We all have busy weeks sometimes, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to miss out on the week’s top stories.
Read the stories below to catch up before heading into the weekend, or come back to this page when you’ve had a little more time to read.
Without getting too complicated:
At least two flights were unable to take off at Jack Brooks Regional Airport this week due to runway construction.
Construction is expected to take up to 58 days, but planes began taking off just hours after the first problems occurred.
Click here to read more.
Walmart’s sensory-friendly hours begin this week, and it looks like people in Southeast Texas want to know more.
Every day from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., all stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico will be open to people with sensory processing issues.
Please see here for the detail.
This week, Beaumont’s relatively new business owners came before the city council to criticize alleged interactions with police at the facility.
Park on Calder owner Deondre Moore and supporters released several comments in support of the bar and restaurant, and at least two city councilors expressed interest in learning more about the details shared. showed that.
But what piqued the interest of our readers this week was our previous article detailing the issues surrounding how noise complaints are handled in the City of Beaumont.
Click here to read more.
Tuesday was Election Day, and it looks like everyone supported the compilation of all local election results.
Click here to see the final tallies for Jefferson, Hardin and Orange counties, as well as the statewide ballot proposal totals.
A Texas death row inmate was executed Thursday after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected efforts to postpone the execution date.
Brent Brewer was sentenced to death for murder in 1990 and sentenced to death in 1991.
Please see here for the detail.
Southeast Texas appears to have multiple chances for a state title, and sports editor Matt Fay breaks down the teams most likely to bring home the championship.
Newton became the last local team to win a state title, but Port Neches Groves may be out to prove its 2022 championship was no fluke.
Who else is on the list? Click here for more information.
Vidor will soon be home to Texas’ first Infinity Energy Services.
Reporter Megan Zapalac provided more information on the development on this week’s “What’s That Going to Be.”
Bonus:
I also wanted to include articles that my Facebook friends (not friends) have liked, commented on, and shared so that I can really prepare for the gathering I’ll be attending this weekend.
After more than 40 years, the final season of Texas Country Reporter is on the air before the baton is passed to Texas Monthly’s JB Sauceda.
Please see here for the detail.
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