The utility company's largest investment is a billion-dollar power facility in Orange County scheduled to begin operations by next summer.

Tacos El Primo operates in north Beaumont, where the owners continue their mission to serve both food and community needs.

If approved, the bond would increase property taxes $11.24 monthly for homes valued at $150,000 and appear on November's ballot.

The forecast calls for the disturbance to move across the Gulf toward the Texas and Louisiana coast by the end of the week.