Deer Park man slapped 12-year-old alleged bully

James Peace, a 37-year-old Deer Park dad, was arrested for slapping a 12-year-old boy over the weekend. He's been charged with injury to a child under 15. According to the victim, he and his friend were walking home from school in the 2800 block of Santa Fe. A man pulled up to them, and they [...]

By |2019-02-19T14:15:16+00:00February 19th, 2019|Deer Park News|Comments Off on Deer Park man slapped 12-year-old alleged bully

Elderly cancer patient warns of scam

A Deer Park family is warning others after a contractor scammed an elderly cancer patient of more than $19,000. Charla Goodwin hired an out-of-state contractor to fix her house after Hurricane Harvey had flooded her home with nearly a foot of water. According to Goodwin, her contractor, Kelvin Robins, created a contract and started the [...]

By |2019-01-02T14:57:31+00:00January 2nd, 2019|Deer Park News|Comments Off on Elderly cancer patient warns of scam

LyondellBasell starts contract talks

LyondellBasell has launched contract talks with nearly 500 union workers at its Houston oil refinery. The talks have begun nearly three years after they and thousands of other refinery workers walked off job sites in a national strike. The current contract started in 2015 and expires January 31. A new contract would be combined with [...]

By |2018-12-11T15:58:53+00:00December 11th, 2018|Deer Park News, Pasadena Texas News|Comments Off on LyondellBasell starts contract talks

Shell reports emissions at Deer Park plant

Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported emissions from its refinery in Deer Park, Texas today following a leak of benzene. Shell said the emissions happened over a four-hour period on October 25. They said the cause was rooted in an October 10 incident at the refinery and chemical facility. The material leaking, benzene, has carcinogenic properties. [...]

By |2017-10-26T14:20:52+00:00October 26th, 2017|Chemical Plant Accidents, Deer Park News|Comments Off on Shell reports emissions at Deer Park plant

Shell restarting Deer Park refinery

Royal Dutch Shell Plc began the process of restarting its 325,700 barrel per day Deer Park refinery on Monday night. Shell was restarting the Deer Park refinery's 270,000 bpd DU-2 crude distillation unit, which is the larger of the two CDUs at the Deer Park refinery. Shell shut down the refinery on August 27 due [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:50+00:00September 12th, 2017|Deer Park News|Comments Off on Shell restarting Deer Park refinery

Officials call for culture of chemical security globally

The 2017 Chemical Sector Security Summit took place in Houston last week. The event was co-sponsored by DHS and the Chemical Sector Coordinating Council, and the summit is all about sharing best practices related to chemical sites and their security. Speakers discussed that terrorists are seeking out and using chemicals such as those created throughout [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:51+00:00August 1st, 2017|Chemical Plant Accidents, Deer Park News|Comments Off on Officials call for culture of chemical security globally

Viral photo of man on motorcycle with baby leads to arrest

A Facebook photo of a Deer Park man on a motorcycle with a baby has led to his arrest. The man has been charged with child abandonment and endangerment by the Deer Park Police Department. Both the Liberty County Sheriff's Office and Deer Park Police Department received numerous complaints and calls regarding the man and [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:51+00:00June 6th, 2017|Deer Park News|Comments Off on Viral photo of man on motorcycle with baby leads to arrest

Deer Park facility reaches pollution agreement

Vopak North America and regulatory agencies came to an agreement to strengthen air pollution controls at the company's chemical storage and wastewater treatment facility in Deer Park. Alleged Clean Air Act violations at the Deer Park facility led to the agreement, which is meant to improve Vopak's compliance with state and federal laws. The EPA, [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:51+00:00May 23rd, 2017|Chemical Plant Accidents, Deer Park News|Comments Off on Deer Park facility reaches pollution agreement

Keystone XL’s effects on area could vary

The Keystone XL Pipeline could bring more than 800,000 barrels of Canadian oil to the area's coastal refineries. If and when the the pipeline is completed, those barrels coming from the northern oil sands would run into competition for refinery access with oil from Latin American countries.  Mexico relies on coastal U.S. refineries since its [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:52+00:00April 4th, 2017|Deer Park News, Houston News, Pasadena Texas News|Comments Off on Keystone XL’s effects on area could vary

Construction begins at Deer Park facility

A new polyisobutylene unit is under construction at the Lubrizol Deer Park facility. Lubrizol Corp. is in the midst of a 10-year phased investment plan which includes infrastructure additions such as the new unit. Lubrizol invested $125 million to build the plant in 2012 as part of an expansion in PVC. The new unit is [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:52+00:00March 28th, 2017|Deer Park News|Comments Off on Construction begins at Deer Park facility
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