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3 days ago | 
12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — Mayor Roy West announced plans Tuesday to create a veterans commission aimed at giving local veterans a stronger voice in city government. The proposal was shared during the groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s new VA clinic. Still in the planning phase, the commission would be composed of veterans from the community.
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3 days ago | 
12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — A new chapter began today for veterans in Southeast Texas as officials broke ground on a brand-new VA outpatient clinic in Beaumont. The future clinic will replace the current facility located at Plaza Circle near Interstate 10 and Laurel Avenue. Located at College Street near I-10, the new 55,000-square-foot facility will nearly double the size of the existing clinic and provide a wider range of services to more than 10,000 Veterans currently enrolled in the Beaumont VA system.
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1 week ago | 
12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont city officials are assessing the impacts of the recent series of heavy rain events, which underscored a key challenge in the city’s drainage system—quickly moving stormwater from city streets into the larger canals maintained by Jefferson County Drainage District Six.
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1 week ago | 
12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — Imagine safer crosswalks, better sidewalks, and more protection for people walking, biking, or riding the bus in Beaumont. That vision could take a big step forward today as City Council considers applying for federal funding to create a citywide safety plan. The goal? Prevent deadly crashes and protect everyone who uses Beaumont’s streets.
“Everybody has the right to be safe,” said Amalia Villareal, Beaumont’s Public Works Director. “My hope is to focus on pedestrian safety.
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1 week ago | 
kiiitv.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — Bechtel Energy has formally filed its response to a wrongful death lawsuit tied to the April 29 scaffolding collapse at the Port Arthur LNG construction site, which claimed the lives of three workers. (EDITOR'S NOTE: The above video first aired on May 22, 2025.) The accident happened during overnight work while crews were building a large concrete LNG tank using a special type of scaffolding, known as jump form, that suddenly collapsed.
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3 weeks ago | 
12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — Lawyers representing the family of a worker killed in the Port Arthur LNG construction collapse are now seeking records from Zachry Group, a major contractor on the project. The notice, filed June 4, requests documents related to Reginald Magee, one of three men killed when a scaffold collapsed on April 29. All three victims were Bechtel employees, and it's unclear at this point why Zachry is being deposed.
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3 weeks ago | 
12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — One year after a massive fire engulfed the Gilbert Building in downtown Beaumont, the property remains at the center of an ongoing arson investigation and a contentious legal battle between the city and building owner Tom Flanagan that could result in demolition. The fire, which happened a year ago on June 6, 2024, required more than 24 hours and millions of gallons of water to extinguish.
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3 weeks ago | 
12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — A woman is suing prominent developer Tom Flanagan and several business entities after she says she was severely injured at a downtown building that was previously flagged by the City of Beaumont as unsafe and showing no progress. The civil lawsuit was filed in the 136th Judicial District Court by Nina Huckabay, an employee of Jani-Cor. According to court documents, Huckabay slipped on a leaking substance at 460 Orleans Street on July 25, 2024, while cleaning the property.
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3 weeks ago | 
12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — A newly obtained court memo reveals former BISD electrician Calvin Walker is actively applying for jobs—while remaining under strict supervision as he appeals a 9.5-year prison sentence for probation violations tied to a $1.17 million fraud case. The memo, dated May 30, 2025, was sent by Community Supervision Officer Denise Hunter to Judge John Stevens and details Walker’s compliance with conditions of his appeal bond.
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3 weeks ago | 
12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong
BEAUMONT, Texas — Gaming machines in Beaumont are facing uncertain odds after a heated city council meeting Tuesday night. In a narrow 4-3 vote, council members decided to table a proposed ordinance that would have banned eight-liner machines citywide. The decision came after intense pushback from local business owners and questions from some council members about fairness, especially for businesses that have already paid the city's $3,000 annual permit fee.
