🌱 New Houston lawsuit again spotlights TPC’s troubled safety record in Port Neches.
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In today's newsletter:
- New Houston lawsuit again spotlights TPC’s troubled safety record in Port Neches.
Also on today's calendar: SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 55.
- Sunday: Windy and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Houston Family Sues TPC Plant After 1,000-Pound Part Turns Deadly (hoodline.com) — Port Neches residents will recognize TPC Group in this new lawsuit over a contractor’s death at the company’s southeast Houston plant, which revives scrutiny of its safety record after the 2019 Port Neches explosions. The wrongful-death case could probe how much responsibility plant owners bear for contractor safety, with investigators expected to dig into maintenance records and company oversight of the fatal job. 
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Adult Spelling Bee
Greater Orange Area Chamber , 407 Greeen Ave , Orange
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Boomtown BBQ Blast
Spindletop Gladys-City Boomtown Museum , 5550 Jimmy Simmons Blvd , Beaumont
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Boomtown BBQ Bash
Spindletop Gladys-City Boomtown Museum , 5550 Jimmy Simmons Blvd , Beaumont
10:00 am -
Neches River Festival LXXVIII
Julie Rogers Theatre , for the Performing Arts , 765 Pearl St , Beaumont
6:00 pm -
The Barefoot Movement
Lutcher Theater , 707 Main Ave. , Orange
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2026 Mudbug Classic & Crappie Tournament
Rayburn Country Resort & Marina Brookeland, Tx -
Kinky Boots
Lutcher Theater , 707 Main Ave. , Orange
7:30 pm
Friday April 17
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Sunday April 26
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- Energy Transfer posted a job opening for Terminal Operator (0-6 months) in Nederland. Apply here.
- Spindletop Center posted a job opening for Service Coordinator: Salary Range $40,407 - $44,482 / annually in Port Arthur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Neches here.
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- Nederland man who passed out in court indicted on child pornography charges (12newsnow.com)
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