Theodore Roosevelt’s prophetic words, “There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this Country,” still ring true some 101 years later. Growing up in the river bottoms of the East Fork of the Trinity, in Kaufman County, Texas, I was fortunate to be introduced to the splendors of our outdoor world at […]

A consortium of petrochemical businesses has partnered with Victoria College to provide job training using a $1,825,385 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The businesses partnering in the grant include Alcoa Inc., E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Formosa Plastics Corp., INEOS USA LLC, Seadrift Coke LP and Union Carbide Corp., […]

A woman arrived at the pro bono legal clinic in a desperate state and suffering from severe disabilities. Thanks to the work of attorneys at LyondellBasell, a Houston-based plastics, chemical and refining company, she is getting the legal help she needs. The attorneys, led by chief legal officer Craig Glidden and pro bono coordinator Monica […]

Port O’Connor School Perfect Attendance, First 6 Weeks 1st row: Gracie O’Shields, Landon Jones, Caylin Compian, Leland Carriles, Grace Brown, Blake Bowman, Luke Doggett 2nd row: Cannon Moreno, Antonio Gloria, Stephen Bowman, Lauren Authement, Kamyla Guzman, Cole Spicak, Justin Gossett, Brooklyn Redmond 3rd row: Sergio Sanchez, Matt Stapp, Melany Romo, Dylan Ramirez, Alexzaria Lopez, Ayden […]