/tags/beaumont Beaumont en-US Copyright Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:13:05 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-21/texas-prison-staff-falsified-records-about-temperatures-behind-bars-internal-investigation-finds The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, alleging the heat inside the state’s dozens of un-air conditioned prisons is dangerous. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:13:05 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-21/texas-prison-staff-falsified-records-about-temperatures-behind-bars-internal-investigation-finds Lauren McGaughy /texas-news/2022-04-08/seven-alleged-members-of-prison-gangs-charged-in-beaumont-inmate-killings The deaths of two inmates at the federal facility in East Texas led to a dayslong lockdown of the country’s prison system. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:30:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-04-08/seven-alleged-members-of-prison-gangs-charged-in-beaumont-inmate-killings Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2022-02-07/bureau-of-prisons-returns-to-modified-operations-after-deadly-fight-in-texas-prompted-lockdown The agency that oversees the country’s federal prison system didn’t elaborate on which facilities were affected. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:03:13 GMT /texas-news/2022-02-07/bureau-of-prisons-returns-to-modified-operations-after-deadly-fight-in-texas-prompted-lockdown Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2020-12-08/how-beaumont-state-rep-dade-phelan-clinched-the-texas-house-speakership Phelan will face one of the most difficult sessions in decades, with issues ranging from COVID-19 relief to redistricting. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:00:39 GMT /texas-news/2020-12-08/how-beaumont-state-rep-dade-phelan-clinched-the-texas-house-speakership Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media /news/2020-12-03/gender-pay-gap-in-texas-is-wider-than-national-average The gender pay gap is bigger in Texas, where woman earn 79.4% of what men earn on average. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 23:00:17 GMT /news/2020-12-03/gender-pay-gap-in-texas-is-wider-than-national-average Bekah Morr /2019-09-20/texas-cities-try-to-assess-scope-of-damage-in-imeldas-aftermath The National Weather Service in Houston said the amount of rainfall in Houston and Galveston on Thursday was "one for the record books." At least four deaths have been blamed on the storm. Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:21:00 GMT /2019-09-20/texas-cities-try-to-assess-scope-of-damage-in-imeldas-aftermath Brakkton Booker /news/2019-09-19/texas-governor-declares-disaster-due-to-floods Gov. Greg Abbott has declared 13 counties disaster areas after heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda swamped parts of… Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:47:42 GMT /news/2019-09-19/texas-governor-declares-disaster-due-to-floods Associated Press /news/2019-08-27/married-only-minutes-texas-newlyweds-killed-in-crash Harley Morgan was still wearing his dark suit and Rhiannon Boudreaux her wedding dress when the Texas "childhood sweethearts" were killed in a crash with… Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:10:12 GMT /news/2019-08-27/married-only-minutes-texas-newlyweds-killed-in-crash Associated Press /news/2019-08-12/founder-of-national-restaurant-chain-jasons-deli-dies The businessman who founded the national restaurant chain Jason's Deli more than 40 years ago in Texas has died.A Jason's Deli statement says Joe… Mon, 12 Aug 2019 18:38:45 GMT /news/2019-08-12/founder-of-national-restaurant-chain-jasons-deli-dies Associated Press /2012-03-16/texas-sues-over-cut-to-womens-health-program Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is suing U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for cutting-off funding to the Texas Women’s Health… Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:35:01 GMT /2012-03-16/texas-sues-over-cut-to-womens-health-program