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Parker died in Port Arthur, Texas, on March 22, 2024, at the age of 89. [6] Following his death, a memoir was published. Turtle on a Post is a collection of memoirs that tells the story of the life and legacy of Senator Carl Parker as told to Jim Sanderson. [7]
There are portions of Port Arthur in Nederland ISD, Beaumont ISD, and Hamshire-Fannett ISD. [59] In Orange County, the portions of Port Arthur are in Bridge City Independent School District. [61] The Bob Hope Charter School is located in Port Arthur. [62] It formerly had a Catholic high school, Bishop Byrne High School, which closed in 1983. [63]
John Henry Hannah Jr. [2] (June 30, 1939 – December 4, 2003) from [3] was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Sportspeople from Port Arthur, Texas (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "People from Port Arthur, Texas" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.
Port Acres is an area of Port Arthur, Texas, United States that used to be a distinct unincorporated community in eastern Jefferson County. The community is between Texas State Highway 73 and Farm to Market Road 365 and west of Downtown Port Arthur. [1] In 1923 Tyrrell-Combest Company of Beaumont platted the community on land owned by J. M ...
Arthur Tarnow, 79, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan (since 1998) (b. 1942) [146] Terry Tolkin , 62, music journalist and music executive ( Elektra Records , Touch and Go Records , No.6 Records ) (b. 1959) [ 147 ]
Construction on the Rainbow bridge, a cantilever truss bridge, began in 1936.It was contracted under the guidance of the Texas State Highway Department.Due to concerns by the upstream city of Beaumont about the bridge posing a threat to ship navigation, the Rainbow Bridge was built with a 680-foot (210 m) main span.
Since then, Port Arthur Memorial High School has been the only high school in the Port Arthur Independent School District. It serves most of Port Arthur and a portion of Groves. Initially, the school used the former Lincoln and Jefferson campuses; its new facility opened for the 2009–10 school year on the northern side of Port Arthur.