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Barbours Cut Expansion enters state coastal review
September 24, 2026 - The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council has granted the Port Houston Authority coverage under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41), for its Barbours Cut Northside Expansion Project (BCNE). The move in July allows the Permitting Council to provide support to the Port Authority as it moves...
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Lee College hits record enrollment with 9.6K students
September 23, 2026 - Lee College has set yet another new enrollment record for Fall 2026, with 9,616 students enrolled across the college’s campuses and programs. The new record surpasses the previous high of 8,943 students, set in Fall 2024, by 673 students. This fall’s enrollment also represents a 7.7% increase over Fall 2025, when Lee College...
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ExxonMobil Baytown Events Center plans move forward with new focus on youth sports
September 3, 2026 - A major sports and entertainment venue is taking shape in Baytown, and the city is narrowing its focus to youth sports. The city of Baytown is developing the new ExxonMobil Baytown Events Center. The facility will be at the corner of Texas Avenue and Decker Drive east of Highway 146....
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Arcanum Selected for U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Domestic Ethylene Carbonate Project
August 20, 2026 - DOE selects Arcanum for $50 million in funding to advance commercial-scale U.S. production of battery-grade ethylene carbonate. HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, August 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Arcanum Ventures, LLC has been selected to receive $50 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals...
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Houston Methodist extends Texas-topping streak in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings
August 4, 2026 - Houston hospitals are well represented in an expanded U.S. News & World Report ranking that examines regional specialty care, an area where many local hospitals are investing. U.S. News and World Report named Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center one of the 20 best hospitals...
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ExxonMobil agrees to new CCS project with Williams to support natural gas processing in Louisiana
July 29, 2026 - Spring-based ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (NYSE: XOM) is further developing its Gulf Coast carbon capture and storage system in a deal with Tulsa, Oklahoma-based midstream giant Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE: WMB). The supermajor will transport and store up to 1 million tonnes per year of carbon dioxide from Williams’ natural...
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North America needs over $1 trillion in midstream investment over 30 years; Texas leads demand
July 20, 2026 - Across the U.S. and Canada, Texas will require the most infrastructure spending to meet energy demand over the next 30 years, but some technologies likely will be left out, according to a new report. The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Foundation, with help from the University of Houston,...
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Spotlight On: B.J. Simon, President & CEO, Baytown West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation
May 7, 2026 - Invest: sat down with B.J. Simon, president and CEO of the Baytown West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation, to discuss the region’s industrial momentum, infrastructure advantages, and long-term strategy as growth accelerates across the Greater Houston area. “The dynamic between agglomeration of...
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Hospital giant breaks ground on new, 24/7 ER as Baytown keeps growing
April 8, 2026 - Houston Methodist is expanding its footprint east of Houston, breaking ground on a new 24-hour emergency care center in Baytown as the region continues to grow. The new 11,900-square-foot facility will include 10 exam rooms, on-site imaging like CT scans, X-rays and ultrasound, a diagnostic lab,...
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Mixed-use development planned at eastern Grand Parkway and I-10 in Mont Belvieu
March 26, 2026 - Several commercial developers are tackling Mont Belvieu with multiple projects planned or underway in close proximity of each other. Friendswood-based Virgata Property Co. is working on a 45-acre mixed-use development along the southbound lanes of the Grand Parkway just north of Interstate 10 in partnership with Houston-based Stewart Development. Plans include...
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