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Port Arthur, Texas is located in Jefferson County. Zip codes in Port Arthur, TX include 77640, 77642, and 77643. More Port Arthur information.

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14 hrs ago | 12NewsNow.Com

Police: Man arrested soliciting 13-year-old by text message

On Wednesday, the Port Neches Police Department got a report that a 13-year-old was approached by a man at Walmart in Port Arthur.

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16 hrs ago | The Beaumont Enterprise

5 Snoop Dogg tracks to listen to before Sunday's concert

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20 hrs ago | Green Car Congress

Shell, Saudi Aramco JV complete 5-year Texas refinery expansion;...

Motiva, the joint venture between Shell and Saudi Aramco, marked the completion of a five-year construction project that more than doubled the daily processing capacity of the Motiva Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas to 600,000 barrels of crude.

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Thu May 31, 2012

The Beaumont Enterprise

Motiva Port Arthur opens biggest U.S. refinery

A storm rolls over Motiva in Port Arthur Thursday after the opening ceremonies for the company's Crude Expansion project.

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National Public Radio

Gulf Refinery Expansion May Not Cut Gas Prices

Expanding the refinery at Port Arthur, Texas, took five years and $10 billion. The facility can now process 600,000 barrels a day.

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Reuters

UPDATE 1-Motiva Port Arthur refinery nears 600,000 bpd-executive

Motiva Enterprises' newly expanded Port Arthur, Texas, refinery is running near its full 600,000 barrel-per-day capacity, Tom Purves, vice president of manufacturing in charge of the expansion, told Reuters on Thursday.

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Wed May 30, 2012

The Beaumont Enterprise

Port Arthur man in jail after attempted sex assault

A 48-year-old Port Arthur man is in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility charged with attempted aggravated sexual assault after allegedly attacking a woman on the street and saying he was going to have sex with her.

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Tue May 29, 2012

The Beaumont Enterprise

Will Jefferson County gamble on Ford Park?

It's Texas primary day and the zombie apocalypse has just begun , but the most hilarious story of this young day is about that elusive Lone Star unicorn: Casino gambling.

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Mon May 28, 2012

The Beaumont Enterprise

Would you recall Port Arthur%u2019s mayor?

While you were out on that boat this Memorial Day weekend shotgunning beer like it was your job, Angel San FOX4 was hard at work delivering some South County political intrigue.

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KYKR-FM

Police Believe Robberies Are Related

Port Arthur police say two aggravated robberies that occurred minutes apart on Saturday morning are related.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Reuters

Valero Port Arthur refinery reports SRU upset

A sulfur recovery unit malfunctioned on Friday at Valero Energy Corp's 292,000-barrels-per-day Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, according to a notice filed by the refinery with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Thursday.

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KLTV Tyler

Woman fatally shot outside of Texas daycare

A 38-year-old Nederland man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman in the parking lot of the Southeast Texas daycare where she worked.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Arab Times

OPEC expected to keep oil target unchanged

LONDON, May 24, : Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies are likely to try to avoid confrontation with Iran and recommend leaving OPEC's oil output target unchanged when producer countries gather next month.

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The Beaumont Enterprise

Dress for the fest

Fedora, Ella + Scott, $18. Coral patterned top, Ella + Scott, $38. Aqua shorts, 7 for all Mankind, Splash of Karma, $138. Strappy black cuff, Ella + Scott, $18. Shell ring, Splash of Karma, $7. Woven sandals, Splash of Karma, $28. Model: Christina Segura.

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Wed May 23, 2012

KYTX-TV News

Port Arthur felon sentenced for federal gun and drug violations

SAN ANTONIO - A homeowner's front lawn becomes a wrestling ring as a man struggles to take down a trio of home invaders while he was still in his boxers.

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Tue May 22, 2012

The Beaumont Enterprise

Museums of Southeast Texas

The Stark Museum has just completed renovations and is preparing for a "Grand Viewing" next week on the 29th of December.

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Sun May 20, 2012

Reuters

Motiva Port Arthur refinery reports malfunction-filing

Motiva Enterprises' 600,000 barrel per day Port Arthur, Texas, refinery reported a malfunction on Saturday and Sunday in a hydrocracking unit that increased sulfur dioxide emissions beyond the level authorized by its operating permit, according to a notice filed with state pollution regulators.

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Sat May 19, 2012

New York Post

Required reading

Call this the anti-guide book. No traditional travel writer would recommend any of the spots Blackwell visits - and that's what makes it both witty and disturbing.

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Thu May 17, 2012

KBMT

19-year-old indicted for capital murder

A 19-year-old man is indicted on a capital murder charge after police say he shot and killed two people in car that was parked in front of a Beaumont House in February.

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Wed May 16, 2012

The Beaumont Enterprise

Rainbow Bridge shut down as woman threatens to jump off

Rainbow Bridge shut down as woman threatens to jump off Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2012 Beaumont Enterprise.

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