Ritter receives coastal stewardship award
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Beaumont Enterprise
State Representative Allan Ritter received the Coastal Stewardship Award at this year’s American Shore & Beach Preservation Association and Texas General Land Office Fall Coastal Conference.
Texas, Entergy deal could change how utility business is run
Monday, October 29th, 2007By Dan Wallach
Beaumont Enterprise
Prices still are high for customers in the competitive areas, but they do have some choice.
Entergy is still regulated because its service territory is outside the in-state electric grid. Having an in-state grid is important for retailers because they are assured open access to lines to get the power they buy wholesale [...]
Residential recovery bolsters values
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007By SARAH MOORE
Beaumont Enterprise
As Jefferson County property values rebound from Hurricane Rita’s effects, county officials learned that legislation promising tax cuts to energy industries won’t take effect until next year. The Jefferson County tax base continued to rise for the second year in a row, boosted this time by substantial increases in residential property values [...]
Vote expected on seat belts on buses
Monday, May 14th, 2007By RYAN MYERS
Beaumont Enterprise
By this afternoon, family members of students in the West Brook High School bus crash that killed two young women should know how a measure to require school bus seat belts fared in the Texas House of Representatives.
“I think we’ve got a good chance, said Rep. Mike Hamilton, R-Mauriceville.
“A lot of [...]
Officials look to protect Southeast Texas water rights but say statewide needs are political reality requiring accommodation
Saturday, March 31st, 2007By SARAH MOORE
Beaumont Enterprise
A bill passed recently by the Texas House of Representatives offers protection to waterway ecosystems, proposes 19 new reservoir sites - and leaves junior water rights where they are.
Which is how Southeast Texas water officials want it.
Junior water rights give the basin of origin first dibs on the water that flows through [...]
State Rep. Ritter files bill to keep Entergy Texas regulated, avoid higher rates
Friday, March 30th, 2007By DAN WALLACH
Beaumont Enterprise
State Rep. Allan B. Ritter filed a bill in the Texas House today that would keep Entergy Texas as a fully regulated utility, delaying an expensive move to the in-state electric grid, and keeping its customers from paying the kind of higher rates that are affecting customers in open-retail markets.
“Competition is [...]