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Google Geocoding accused of tracking users

Google Geocoding accused of tracking users

Google sued for tracking Texas consumers

Jennifer Johnson
Monday, January 24, 2022
Jan. 24, The Texas Attorney General filed a third lawsuit against Google, again alleging that the company is systematically misleading and deceiving Texas consumers in violation of Texas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation

Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation

City of Port Arthur to discuss EDC administration

Tim Cohrs
Friday, January 21, 2022
The Port Arthur City Council and Port Arthur EDC will conduct an in-person joint special meeting Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. at the City Council Chamber, located on the fifth floor of City Hall, 444 Fourth Street.
SETX stand down to be held Feb. 4 , image courtesy of Red Cross

SETX stand down to be held Feb. 4 , image courtesy of Red Cross

2022 SETX Stand Down to be held Feb. 4

Tim Cohrs
Friday, January 21, 2022
The Southeast Texas Stand Down for Homeless Veterans will be held in Port Arthur on Friday, February 4, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bob Bowers Civic Center at 304 Cultural Center drive in Port Arthur.
Stop human trafficking

Stop human trafficking

Human Trafficking prevention training

Jennifer Johnson
Friday, January 14, 2022
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging health care practitioners and interested members of the public to take its new online human trafficking awareness and prevention training course.
Tax office to close next week

Tax office to close next week

Tax office closed by COVID

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Due to “COVID-19-related staffing issues in our three locations,” the Jefferson County Tax Office announced on Jan. 13, the office will close one of its branches – the Port Arthur Tax Office – from Monday, Jan. 17, through Friday, Jan. 21. The Port Arthur office is expected to reopen Monday, Jan.
COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine

Port Arthur vaccine clinic to extend hours

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
To help accommodate the working public, the COVID vaccine clinic will have extended hours Thursday, January 6, 2022, until 7:00 p.m., at the Texas Artist’s Museum, 3501 Cultural Center Drive. First, Second and Booster doses will be available for Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson.
Rhine

Rhine

Crime News: Week of Jan. 6

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Convenience store criminal sentenced A Beaumont man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston on Jan. 4. Moses Ray Rhine, Jr., 21, pleaded guilty on Aug.
BISD students attend classes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

BISD students attend classes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

News Shorts: Week of Jan. 6

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Class of COVID Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) administration is eyeing the start of 2022 Spring Semester with its sights set on academics, as well as the COVID-19 Omicron variant, as classes resumed for students and staff on Jan. 3.
Patients are treated in makeshift rooms at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in September 2021.

Patients are treated in makeshift rooms at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in September 2021.

Editorial update: Heralding local health care heroes

Scott McLendon
Thursday, January 6, 2022
While reflecting back on the stories of 2021, it would be nigh on impossible to find a Southeast Texan who wasn’t negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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