Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont
City
City of Beaumont
From top, left to right: Downtown, Port of Beaumont, Lamar University Sports Complex, Hotel Beaumont, Fire Museum of Texas, Tyrrell Historical Library, Crockett Street Entertainment District, Neches River Lift Bridge
FIPS code		48-07000[4]
GNIS feature ID	1330268[2]
Website	beaumonttexas.gov

Beaumont is a city in the

The city of Beaumont was founded in 1838.^[6] The pioneer settlement had an economy based on the development of lumber, farming, and port industries. In 1892, Joseph Eloi Broussard opened the first commercially successful rice mill in Texas, stimulating development of rice farming in the area; he also started an irrigation company (since 1933, established as the Lower Neches Valley Authority) to support rice culture. Rice became an important commodity crop in Texas and is now cultivated in 23 counties.^[7]

A big change occurred in 1901 with the Spindletop gusher, which demonstrated that a huge oil field lay underneath and adjacent to the city. With Spindletop, several energy companies developed in Beaumont, and some remain. The area rapidly developed as one of the country's major petrochemical refining areas. Along with Port Arthur and Orange, Beaumont forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Beaumont is home to

In 1824 Noah and Nancy Tevis settled on the west bank of the Neches River and developed a farm. Soon after that, a small community grew up around the farm, which was named Tevis Bluff or Neches River Settlement.^[8] In 1835 the land of Tevis, together with the nearby community of Santa Anna (in total, 50 acres (20 ha)), was purchased by Henry Millard (c. 1796–1844),^[9] Joseph Pulsifer (1805–1861),^[10] and Thomas Byers Huling (1804–1865).^[11] They began planning a town to be laid out on this land.^[8] Their partnership, J.P. Pulsifer and Company, controlled the first 50 acres (200,000 m²) upon which the town was founded.^[10] This town was named Beaumont, after Mary Dewburleigh Barlace Warren Beaumont, the wife of Henry Millard.^[12] They added more property for a total of 200 acres.

Beaumont became a town on December 16, 1838. Beaumont's first mayor was

The Beaumont Rice Mill, founded in 1892 by Joseph Eloi Broussard, was the first commercially successful rice mill in Texas.^[7] In addition, Broussard cofounded the Beaumont Irrigation Company in 1898 to operate an irrigation system to support rice culture. The company along with four others established around the same time helped stimulate the expansion of rice cultivation from 1500 acres in 1892 to 400,000 acres in 23 counties by his death in 1956.^[7] The other companies were The Port Arthur Rice and Irrigation Company, The McFaddin-Wiess-Kyle Canal Company, the Treadaway or Neches Canal Company, and the Taylors-Hillebrand complex.^[15] The holdings of those companies formed the basis for the Lower Neches Valley Authority established by the state legislature in 1933.^[16]

The rise of Beaumont's mill economy drew many new residents to the city, many of them immigrants.^[17] By the early 20th century, the city was served by the Southern Pacific; Kansas City Southern, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe; and Missouri Pacific railroad systems.^[18]

During the war years, airmen cadets from the Royal Air Force, flying from their training base at Terrell, Texas, routinely flew to Beaumont on training flights. The community served as a stand-in for the British for Paris, France, which was the same distance from London, England as Beaumont is from Terrell.[24]

In the postwar years, Beaumont's port continued in importance. As was typical with other cities, post-war highway construction led to the development of new suburbs and dispersal of the population in search of new housing. Recently, there has been some renewal in Downtown Beaumont and in other areas of the city.

In 1996, the Jefferson County courts, located in Beaumont, became the first court in the nation to implement electronic filing and service of court documents. This eliminated the need for law firms to print and mail reams of documents.

In 2005 and 2008, Beaumont and surrounding areas suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Ike, respectively.^[25][26] Mandatory evacuations were issued in advance of both storms.

In August 2017, Beaumont and surrounding areas experienced severe flooding as a result of Hurricane Harvey.^[27][28] Due to the flooding, Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital evacuated all of its highest level of acuity patients with the help of National Guard helicopters.^[29] In addition, many Beaumont residents had to be rescued by both boats and helicopters as a result of the floodwaters. As of March 2019^[update], many residents in the area are still attempting to recover from the hurricane as the city received emergency assistance.^[30]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 85.8 square miles (222.3 km²), of which 82.8 square miles (214.5 km²) are land and 3.1 square miles (7.9 km²), or 3.53%, are water.^[31]

Beaumont lies on Texas' coastal plain, about 30 miles (48 km) inland from the Gulf of Mexico, 85 miles (137 km) east of Houston, and just south of the dense pine forests of East Texas. The city is bordered on the east by the Neches River and to the north by Pine Island Bayou. Before being settled, the area was crisscrossed by numerous small streams. Most of these streams have since been filled in or converted for drainage purposes. The island directly across from Riverfront Park is called Trinity Island. There are also three other islands in the Neches River around the downtown area/port: Harbor, Smith and Clark. Beaumont is relatively flat compared to other Texas cites at being 16 ft. above sea level. South of Beaumont, Port Arthur is only 7 ft. above sea level.

Annexations

Several towns and communities have been absorbed into the city of Beaumont. These include: Amelia, established in 1885 and incorporated into Beaumont in 1956; Elizabeth, the depot of Amelia that was established around 1903 or after and annexed into Beaumont in 1957; Elwood, established sometimes in the late 1800s, changed to Voth in 1902, and annexed into Beaumont in 1957; Guffey, post office was established in 1901 and closed in 1925 but is part of Beaumont now; Santa Anna, became part of Beaumont when it was founded; Tevis Bluff, became part of Beaumont when it was founded in 1835.^[32]

Architecture

Beaumont has 8 buildings over 100 feet (30 m) tall, the tallest being the

The second oil boom of 1925 brought more people and wealth to Beaumont, the same year the 12-story American National Bank Building (now Orleans Building), was erected, and in 1926 Forrest Goodhue built the 12-story Goodhue Building which included a penthouse. In 1928, the Edson Hotel was built. No other buildings were built until Century Tower in 1962 and in 1982 Edison Plaza was built. In 1994 the 12-story LaSalle Hotel, built in 1927, was demolished.

The

Beaumont's Jefferson County Courthouse is one of the tallest county courthouses in the state and is an excellent example of Art Deco architecture.^[36] Across the street from the Jack Brooks Federal Building is the Kyle Building, built in 1933. The storefront was recently restored and is considered to be one of the best examples of Zig-Zag architecture in Texas.^[37] The Oaks Historic District has many restored historic homes.

• 
  Kyle Building, Edson Hotel, Goodhue Building
• 
  Orleans Building
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  Left-San Jacinto Building, Right-Hotel Beaumont
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  Century Tower
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  Goodhue Building
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  Jefferson Theatre.
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  Julie Rogers Theater
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  Edison Plaza

Pollution

The Beaumont–Port Arthur region has historically been cited as one of the most polluted urban areas in the United States due to various energy industries and chemical plants in the area. Even so, as of July 2014^[update], the Beaumont-Port Arthur region was not under any

The city of Beaumont experiences a humid subtropical climate and is within the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas.^[41][42] The area around Beaumont receives the most rainfall in the state: more than 60 inches (1,500 mm) annually. The city has two distinct seasons, a wet season from April to October and a dry season from November to March. Hurricanes also pose a threat to the city and greater metropolitan area.

Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008 both caused significant damage.^[43][44] Both Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019 caused historic flooding throughout the city.^[45] Hurricane Laura in 2020 posed a significant threat to the town,^[46] as it was forecasted to make landfall at the border of Texas and Louisiana, almost following the same track as Hurricane Rita in 2005. The storm turned more northerly close to landfall, and spared Beaumont the worst impacts and damage. Minor damage was reported with winds gusting around hurricane-force for a short period of time as Laura moved over Lake Charles, Louisiana. Also, Hurricane Delta in 2020 passed near the region as it made landfall in Southwest Louisiana.^[47] Impacts were about the same with Delta as they were with Laura.

On August 18, 2009, a tornado hit the west side of Beaumont, causing damage to cars and several local businesses. Injuries were minimal.^[48]

While wintry precipitation is unusual, it does occur. The most recent significant wintry event to occur was December 8, 2017 when the

The city of Beaumont and its metropolitan statistical area have experienced slight population decline and stagnation since 2015's census estimates, while modest increases in population have assisted in the area's demographic sustainment.^[61] Similar to its population fluctuations from 1980 to 1990, Beaumont's population has shifted from roughly 115,000 to 118,000 residents from the 2020 and 2010 United States census.^[4][3] According to the 2010 United States census there were 118,296 people, 45,648 households, and 28,859 families residing in the city limits. Per the 2020 United States census, its population slightly declined to 115,282 residents. In 2010, Beaumont's population density was 1,339.4 inhabitants per square mile (517.1/km²). Housing units were at an average density of 574.2 per square mile (221.7/km²).

Of the 45,648 households at the 2010 United States census, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families; 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.12. Among its population at the 2019 American Community Survey, the median age was 34.6 and the average family size was 3.23.^[3] From an estimated 45,435 occupied housing units in 2019, 52.1% were owner-occupied and the median selected monthly costs for units with a mortgage were $1,366 and $412 without a mortgage.^[62]

The median income for a household in the city was $39,699, according to the American Community Survey during 2010, and the median income for a family was $49,766. The per capita income for the city was $23,137. About 17.6% of families and 22.1% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. From 2014 to 2019, its median income for households was $54,488; families had a median income of $61,069; married-couple families $78,239; and non-family households $29,415. In 2019, an estimated 16.7% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.^[3]

According to the 2010 census, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 33.5%

Religiously,

Beyond Christianity, the second largest religion in the city and metropolitan area has been Islam, with religious Jews comprising the third largest religiously-affiliated demographic in Beaumont; Jewish Beaumonters settled the area in the 19th century, primarily affiliated with Orthodox Judaism.^[70][71] As the area has a substantial Islamic community, interfaith efforts among the dominant religions have occurred,^[72] and the Islamic Society of the Triplex completed a 9,000 square foot mosque in 2017.^[73][74]

Economy

According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report the top employers in the city were:^[75]

A significant element of the region's economy is the Port of Beaumont, one of the largest seaports by tonnage in the United States. The 842nd Transportation Battalion and the 596th Transportation Group are both stationed at the port in Beaumont.^[76][77]

In addition to companies doing business within the city limits, several large industrial facilities are located within the city's five-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries including the ExxonMobil Beaumont refinery and chemical plants, Goodyear Beaumont chemical plant, and DuPont chemical plant.

Beaumont hosts many museums and buildings open for tours within the Southeast Texas region. The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET), with its Perlstein Plaza, was dedicated in memory of pioneer real estate developer Hyman Asher Perlstein (1869–1947), who arrived in Beaumont in 1889 as a poor Jewish immigrant from Lithuania and eventually became one of the city's major builders.^[87] The museum stands on the site of the Perlstein building, which was the tallest structure between Houston and New Orleans when it was erected in 1907. Only one column still remains from the building. AMSET, formerly the Beaumont Art Museum, exhibits 19th–21st century American art with a collecting focus on Texas art and Folk Art and offers 10–14 educational programs in any given year. Admission is free, and is the only museum open seven days per week. Likewise, Beaumont Children's Museum started in 2008 and opened in 2012; the museum moved to a temporary location in 2015 to the Beaumont Civic Center.^[88] Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum is another notable museum dedicated to the life of the Beaumont native and accomplished athlete.

The Beaumont Art League is the oldest non-profit art gallery in the area, operating for 70 years. The two gallery spaces (at the old Fairgrounds on Gulf Street) host art exhibitions and juried shows year-round, including the notable BAL National Exhibition (formerly the Tri-State Show), which attracts artists from across the country. Within the city, the historic Chambers House, built in 1906, this home is open for tours. It is filled with period furniture, personal items, and artifacts used in the home.^[89]

Among other museums, Clifton Steamboat Museum opened on October 26, 1995. The theme of the museum is "Heroes... Past, Present, and Future", honoring military and civilian heroes. The Clifton Steamboat Museum consists of a 24,000 square feet (2,200 m²), two-story museum. Exhibits bring to life the wars fought in Southeast Texas and Louisiana, as well as the Steamboat Era, World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam. Upper art galleries of the museum feature original bronze sculptures; Native American artists, wildlife, and frontier paintings from famous artists. A special gallery in the museum is dedicated to the Boy Scouts of America. This gallery features many historical scouting artifacts, some dating before the 1960s. The tugboat, Hercules, 36 feet (11 m) high, 22 feet (6.7 m) wide, and 92 feet (28 m) long, is included on the museum tour.^[90]

Dishman Art Museum is the university art museum of Lamar University. The museum features 19th and 20th century European and American Art, as well as Tribal Art from Africa and New Guinea. Nearby Edison Museum (about inventor Thomas Edison) and the Fire Museum of Texas (home of one of world's largest fire hydrants) are also located within the city. Antique fire trucks and equipment at the Fire Museum of Texas chronicle the history of firefighting in Texas.

The

Main article:

bromeliads.^[92] Additionally, Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh features botanical gardens and conservatory, the Henry Homberg Municipal Golf Course, a 900-acre cattail marsh nature area, and a 2.8 mile nature trail.^[93][94][95]

There are also restrooms, shelters, the Babe Zaharias Drive Monument, baseball backstop, lighted basketball goals, benches, drinking fountains, 2.8-mile (4.5 km) nature trail, and picnic tables.

As downtown Beaumont is the center of business for the metropolitan statistical area, governance and night time entertainment within Southeast Texas, downtown features the Crockett Street Entertainment Complex with entertainment options from dancing, to live music to dining or a bar. In addition to the night time entertainment downtown also features a museum district with five distinct museums. Other entertainment and recreation venues located downtown include the following: Beaumont Civic Center; the Event Centre and plaza features include a twelve-acre great lawn for concerts and a walking path, and a 3,800 sq ft canopy with stage overlooks the great lawn, and a 14,000 sq ft canopy overlooks a two-acre lake with a thirty-five foot fountain;^[96][97] and Beautiful Mountain Skate Plaza, opened in 2013.^[98] The park includes ledges, rails, banks, bank-to-bank, quarter pipes, and stairs. The park also has an amphitheater for other events.^{[99][100][101]}

Sports

Beaumont has had a number of professional and amateur sports teams throughout the city's history. The

Texas Strikers, a professional arena soccer team PASL, started playing at Ford Arena in 2012. Another notable team in the area has been the Beaumont Exporters, a minor league baseball team that played at Magnolia Ballpark and the Stuart Stadium

from 1920 to 1949 and 1953–1955.

The

Beaumont Panthers as a new team in 2022.^[103]

University sports

Main article:

Lamar Cardinals

The sports teams of

Vincent-Beck Stadium

.

The university brought back football in 2010; as part of the return,

NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision

(formerly Division I-AA).

Government

Politics

Beaumont is a

city manager. The city council is composed of two council members elected at-large, and four council members each elected from single-member districts, the four Wards of the city.^[104]

According to the city's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $219.0 million in revenues, $202.8 million in expenditures, $900.1 million in total assets, $586.8 million in total liabilities, and $202.2 million in cash and investments.[105]

Government structure for Beaumont

Position	Name	Elected to Current Position	Areas Represented Council Districts
Mayor	Roy West	2023–present	Citywide
At Large Position 1	Louis Randy Feldschau	2019–present	Citywide
At Large Position 2	A.J. Turner	2021–present	Citywide
Ward 1	Taylor Neild	2019–present	North Beaumont
Ward 2	Mike Getz	2011–present	West Beaumont
Ward 3	Audwin M. Samuels	1984–1992, 1999–present	Central Beaumont
Ward 4	Charles Durio	2021–present	South Beaumont

Mayors of Beaumont, Texas

Image Mayor Years Notes Alexander Calder circa 1840 [106] ? Archibald N. Vaughan circa 1860 ? John C. Craig 1881–1882 [107] C.C. Caswell 1882–1883 [108] John W. Keith 1883–1884 [109] ? Benjamin F. Calhoun 1886–1887 [110] J. Fisher Lanier 1887 [111] A.S. John 1887–1889 [112] Alexander Wynne 1889–1892 [113] W.A. Ives 1892–1896 [114] John H. Eastham 1896–1898 [115] Daniel P. Wheat 1898–1902 [116] Thomas H. Langham 1902–1906 [117] Emmett E. Fletcher 1906–1918 [118][119] E.J. Diffenbacher 1918–1920 [120][119] B.A. Steinhagen 1920–1924 [121][119] J. Austin Barnes 1924–1928 [122][123] Edgar W. Gross 1928–1929 [124] Leroy W. King 1929 [125] Clarence M. White 1929–1930 [126] Emmett E. Fletcher (2nd term) 1930–1934 [127][119] P. D. Renfro 1934–1938 [128][123] ? George W. Morgan 1940–1942 [129] Leslie D. Lowry 1942–1943 [130] ? Fred C. Stone 1944–1947 [131] Otho Plummer 1947–1954 [132][133] Elmo R. Beard 1954–1956 [134][133] Jimmie P. Cokinos 1956–1960 [135][136] Jack M. Moore 1962–1968 [137] James D. McNicholas 1968–1970 [138] Ken Ritter 1970–1978 [139][140] Maury Meyers 1978–1982 [141][140] William E. "Bill" Neild 1982–1986 [142] Maury Meyers (2nd term) 1986–1990 [143][140] Evelyn M. Lord 1990–1994 [144][145][146] David Moore 1994–2002 [147][148] Evelyn M. Lord (2nd term) 2002–2005 [149][145] Guy N. Goodson 2005–2007 [150] Becky Ames 2007–2021 [151] Roy West 2021–Present

State and federal facilities

The

Beaumont Federal Correctional Complex in an unincorporated area in Jefferson County, south of Beaumont.^[155]

Education

Colleges and universities

Lamar University

Main article: Lamar University

Beaumont has one state university, Lamar University, which is a part of the Texas State University System. Lamar University was established in 1923 as South Park Junior College. The university is classified as a national university. It is also classified as a "Doctoral Research University – Moderate Research Activity" by the Carnegie Foundation.^[156] With over 100 degrees offered, the university's main academic offerings are in business, nursing, teaching and engineering. Lamar University's enrollment has grown tremendously in the first decade of the 21st century.^[157] This has prompted a building boom at the campus. The school's enrollment as of Fall, 2015 was above 14,966 students.^[158]

Lamar Institute of Technology

Main article: Lamar Institute of Technology

Lamar Institute of Technology, located directly adjacent to Lamar University, serves as the region's technical college for two-year degrees and certificates. Originally a part of Lamar University and its predecessors since 1923, Lamar Institute of Technology was chartered in 1949 when the Lamar College Bill was passed. The bill was sponsored in the Texas Legislature by State Representative Jack Brooks and Senator W.R. Cousins, Jr. of Beaumont. Lamar Institute of Technology became a separate entity in 1995.^[159][160] As of Fall, 2014, enrollment totaled 2,920 students.

Primary and secondary schools

Beaumont is served by the Beaumont Independent School District, though there are also several private schools in the city and metropolitan area.

High schools

• Early College High School
• West Brook Senior High School
• Beaumont United High School
• Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School
• Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont runs three Catholic elementary schools in Beaumont, St. Anne Catholic School, St. Anthony Cathedral Catholic School, and Our Mother of Mercy Catholic School.

Legacy Christian Academy

, on Highway 105, enrolls PK–3 through 12th grade.

Residents who live in unincorporated Jefferson County, but have a Beaumont address, are zoned either to Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District (south of Beaumont) or Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (west of Major Drive and Highway 90).

Media

See also: List of newspapers in Texas, List of radio stations in Texas, and List of television stations in Texas

Newspapers

The

Hearst Corporation. Two weekly publications The Examiner and The Southeast Texas Record serve Beaumont and the area. The Examiner is primarily an investigative reporting paper. the Southeast Texas Record is a legal journal that covers Jefferson and Orange County

courts.

Television

Channel	Call Sign	Network	Subchannels
4	KBTV	Dabl	TBD on 4.2, Comet TV on 4.3, Stadium on 4.4, Charge! on 4.5
6	KFDM	CBS	The CW Plus on 6.2, Fox on 6.3
12	KBMT	ABC	NBC on 12.2, Cozi TV on 12.3, MeTV on 12.4, True Crime on 12.7, Quest on 12.8, Twist on 12.16
22	KUMY-LD	NewsNet
27	KAOB-LD	Heartland	Vidor Television on 27.2, Retro Television Network on 27.6, KHTW Audio Simulcast on 27.7
34	KITU-TV	TBN (O&O)	Hillsong Channel on 34.2, Smile on 34.3, Enlace on 34.4, Positiv on 34.5

Lamar University's video services, LUTV and LUTV Channel 7, (respectively) provide C-SPAN-like coverage on local government proceedings and original programming from students. Neither channel has an over the air channel and are available only on cable TV.

The region currently has no

PBS member station of its own; KUHT on channel 8 (licensed to Houston, which is carried on cable and satellite providers in most of the market) and KLTL on channel 20 (a Louisiana Public Broadcasting

affiliate licensed to Lake Charles, which is carried on cable providers in the market's extreme eastern portions) do not reach the area. KUHT has a construction permit for a digital translator on RF 24, which would share KFDM's antenna on 25, but the University of Houston has had financial cutbacks and recently cancelled a translator application in Victoria. What outcome this will have on the Beaumont facility remains to be seen.

Radio

Radio stations that were licensed in the Greater Houston area (mainly the Senior Road Tower) are barely perceptible in most of the Beaumont area.

Frequency	Call letters / licensed to (if not Beaumont)	Format	Owner	Notes
560	KLVI	News, Talk radio	iHeartMedia
990	KZZB	Gospel "Gospel 990"	Martin Broadcasting
1150	KBPO (Port Neches)	Spanish-language Christian Radio	Christian Ministries of the Valley
1250	KDEI (Port Arthur)	Catholic radio	Radio Maria
1300	KWTH (Lumberton; Was MusicRadio KLLS in AM Stereo from 2015 to 2019)	Tejano
1340	KOLE (Port Arthur)	Various	Birach Broadcasting
1450	KIKR	Sports "Sports Radio 1450/1510 AM"	Cumulus Broadcasting
1510	KBED (Nederland)	Sports "Sports Radio 1450/1510 AM"	Cumulus Broadcasting	Simulcast of KIKR only during daytime hours
1600	KOGT (Orange)	Country
88.1	KLBT	Contemporary Christian	The King's Musician Educational Foundation
88.5	KGHY	Southern Gospel "The Gospel Highway"	CCS Radio
89.7	KTXB	Christian radio "Family Radio"	Family Stations
90.5	KZFT (Fannett)	Christian radio	AFR
91.3	KVLU	Public Radio	Lamar University
92.5	KCOL (Groves)	Oldies "Cool 92.5"	iHeartMedia
93.3 (Port Arthur)	KQBU	Regional Mexican "Que Buena 93.3"	Univision
94.1	KQXY	CHR "Q94"	Cumulus Broadcasting
95.1	KYKR	Country "Kicker 95.1"	iHeartMedia
97.1	KLVH (Cleveland)	Contemporary Christian "K-Love "	Educational Media Foundation
97.5	KFNC (Mont Belvieu)	Sports "ESPN 97.5"	Gow Media-Houston
98.5	KTJM (Port Arthur)	Regional Mexican "La Raza 98.5/103.3"	Liberman Broadcasting -Houston
99.9	KHIH (Liberty)	Contemporary Christian "KSBJ"	KSBJ Educational Foundation, Inc.
100.7	KKHT (Lumberton)	Christian radio "100.7 The Word"	Salem Broadcasting
101.7	KAYD (Silsbee)	Country "KD101"	Cumulus Broadcasting
102.5	KTCX	Urban contemporary "Magic 102.5"	Cumulus Broadcasting
103.3	K277AG (Beaumont)	R&B "The Beat 103.3"	iHeartMedia	Simulcast of KKMY-HD2
104.5 (Orange)	KKMY	Rhythmic CHR "104.5 Kiss FM"	iHeartMedia
105.3	KLTW (Winnie)	(with Walton and Johnson mornings)	Educational Media Foundation
106.1	KIOC (Orange)	Rock "Big Dog 106"	iHeartMedia
106.9	KHPT (Conroe)	Classic Rock "The Eagle 106.9" (107.5 simulcast KGLK )	Urban One
107.9	KQQK	Regional Mexican "107.9 El Norte"	Liberman Broadcasting -Houston

Transportation

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW), Texas with this scheduled passenger service being operated by American Eagle on behalf of American Airlines. The Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) near the western city limit is available for general aviation

travel.

The Port of Beaumont is located on the Neches River at Beaumont.

Beaumont train station

.

The city operates the Beaumont Municipal Transit System (BMT), a citywide bus system.

Major highways

I-10
US 69
US 90

US 96

US 287

Notable people

For a more extensive list of people associated with Beaumont, Texas see: People from Beaumont, Texas

• Chip Ambres, Major League Baseball player^[161]
• Kelly Asbury, film director, writer, illustrator and voice actor^[162]
• Doug Ault, Major League Baseball player
• Melvin Baker, football player
• Jerry Ball, football player for SMU and in NFL, 3-time Pro Bowl selection; born in Beaumont^[163]
• Vance Bedford, football coach
• Charlotte Beers, businesswoman and former Under Secretary of State^[164]
• Jan van Beveren, Dutch soccer player (goalkeeper)
• Squire Booker, biochemist at Penn State University
• James Brown, starting quarterback of Texas Longhorns from 1994 to 1997^[165]
• Ben Broussard, Major League Baseball first baseman^[166]
• Jay Bruce, Major League Baseball player, three-time All-Star; born in Beaumont^[167]
• James Busceme, boxer who fought Alexis Argüello for world title in 1982
• Wayde Butler, football player
• Tommy Byars, motorcycle racer and dealer
• Tracy Byrd, country music artist; grew up in Vidor^[168]
• Mark Chesnutt, country music artist; grew up in Nederland^[168]
• Robert Crippen, astronaut^[169]
• Tiffany Derry, celebrity chef, Top Chef contestant and fan favorite winner^[170]
• Floyd Dixon, professional football player
• Earl Dotson, professional football player
• Mel Farr, football player, UCLA, first-round draft choice of Detroit Lions, NFL Rookie if the Year; born in Beaumont^[171]
• Miller Farr, NFL player, first-round draft choice, three-time AFL All-Star; born in Beaumont^[172]
• Debra Jo Fondren, model and actress, lived in Beaumont^[173]
• Lew Ford, Major League Baseball player^[174]
• Herman Fontenot, NFL player ^[175]
• Larry Graham, bass player for Sly and The Family Stone, pioneered "slapping" technique, founder and frontman of Graham Central Station^[176]
• Irma P. Hall, actress in Soul Food, The Lady Killers, and many other movies
• Detrick Hughes, poet, author^[177]
• Grammy Hall of Fame^[178]
• Blind Willie Johnson, Baptist minister and seminal gospel/blues bottle-neck guitarist^[179]
• George Jones, country music artist; grew up in Vidor^[180]
• Louie Kelcher, NFL player, 4-time All-Pro for San Diego Chargers; born in Beaumont^[181]
• Jerry LeVias, college and NFL football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame.^[182]
• Bruce Lietzke, professional golfer, 22 victories, member of winning 1981 Ryder Cup team^[183]
• Arlon Lindner, Minnesota state representative and businessman^[184]
• Barbara Lynn, R&B music artist^[185]
• Bob Mann, political historian, columnist, head of Department of Journalism at LSU; born in Beaumont^[186]
• Masada, pro wrestler
• Texas A&M running back^[187]
• Kevin Millar, Major League Baseball player; played in college for Lamar^[188]
• Frank Middleton, NFL player^[189]
• Roger Mobley, child actor; police officer in Beaumont
• Vamsi Mootha, Indian-American physician-scientist^{[citation needed]}
• David Ozio, bowler, won 11 titles on PBA Tour; executive at Etonic Shoe Company^[190]
• Kendrick Perkins, NBA player; member of 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics^[191]
• Mark Petkovsek, Major League Baseball player^[192]
• Dade Phelan, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, and Republican representative from District 21; real estate developer born in Beaumont^[193]
• Bob Pollard, NFL player^[194]
• Kheeston Randall, football player^[195]
• Taylor Reed, football player
• J.P. Richardson, "The Big Bopper", DJ, rock & roll singer, killed with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in 1959 plane crash^[196]
• Allan Ritter, member of Texas House of Representatives from Jefferson and Orange counties, born in Beaumont^[197]
• Hall of Fame; born in Beaumont^[198]
• Kevin Russell, musician, born and raised in Beaumont^[199]
• Brian Sanches, Major League Baseball player; grew up in Nederland, TX^[200]
• Bubba Smith, football player, College Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl V champion in NFL and actor^[201]
• Tom Tierney, noted paper doll artist, cartoonist, and painter^[202]
• Billy Tubbs, basketball coach at Lamar, Texas Christian and Oklahoma University, 1988 NCAA Final Four
• Teezo Touchdown, rapper, singer and songwriter
• Jason Tyner, Major League Baseball player^[203]
• Helen Vinson, actress, appeared in more than 40 films between 1932 and 1945; born in Beaumont
• Clay Walker, country music artist; grew up in Vidor, Texas^[204]
• Ben Wells, defensive back for CFL's Montreal Alouettes
• Edgar Winter, rock music artist, brother to Johnny Winter; born in Beaumont^[205]
• Johnny Winter, blues and rock music artist, brother to Edgar Winter; born in Beaumont^[206]
• Will Wynn, former mayor of Austin^[207]
• Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias, Olympic champion athlete and Hall of Fame pro golfer; one of the founders of LPGA^[208]
• Gus Zernial, Major League Baseball player, 1951 American League home run leader; born in Beaumont^[209]

See also

• List of museums in East Texas
• Ashworth Act
• List of U.S. cities with large Black populations

Notes

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Further reading

See also: Bibliography of the history of Beaumont, Texas

• "Banking in Beaumont 1960–2006", Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record (Nov 2007), Vol. 43, pp 2–6; Examines the banking system since the 1960s and the effects of the One Bank Holding Company Act of 1970.
• Burran, James A. "Violence in an 'Arsenal of Democracy': The Beaumont Race Riot, 1943", East Texas Historical Journal, 1976 Vol. 14, Iss.1, Article 8, available at ScholarWorks
• Faucett, William T. "Shipbuilding in Beaumont during World War II", Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record 2005 41: 55–65.
• Linsley, Judith Walker; Rienstra, Ellen Walker; and Stiles, Jo Ann. Giant under the Hill: A History of the Spindletop Oil Discovery at Beaumont, Texas, in 1901 (Austin: Texas State Hist. Assoc., 2002). 304 pp.
• Looscan, Adele B. "Elizabeth Bullock Huling," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 11 (July 1907).
• Martin, Madeleine. More Early Southeast Texas Families (Quanah, Texas: Nortex, 1978).
• Schaadt, Robert L. "The Business of Beaumont Prior to 1880," Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record 2006 42: 34–53.

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