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Eddie Robinson

Posted on May 8, 2017 · Jefferson County's newly elected law enforcement officer, Zena Stephens, says she's excited to be the first Black female Sheriff in Texas, but she's not too thrilled about the moniker.

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Federal judge tells Beaumont election officials not to harass or discriminate against Black voters

Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 8, 2022 · Claims of misconduct during early voting were raised in a federal lawsuit filed Monday by the Beaumont chapter of the NAACP, accusing election workers of scrutinizing Black voters’ identities and shadowing them while at voting stations.

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Inmate dies after a fight in Beaumont’s high security federal prison

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Posted on May 2, 2022 · An inmate sustained life-threatening injuries after a fight in the United States Penitentiary Beaumont, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

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Posted on April 8, 2022 · The deaths of two inmates at the federal facility in East Texas led to a dayslong lockdown of the country’s prison system.

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Exxon Mobil has reached a contract agreement with its locked out Beaumont workers

Jack Williams

Posted on February 22, 2022 · Union members voted 214-133 to ratify the company’s latest offer, which added holiday time off and updated job descriptions for some union positions.

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