg
1) TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: A request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for an addition to the rear of the home. Planning Division File #PZ2026-204.
FILED BY: Jimmy Dixon
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 2311 Pecos Street
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Being Lots 1-3, Block 9, Oaks Addition Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.482 acres, more or less.
2) TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: A request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to enclose a carport. Planning Division File #PZ2026-240.
FILED BY: Sheuns Home LLC
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 2595 Beech Street
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Being Lot 13 and the Western 25’ of Lot 12, Block 6, Reed Emma Addition Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.289 acres, more or less.
3) TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: A request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to reconstruct the front porch. Planning Division File #PZ2026-254.
FILED BY: Salvador Cisneros
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 2230 Laurel Street
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Being Lot 22, Block 1, Averill Addition Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.154 acres, more or less.
“Equal Housing Opportunity”
THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION
Tyraan Albert, Planner I
INVITATION TO BID
BID NO. WU0826-25
Sealed bids will be received online until 2:00 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026, for furnishing all plans, administration, superintendence, labor, services, materials, materials, tools, equipment, supplies, transportation, utilities, and all other items and facilities necessary therefore, as provided in the Contract Documents for the construction of:
CITY OF BEAUMONT
AUTO SAMPLING FLUSHING STATION INSTALLATION PROJECT
BID NO. WU0826-25
Bids will be opened and publicly read in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid or combination of bids deemed advantageous to it.
Bidders must submit an original Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or irrevocable Letter of Credit issued by a bank satisfactory to the Owner, payable without recourse to the order of the City of Beaumont in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the largest possible bid amount as a guaranty that the Bidder will enter into contract and execute bond and guaranty in the form provided within fourteen (14) calendar days after date of Notice of Award of the contract. Bids without the required financial security deposit will not be considered.
A MANDATORY Pre-bid Conference will be held at 10:00 A.M. (CT), on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026, in-person at 1350 Langham Rd, Beaumont, TX 77707 in the Water Utilities Department Conference Room and virtually on Microsoft Teams. Attendees may join by internet or phone call:
https://bit.ly/4zJdvsR +1 903-405-2009 Passcode: 847 880 033#
Attendance at the Pre-bid meeting is a prerequisite to bidding. Prior to the pre-bid conference, interested bidders should obtain forms of proposal, contract, bond, and specifications. No one will be allowed to enter the pre-bid virtually or in-person if arrival is later than 5 minutes after the designated time. Calls for any technical difficulties must be made prior to the meeting.
Bidding forms, specifications and all necessary information may be downloaded from the City’s e-bids platform at: https://beaumonttexas.ionwave.net/Login.aspx and on civcastusa.com. There is no cost to view the plans, and printing can be done through the websites. Sets of hard copies of bidding Documents will not be sold.
Bids must be submitted through the City’s e-bids platform at: https://beaumonttexas.ionwave.net/Login.aspx. Vendors must register to submit a bid. Be advised, e-bids is the only option to submit bids to the City of Beaumont effective 8/1/23.
Please make sure to reference Bid Number: WU0826-25
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, OWNER
By: Tina Broussard
City Clerk
NOTICE OF
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID REQUEST: “FY2024 SCP89 Dravo 3”
OWNER: Orange County Navigation and Port District dba Port of Orange
Location: Port of Orange Administration Building
1201 Childers Road
Orange, Texas 77630
Bid Deadline: October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM Local Time
Bid Opening: October 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM Local Time
Location: Port of Orange Administration Building - Boardroom
1201 Childers Road
Orange, Texas 77630
Mandatory Pre-Bid Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM Local Time
Questions Due: Friday, September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM Local Time
SEALED BIDS in duplicate, clearly marked and addressed to Port of Orange, “Attn: Stephen LeBlanc, FY2024 SCP89 Dravo 3”, Orange County Navigation and Port District (the “Owner”), will be received at the Port of Orange Administration Office, 1201 Childers Road, Orange, Texas, 77630 until the date and time set above; and then
publicly opened and read aloud in the Port of Orange Administration Office Boardroom, 1 st Floor, for “FY2024 SCP89 Dravo 3”. Bids received after 2:00PM local time will be returned unopened. Project is located in Orange County, Texas at Dravo Industrial Terminal, Orange, TX 77630.
Bid Packets may be obtained at the Orange County Navigation and Port District, 1201 Childers Road, Orange, Texas 77630.
The project includes construction of an additional truck queuing area of 8.5 acres at the Port of Orange. The scope of work includes excavation, embankment placement, geogrid reinforcement, filter fabric installation, flexible base
construction, grading, drainage improvements, articulated concrete mat installation, erosion and sediment control measures, traffic control, site restoration, and associated appurtenant work. The project also includes bid alternates for expanding the truck queuing area specified in the base bid.
All prime contractors are encouraged to visit the site to inspect all locations and conditions prior to bid date. Please contact Stephen LeBlanc to arrange a site visit.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified or Cashier’s Check, payable without recourse to the order of the Orange County Navigation and Port District, or a Bid Bond for at least five percent (5%), of the total amount bid, and the bank or bonding company certifying the same shall be liable therefore to the Orange County Navigation and Port District in the event such successful bidder shall fail or refuse to enter into proper contract therefore or shall fail or refuse to furnish bonds therefore as required by law and as hereafter mentioned within ten (10) days after receipt of NOTICE of AWARD. Bid surety of all except the three (3) lowest responsible Bidders will be returned when award is made; when the contract is executed, the surety of the two (2) remaining unsuccessful Bidders will be
returned; that of the successful Bidder will be returned when formal contract, bonds and insurance are approved, and
work has commenced within the time specified.
The successful bidder must furnish PERFORMANCE and PAYMENT BONDS on the forms furnished with the bid documents, in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total contract price. All insurance companies issuing PERFORMANCE and PAYMENT BONDS and any reinsurance companies utilized by such insurance
companies, in order to issue PERFORMANCE and PAYMENT BONDS to the Owner, shall have at least an “A” rating according to the Best’s Key Guide and must be authorized to transact business in Texas. Additionally, such insurance companies shall be on the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable
Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies’ as published in Circulars 570 (as amended) by the Audit Staff, Bureau of Government Financial Operations and United States Treasury Department.
Bidder is hereby advised that the work shall be subject to equal employment opportunity requirements, local prevailing wage rates, and Executive Order No.11246 as amended. In conformance with applicable statutes, the general prevailing wage rates in the locality in which the work is to be performed have been ascertained, and such rates shall be minimum paid for labor employed upon this project.
In accordance with Texas State law, including Local Government Code Chapter 176, each BIDDER MUST
COMPLETE AND SUBMIT WITH THEIR BID A COPY OF THE VENDOR’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST
QUESTIONNAIRE CONTAINED IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
The Owner is a sales tax-exempt governmental entity. A sales tax exemption notice will be issued to the Contractor when the contract is awarded in order that that he does not have to pay sales taxes on labor and/or materials utilized in or consumed in connection with the Owner’s project.
The Contractor performing this contract must issue to his suppliers an exemption certificate in lieu of the tax, said exemption certificate complying with all applicable State Comptroller’s rulings along with a copy of the sales tax exemption notice issued to him by the Owner.
The Orange County Navigation and Port District reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive
informalities in bidding to the fullest extent permitted by law. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the prices in any bid, the OWNER reserves the right to consider and accept the most advantageous construction thereof,
or to reject the bid.
Orange County Navigation and Port District
HOUSE FOR SALE
2350 S. 8TH Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
3-1-1 58K
“AS IS”
Pat Gibbs, Broker
(409) 466-1879
THE STATE OF TEXAS
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
DENSON CARMAN
FONTENOT, DECEASED
DEFENDANT(S)
GREETINGS:
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Honorable Probate County Court of Jefferson County, Texas, at the Courthouse in the City of Beaumont, at or before 10 o’clock a.m. of the first Monday after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of issuance thereof, same being Monday, 09/07/2026 then and there to answer the proceeding to declare heirship filed by Althea Gale Courtney, Applicant, in said Court 08/25/2026 in Cause No. 26CCPR1187, styled,
In the Estate of:
DENSON CARMAN FONTENOT, DECEASED
A brief statement of the nature of the petition is as follows, to-wit:
DETERMINE THE HEIRS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE, SHARES & INTERESTS UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE OR IN THE TRUST, AS APPLICABLE IN THE DECEDENT’S ESTATE
as is more fully shown by the petition on file in this cause.
The officer executing this process shall promptly execute the same according to law and make due return as the law directs. If this citation is not served within (90) days after day of issuance, it shall be returned unserved.
Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Beaumont, Texas, on this 25th day of August, 2026.
Roxanne Acosta-Hellberg, County Clerk
Jefferson County, Texas
By Reagan Dixon,
Reagan Dixon,
Deputy Clerk
THE STATE OF TEXAS
NO. 25DCCV1330
KEVIN C. MITCHELL
VS.
CIA TRANSPORT, INC.,
ET AL
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION-
PERSON
58th DISTRICT COURT
JEFFERSON COUNTY,
TEXAS
To: Mirim Freight, Inc. BY SERVING THE REGISTERED AGENT: ROMAN A ZENCHENKO
DEFENDANT:
SEE ATTACHED
NOTICE: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 42 days after the date this citation was issued, a default judgment may be taken against you, the answer date being at or before 10 o’clock A.M. on Monday, September 21, 2026. In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org. Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 1085 Pearl St., Room 203, Beaumont, TX 77701, or by bringing it to the office. The case is presently pending before the 58th District Court District Court of Jefferson County sitting in Beaumont, Texas, and was filed on the 18th day of July, 2025. It bears cause number 25DCCV1330 and is styled:
KEVIN C. MITCHELL VS.
CIA TRANSPORT, INC., ET AL
The name and address of the attorney for plaintiff (or plaintiff if pro se) is:
ZONA JONES
850 PARK ST.
BEAUMONT, TX. 77701
The nature of the demands of said plaintiff is shown by a true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Order-Signed; Citation accompanying this citation and made a part thereof.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said court, at Beaumont, Texas, this the 4th day of August, 2026.
JAMIE SMITH,
DISTRICT CLERK
JEFFERSON COUNTY,
TEXAS
BY Mercedez Watler,
Mercedez Watler, Deputy
THE STATE OF TEXAS
NO. 25DCCV1330
KEVIN C. MITCHELL
VS.
CIA TRANSPORT, INC.,
ET AL
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION-
PERSON
58th DISTRICT COURT
JEFFERSON COUNTY,
TEXAS
To: My Family Moving LLC BY SERVING THE REGISTERED AGENT: ROMAN A ZENCHENKO
DEFENDANT:
SEE ATTACHED
NOTICE: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 42 days after the date this citation was issued, a default judgment may be taken against you, the answer date being at or before 10 o’clock A.M. on Monday, September 21, 2026. In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org. Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 1085 Pearl St., Room 203, Beaumont, TX 77701, or by bringing it to the office. The case is presently pending before the 58th District Court District Court of Jefferson County sitting in Beaumont, Texas, and was filed on the 18th day of July, 2025. It bears cause number 25DCCV1330 and is styled:
KEVIN C. MITCHELL VS.
CIA TRANSPORT, INC., ET AL
The name and address of the attorney for plaintiff (or plaintiff if pro se) is:
ZONA JONES
850 PARK ST.
BEAUMONT, TX. 77701
The nature of the demands of said plaintiff is shown by a true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Order-Signed; Citation accompanying this citation and made a part thereof.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said court, at Beaumont, Texas, this the 4th day of August, 2026.
JAMIE SMITH,
DISTRICT CLERK
JEFFERSON COUNTY,
TEXAS
BY Mercedez Watler,
Mercedez Watler, Deputy
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Cause No: 24DCFM0745
IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF
CLAUDIA ESMITH
SAUCEDA ESTUPINAN AND ABEL DE JESUS
ESTUPINAN
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION
317TH DISTRICT COURT
JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
To: ABEL DE JESUS
ESTUPINAN
AND TO ALL IT MAY
CONCERN,
ABEL DE JESUS
ESTUPINAN
RESPONDENT
NOTICE: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after the date this citation was issued, a default judgment may be taken against you. The petition was filed on 17th day of May, 2024. Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 1085 Pearl St., RM 203, Beaumont, TX 77701, or by bringing it to the office. The Petition of:
CLAUDIA ESMITH
SAUCEDA ESTUPINAN
was filed in the 317th District Court of Jefferson County, Texas, on the 17th day of May, 2024 against
ABEL DE JESUS
ESTUPINAN
RESPONDENT
numbered 24DCFM0745 and entitled ‘In the Interest of:
DIEGO ESTUPINAN
NOEL ESTUPINAN
The nature the suit is a request for ORIGINAL PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIP.
The date of birth of the child(ren) who is/are the subject of the suit is/are as follows:
DIEGO ESTUPINAN 4/8/2009
NOEL ESTUPINAN 7/24/20216
ISSUED and GIVEN under my hand and the seal of said court, at office, this the 13th day of August, 2026.
The court has the authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the interest of the CHILD/CHILDREN will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the adoption of the CHILD/CHILDREN.
JAMIE SMITH,
DISTRICT CLERK
JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
BY Amelia Martinez, Deputy
Amelia Martinez
THE STATE OF TEXAS
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
ISAAC RICHARD BALQUE, DECEASED
DEFENDANT(S)
GREETING:
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Honorable Probate County Court of Jefferson County, Texas, at the Courthouse in the City of Beaumont, at or before 10 o’clock a.m. of the first Monday after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of issuance thereof, same being Monday, 09/07/2026 then and there to answer the proceeding to declare heirship filed by Shawndria Balque, Applicant, in said Court 08/26/2026 in Cause No. 26CCPR1194, styled,
IN THE ESTATE OF:
isaac richard balque, DECEASED
A brief statement of the nature of the petition is as follows, to-wit:
DETERMINE THE HEIRS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE, SHARES & INTERESTS UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE OR IN THE TRUST, AS APPLICABLE IN THE DECEDENT’S ESTATE
as is more fully shown by the petition on file in this cause.
The officer executing this process shall promptly execute the same according to law and make due return as the law directs. If this citation is not served within (90) days after day of issuance, it shall be returned unserved.
Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Beaumont, Texas, on this the 27th day of August, 2026.
Roxanne Acosta-Hellberg, County Clerk
Jefferson County, Texas
By Cecilia Garcia,
Cecilia Garcia,
Deputy Clerk
THE STATE OF TEXAS
NO. 26DCfm0936
IN THE INTEREST OF HAREPER GRACE
COLEMAN
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION
317th DISTRICT COURT
JEFFERSON COUNTY,
TEXAS
To: ZACHARY THOMAS GRIFFIN
ALL TO ALL IT MAY CONCERN,
ZACHARY THOMAS GRIFFIN
RESPONDENT
NOTICE: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after the date this citation was issued, a default judgment may be taken against you. The petition was filed on 21st day of July, 2026. Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 1085 Pearl St., Rm 203, Beaumont, TX 77701, or by bringing it to the office. The
Petition of
JUSTIN KYLE VIDRINE, EMILY ANNAY COLEMAN
was filed in the 317th District Court of Jefferson County, Texas, on the 21ST day of July, 2026 against
ZACHARY THOMAS GRIFFIN, RESPONDENT
numbered 26DCFM0936 and entitled ‘In the Interest of:
HARPER GRACE COLEMAN
The nature the suit is a request for ORIGINAL PETITION FOR TERMINATION AND ADOPTION OF STEPCHILD.
The date of birth of the child(ren) who is the subject of the suit is/are as follows:
HARPER GRACE COLEMAN 9/1/2022
ISSUED and GIVEN under my hand and the seal of said court, at office, this 26TH day of August, 2026.
The court has the authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the interest of the CHILD/CHILDREN will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the adoption of the CHILD/CHILDREN.
JAMIE SMITH,
DISTRICT CLERK
JEFFERSON COUNTY,
TEXAS
BY Diane Herrera, Deputy
Diane Herrera, Deputy
THE STATE OF TEXAS
No. 26DCCV1163
FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE, LLC
VS.
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF GEORGE PICKENS JR., DECEASED, ET AL.
CITATION BY PUBLICATION –
UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF GEORGE PICKENS, JR., DECEASED
172ND DISTRICT COURT JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
To: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF GEORGE PICKENS, JR., DECEASED
DEFENDANT:
LOT 3, BLOCK 82, CARTWRIGHT ADDITION, CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 1 PAGE 137 OF THE MAP AND/OR PLAT RECORDS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
NOTICE: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 42 days after the date this citation was issued, a default judgment may be taken against you, the answer date being at or before 10 o’clock A.M. on Monday, October 12, 2026. In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 1085 Pearl St., Room 203, Beaumont, TX 77701, or by bringing it to the office. The case is presently pending before the 172nd District Court of Jefferson County sitting in Beaumont, Texas, and was filed on the 8th day of June, 2026. It bears cause number 26DCCV163 and is styled:
FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE, LLC
vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF GEORGE PICKENS JR., DECEASED, ET AL.
The name and address of the attorney for plaintiff (or plaintiff if pro se) is:
JOSEPH VACEK
ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ ET AL
5601 EXECUTIVE DR., STE. 400
IRVING, TX 75038
Issued under my hand and the seal of said court, at Beaumont, Texas, this the on this the 27th day of August 2026.
JAMIE SMITH,
DISTRICT CLERK
JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
BY Erin Harper,
Erin Harper, Deputy
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters of
Testamentary were issued in The
Estate of Laurence
Columbus Schneider, Jr., Deceased on August 26, 2026 in Cause No. 26CCPR0912 in the County
Court of Jefferson County, Texas to Patricia L. Nunez.
The Address of Such
Independent Executor is c/o Trent Devenzio, 221 Highway 69 South, Suite
100, Nederland Texas 77627.
All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.
Dated this the 26th day of August 2026.
Patricia L. Nunez, Independent Executor of the Estate of Laurence Columbus Schneider, Jr.,
Deceased
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters of
Testamentary were issued in The Estate of Don Allen
Edgerly, Deceased on
August 26, 2026 in Cause No. 26CCPR0979 in the County Court of Jefferson
County, Texas to
Angela Rae
Richter Gronross.
The Address of Such
Independent Executor is c/o Trent Devenzio, 221 Highway 69 South, Suite 100, Nederland Texas 77627.
All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.
Dated this the 26th day of August 2026.
Angela Rae Richter
Gronross, Independent
Executor of the Estate of Don Allen Edgerly,
Deceased
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters
Testamentary for the Estate of THERESA WALLACE TATE, A/K/A THERESA TATE, Deceased, were
issued on August 26, 2024, in Cause No. 26CCPR1014, pending in the County Court of Jefferson County,
Texas, to: GUY WALLACE.
All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being
administered are
required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.
c/o: P. Dean Brinkley
The Brinkley Law Firm, P.C. 2905 Toccoa Road Beaumont, Texas 77703
SIGNED on August 26,
2026.
P. Dean Brinkley /s/
P. Dean Brinkley
Attorney for GUY
WALLACE
State Bar No.: 00793388
2905 Toccoa Road
Beaumont, Texas 77703
Telephone: (409) 835-5800
Facsimile (409) 835-5880
Email:
dbrinkley@ctclaw.com
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Ronda Higginbotham Collier, Deceased were issued on the 25th day of August, 2026, in Cause No. 26CCPR1031, pending in the County Court of Jefferson County, Texas, in Probate, to Jan Higginbotham Thompson, as Independent Executor. All persons having claims against the Estate which is currently being administered are required to present same within the time and in the manner prescribed by law to Meredith M. Bernsen, P.O. Box 5607, Beaumont, Texas
77726-5607.
DATED this 25th day of August, 2026.
Jan Higginbotham Thompson, Independent
Executor of the Estate of Ronda Higginbotham
Collier, Deceased
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Michael L. Smith aka Michael Lynn Smith, Deceased, were issued on August 26, 2026, in Cause No. 26-0143-PR, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Heather Victoria Weeks.
All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.
Heather Victoria Weeks
c/o: Michael J. Lindsay
Lindsay, Lindsay & Parsons
710 North 11th Street
Beaumont, TX 77702-1502
Telephone: (409) 833-1196
Facsimile: (409) 832-7040
DATED 26th day of August 2026.
/s/ Michael J. Lindsay
Michael J. Lindsay
State Bar No.: 12368800
No. 26CCPR0776
IN THE ESTATE OFLUIS FIGUEROA GALVAN A/K/A
LUIS GALVAN FIGUEROA,
DECEASED
§
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF
JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Luis Figueroa Galvan a/k/a Luis Galvan Figueroa, Deceased, was qualified for on August 12, 2026, in Cause No. 26CCPR0776, pending in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Texas, to: Alma Cristina Galvan.
All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.
c/o: Tzipora Simmons
Attorney at Law
4610 Sweetwater Blvd., Ste. 200
Sugar Land, TX 77479
DATED this 3rd day of September, 2026.
/s/ Tzipora Simmons
Tzipora Simmons
State Bar No.: 24133430
Nicholas R. Noe
State Bar No.: 24101219
4610 Sweetwater Blvd., Ste. 200
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Telephone: (281) 242-0995
Facsimile: (281) 941-2565
E-mail: tsimmons@romanosumner.com
ATTORNEYS FOR
INDEPENDENT
ADMINISTRATOR,
ALMA CRISTINA
GALVAN
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Clarence Newal
Yarbrough, Deceased, were issued on August 26, 2026 in Cause No. 12,715, pending in the County Court of Hardin County, Texas, to Carolyn LaTreva Yarbrough.
All persons having claims against this Estate are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law to:
Carolyn LaTreva Yarbrough
c/o Zach Celeste
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 3708
Beaumont, TX 77704
NOTICE TO ALL
PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF RANDALL A. GRIFFITH
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of RANDALL A. GRIFFITH, Deceased, were issued on August 26, 2026, in Cause No. 26CCPR1069, pending in the County Court of Jefferson County, Texas, to
RICHARD JODY M. GRIFFITH.
The address of such Independent Executrix is:
JODY M. GRIFFITH
c/o Richard D. Hughes
Attorney at Law
316 N. 13th Street
Nederland, TX 77627
All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.
DATED the 26th day of August, 2026.
RICHARD D. HUGHES, ATTORNEY AT LAW
316 N. 13th Street Nederland, TX 77627
(409) 718-8743
By: /s/ Richard D. Hughes
RICHARD D. HUGHES, Attorney for the Estate of Randall A. Griffith, Deceased
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Code that Botanas Chapala LLC d/b/a Botanas Chapala has filed application for
Mixed Beverage Permit and Food and Beverage Certificate. Said business to be conducted
at 5201 Gulfway Dr, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas 77642.
Botanas Chapala LLC d/b/a Botanas Chapala: Martin Flores, Manager
/
Everett Cormier, Sr., Constable Pct. 6
Jefferson County, state of Texas
By
Chief Deputy Constable, Lester Wilson
The Minimum Bid is the lesser of 1) the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or 2) the adjudged value. However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT.
Note: Prior to the day of the sale, a bidder must request a Statement of No Delinquent Tax Owed from the Jefferson County Tax Office. This request for statement is available on the Jefferson County Tax Office website or available at the tax office. If you are purchasing property in the name of a company, you must provide a copy of the Assumed Name Certificate, which can be obtained from the Jefferson County Clerk’s office or website, or a Franchise Tax Account Status, with a list of the officers and directors, which may obtain from the Texas Comptroller’s Office Website. If you are not an officer or director of the company, you must also provide a letter on company letterhead signed by an officer or director, giving you authorization to bid on behalf of the company.
A bidder at the sale must be registered, at the time the sale begins, with the person conducting the sale. The bidder must submit the letter (Statement of No Delinquent Taxes Owed) to the person conducting the sale. Once the sale begins at 10:00 a.m., no one will be allowed to obtain a bidder number.