Praxair, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc, will be building a new liquid hydrogen plant in La Porte, Texas. Praxair's new plant, which is scheduled to start up in 2021, will produce more than 30 tonnes per day of high purity liquid H2. The new plant will complement the new air separation plant in [...]
A youth football coach in La Porte has been charged with touching an underage relative. According to documents, the underage girl told her pastor that Craig Michael Gibbs, 41, walked around naked with her and touched her inappropriately. When asked about whether he inappropriately touched the girl, Gibbs said he couldn't promise that it had [...]
The father of a stabbing suspect in La Porte is asking for forgiveness as he says his daughter has mental health issues. Rick Boulden's 29-year-old daughter Courtney Carter was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after an attack on a neighbor. The police say the neighbor was checking on Carter's well-being. When the 38-year-old female [...]
Two people died after an aircraft crashed near the La Porte airport. The small experimental aircraft came down in a field near the 11000 block of North H Street. The FAA says the aircraft was built by a private citizen and not by a certified manufacturer. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to [...]
A truck fire in the La Porte area caused a temporary shelter-in-place to be issued. The chemical emergency occurred near the intersection of 16th Street and A Street. Officials worked quickly to control the truck fire and are determining what hazardous materials burned in the fire. Those north of Spencer Highway in the area and [...]
A detective from La Porte shot a suspect while serving a felony warrant on Monday morning. The incident happened on Red Bluff along Pasadena Boulevard. The suspect has been identified as 32-year-old Jeremy Endsley, and he is expected to survive. While the shooting took place in Pasadena, the case was out of La Porte, so [...]
A teen in La Porte is being investigated for an alleged terroristic threat against a school. The threat was allegedly made against Lomax Junior High last Wednesday. District officials released the statement below: “Early this evening, we received a report that a Lomax Junior High School student allegedly made a terroristic threat regarding the school. [...]
A fire at a Solvay Chemical cooling tower in La Porte on January 22 was contained by La Porte firefighters. Officials say that a cooling tower at Solvay Chemical on Independence Parkway caught fire around 4 p.m. Monday afternoon. No chemicals were involved in the incident. La Porte firefighters helped contain the chemical plant fire. [...]
La Porte police are investigating a body found wrapped in a blanket and tarp at the Bay Forest Golf Course. Additionally, they're investigating Spencer Mini Storage, located at 11220 Spencer Highway, where they believe the body may have been before the golf course. Investigators do not know the age of the victim or how he [...]
A Baytown woman was arrested after she was charged in two separate road rage incidents. Amanda Downs, 25, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. On August 2, police received reports of a woman pointing a gun at another car. The victims were able to capture an image of the driver. A previous [...]