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86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2212, Chapter 685
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the maintenance and operation of certain projects by certain drainage districts.
Date:
June 10, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4666, Chapter 495
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the modernization of the law governing the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.
Date:
June 7, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4695, Chapter 474
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the administration of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, including the authority to impose taxes.
Date:
June 7, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1361, Chapter 323
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the powers and duties of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County.
Date:
June 1, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chance Henson, June 30, 2016
Chance Henson discussed his "coming out" story, his work to help other LGBT members of the community, and particularly his work to found Beaumont's first ever Pride parade/movement.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle & Henson, Chance
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sam Monroe, June 30, 2016
Mr. Monroe discussed his upbringing in a segregated Port Arthur, his father's work to desegregate the city and the local college, and his own work to improve the conditions of minorities and disadvantaged students.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Monroe, Sam
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Willard on June 29, 2016.
David Willard is an educator in Beaumont, Texas. In his interview, he discussed his father's work and legacy in the desegregation process in southeast Texas, his own work in civil rights and education, and the ongoing struggles of the black community in the region.
Date:
June 29, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Willard, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gethrel Williams, June 29, 2016
Gethrel Williams was from Beaumont, Texas. She was a long time civil rights and labor activist. During her time working for the U.S. Postal Service, she became a leader in in the American Postal Workers Union, both locally and nationally. In 2007, she was elected to the Beaumont City Council as Council-member-at-Large. In her interview, she discussed her efforts to desegregate public accommodations, her participation in the labor movement, and her work as a public, elected official. She died February 18, 2018.
Date:
June 29, 2016
Creator:
Bobadilla, Eladio & Williams, Gethrel
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ella Flores, June 28, 2016
Ms. Flores discussed her family's arrival to southeast Texas, her community and relationships with whites and other minorities, and her work to preserve Hispanic culture in the region.
Date:
June 28, 2016
Creator:
Flores, Ella & Bobadilla, Eladio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Terrence Holmes, June 28, 2016
Terrence L. Holmes is a judge for the Jefferson County Court in Texas. Holmes earned a B.S. from Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) in 1980. He later earned an M.S. from Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, Texas) in 1982 and a J.D. from Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas) in 1990. In his interview, Judge Holmes discussed segregation, the housing projects of Houma, Louisiana, and his trajectory to law and local politics.
Date:
June 28, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Holmes, Terrence
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Brenda Spivey on June 27, 2016.
Discussed her mother's work as a domestic, the family's encounters with racism, her entrepreneurship, and her work on civil rights and black women's empowerment.
Date:
June 27, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Spivey, Brenda
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mabel Briggs, June 24, 2016
Oral history interview with Mabel Briggs, who discusses growing up in a segregated community, her parents' insistence on her "passing" as white, and her struggles as a black woman in white-male-dominated environments.
Date:
June 24, 2016
Creator:
Briggs, Mabel; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Price, June 24, 2016
Price discussed his family's emphasis on education, his experiences with segregation and discrimination in Texas and elsewhere, his time in the military, and his life's work in higher education and civil rights.
Date:
June 24, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Price, Richard
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vernon Durden, June 24, 2016
Discussed growing up in a segregated Beaumont, his family's entrepreneurial background, and his work with the community over the past several decades.
Date:
June 24, 2016
Creator:
Durden, Vernon & Grevious, Daniell
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fernando Ramirez on June 23, 2016.
Fernando Ramirez is an activist, advocate, and media professional for the Hispanic community in Port Arthur, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his personal history, and poverty, race relations, and minority struggles in the Triangle region of Texas.
Date:
June 23, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle & Ramirez, Fernando
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lenny Caballero, June 23, 2016
Discussed growing up in Port Arthur, his family's emphasis on assimilation, and his return to the region to work in business and government.
Date:
June 23, 2016
Creator:
Caballero, Lenny; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Terry Mena, June 22, 2016
Mena discussed his family history, trajectory from Florida to New York to Beaumont, TX, and his rough upbringing (gangs, discrimination), and other topics.
Date:
June 22, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Mena, Terry
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cynthia Parra, June 21, 2016
Cynthia Parra discussed her upbringing, her navigation of identity, and her work with the Hispanic community in Beaumont, TX. She is Assistant Director for the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at Lamar University.
Date:
June 21, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadillo, Eladio & Parra, Cynthia
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hilton Kelley on June 20, 2016.
Mr. Hilton discussed his personal history in Corpus Christi, the justice system's breakdown in black communities, and his lifetime of political activism, especially on environmental matters.
Date:
June 20, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle & Kelley, Hilton
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert and Paul Noyola on June 17, 2016.
Robert and Paul discussed the history of the Noyola family, the different paths taken by various family members, and the political diversity within the family.
Date:
June 17, 2016
Creator:
Bobadilla, Eladio; Noyola, Robert & Noyola, Paul
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Payne, June 16, 2016.
James Payne discussed his trajectory from living in a segregated town to becoming a lawyer and returning to a changed Beaumont. He spoke about his experiences with racism, discrimination, and the ways in which he overcame those obstacles.
Date:
June 16, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle & Payne, James
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ann Robison, June 15, 2016
Discussed the history of LGBT activism in the Golden Triangle, her memories of Klan activity in Port Arthur, and the continuing struggles of the gay community.
Date:
June 15, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Robison, Ann
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nelson Edgerly, June 15, 2016
Discussed the labor movement since the 1950s, the nature of work in the oil industry, and the challenges that have faced organized labor since the mid-20th century.
Date:
June 15, 2016
Creator:
Edgerly, Nelson; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Noyola on June 15, 2016.
Discussed his working-class family background, the educational and social barriers to social mobility for Hispanics in the area, and the importance of being active in civil rights struggles.
Date:
June 15, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Noyola, Thomas
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History