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Business Enterprise - Petrochemical Industry
Number Creator
Galveston
1
Daily News
Baker, Lee
(Galveston
2
Daily News)
Harris, Glen
(Galveston
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Daily News)
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The Amoco refinery lights up the
Texas City Sky
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Date(s)
Image
2-26-1989 Photo accompanying article shows the Amoco refinery at night.
Image
Photo accompanying article shows the traffic on Hwy 146 in
2-26-1989 front of Texas City industries.
TC industries: A major economic
lifeline for area
Article
Industrial complex plays vital role in
Texas City Sun area
Article
Sobhani,
Bahram Mark
(Texas City
Sun)
Image
Sobhani,
Bahram Mark
(Texas City
Sun)
Image
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston
Chamber report sizes up effect of
Daily News)
plants
Article
Reynolds,
Jennifer
(Galveston
Daily News)
Image
Reynolds,
Jennifer
(Galveston
Daily News)
Image
Description
2-26-1989 Discusses the petrochemical companies operating in Texas City.
9-29-1996 overview of the Texas City's petrochemical refineries and plants.
9-29-1996 Aerial of petrochemical refineries in Texas City.
Aerial view of a ship at port at the petrochemical refineries in
9-29-1996 Texas City.
Discusses the Benefits of Industry to Texas City La Marque
Report that demonstrates the importance of the local industries
10-4-2011 to the economy and services of the area.
10-4-2011 Streetview photo of Dow Texas City Operations plant.
10-4-2011 Streetview photo of Valero Texas City Refinery.
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Reynolds,
Jennifer
(Galveston
Daily News)
Thomas, Bill
(Galveston
Daily News)
Image
Industry blessing, curse to Texas City,
Article
La Marque
Business and industry in Texas City
Texas City Sun runs the gamut
Article
Andrews,
Dwight C.
(Texas City
Sun)
Port of Texas City
Image
Andrews,
Dwight C.
(Texas City
Sun)
Sterling Chemicals
Image
Andrews,
Dwight C.
(Texas City
Sun)
Aimcor
Image
Watt, Chad
Eric
(Galveston
Plant may put Texas City over $1
Daily News)
billion mark
Article
Roberts, Wade
(Texas City
TC progress tied closely to history of
Sun)
town industry
Article
10-4-2011 Photo of BP's office building on Palmer Hwy in Texas City.
2-24-1988 Discusses industrial changes affecting area employment.
2-2-2004
Detailed listing and description of major industries in Texas City.
2-2-2004
Photo accompanying article showing aerial view of the Texas City
port.
2-22-2004 Photo accompanying article showing Sterling Chemicals plant.
2-22-2004 Photo accompanying article train and Aimcor port facilities.
12-8-1995 Discusses new industrial development in Texas City.
2-15-1976 Discusses the history of industries in Texas City.
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Business enterprie - Petrochemical industry - American Oil Company (Amoco)
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Galveston
Daily News
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Galveston
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Galveston
Daily News
La Marque
Times
American Oil
Company
New York
Times
La Marque
Times
Galveston
Daily News
Galveston
Daily News
Galveston
Daily News
Title
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American Oil Co. starts tank-car
movement to southeast to ease
gasoline stringency
Article
First in Texas: Amoco to open station
Article
in TC
Here are operators of first Amoco
Image (4)
Station
Advertise
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Description
American Oil Company Pipeline
American Oil Company
American Oil Company
Discusses American's shipping of gasoline by tank cars from
9-24-1941 Texas City.
2-24-1956 First Texas consumer outlet for Amoco gasoline in Texas.
2-24-1956 Showing C.H. "Frog" LeGendre and Gene Gillispie.
Birthday for our biggest
2-25-1956 Advertising the opening of Amoco service station in Texas City.
Opening of American Oil Company's first service station in Texas
Image(5) 2-25-1956 City.
Pamphlet 1958
Brief history of American Oil refinery in Texas City w/images.
Amoco plans announced
Article
Blazing new trails: the story of
American Oil Company
Magazine 1961
4-16-1960 Discusses new crude running unit.
Workman preparing new emblem for American Oil Company
Image (6) 8-18-1961 Texas City refinery.
Article
12 LM men are enrolled in American
Oil classes
Article
Texas City refinery taxes totaling $1.5
million paid
Article
American Oil lays groundwork for
more progress during 70's
Excerpt
Article
Company history w/images, 33pp.
Discusses American Oil Co's plan to generate electrical power for
5/30/1964 Texas City refinery.
Discusses American Oil Company's electronic instrumentation
6-30-1966 training program.
2-5-1967
Notice of taxes paid and primary recipients.
Discusses American Oil Company's Texas City refinery: output,
2-23-1969 workers and units.
Discusses two recently added units and gives a brief history or
2-22-1970 American Oil Co.
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Amoco's flagship refinery celebrates
Special issue commemorating 50th anniversary of American Oil
The Texan
50th anniversary
Magazine 5-12-1970 refinery, w/images.
Galveston
Work On New Amoco Plant To Start
Daily News
In Middle Of Year
Article
2-11-1971 Discusses the new propylene plant.
RE: brief overview of plant and its products taken from main
Texas City Sun Amoco Chemical Company
Excerpt 9-27-1992 article "Texas City Industry"
Amoco Chemical well-situated for
Discusses projected paraxylene unit and its product, and plant
Texas City Sun the future
Article
2-26-1995 emissions.
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City
Amoco Chemicals seeks tax
Discusses Amoco Chemicals' request for tax abatement on
Sun)
abatement
Article
3-5-1996 proposed unit.
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City
New tax abatement for chemical
Discusses Texas City Commission's grant of abatement for new
Sun)
plant clears commission
Article
3-21-1996 plant expansion.
Galveston
Daily News
Amoco plant begins expansion
Article
4-1-1997 Discusses new styrene unit
Amoco
Chemicals
Amoco Chemicals Corporation: Texas
Promotional material covering the history and operations of the
Corp
City Plant
Magazine 8-1997
company.
Promotional material covering the history and operations of the
Amoco
Amoco: Texas City Refinery
Magazine c1981
company. (missing pp 12-16)
Scott,
Fitzgerald
(Galveston
Amoco seeking foreign trade zone in
Texas City
Article
8-7-1992 Discuses Amoco's petition for foreign trade zone in Texas City.
Daily News)
Scott,
Fitzgerald
(Galveston
TC commissioners pass resolution
Discusses city commissioners pass foreign trade zone at Texas
Daily News)
seeking foreign trade zone
Article
8-13-1992 City Port.
Galveston
Daily News
Amoco reduces emissions
Article
12-4-1992 Discusses Amoco's annual emissions report for Texas City
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Gillentine,
Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Top Chinese leader visits Amoco
plant
Tas abatement effort moves to
Texas City Sun courthouse
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City
County officials OK Amoco tax
Sun)
abatement
Stevick, Chuck
(Texas City
Sun)
FTZ's first subzone up and running
Article
5-4-1994
Article
Discusses China's Vice Premier Zuo Jia Hua visit to Amoco plant.
Discusses up coming Commissioners' Court to discuss tax
11-6-1994 abatement for Amoco's new processing unit.
Article
11-221994
Discusses approval of tax abatement for Amoco's new unit.
Article
5-3-1995
Discusses Texas City's new Foreign Trade Zone Subzone.
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Business enterprises -- Petrochemical industry -- BP Amoco P.L.C.
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Creator
Galveston Daily
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News
The Associated
Press (Galveston
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Daily News)
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Brazosport Facts
Ibrahim, Youssef
M. (New York
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Times)
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Amoco, British Petroleum announce
record merger
Format
Article
British Petroleum-Amoco merger Ok'd Article
BP Amoco slashing Texas work force Article
Date(s)
Description
Discusses Amoco's industry in Texas and the implications
8/12/1998 of merger.
12/31/1998 Discusses merger between BP and Amoco.
1/27/1999 Discusses BP Amoco PLC's job cuts in Texas.
British Petroleum is buying Amoco in
Details of the British petroleum deal to acquire Amoco
$48.2 billion deal
Article
8-12-1998 Corp. and its effects on the industry
BP - Amoco deal is approved by
Describes European Union approval of British Petroleum
New York Times Europe
Article
12/12/1998 purchase of Amoco Corp.
Labaton, Stephen Federal regulators approve British
Describes the Federal Trade Commission's approval of
(New York Times) Petroleum purchase of Amoco
Article
12/31/1998 British Petroleum purchase of Amoco Corp.
Timmons, Heather
Investigation headed by former Secretary of State James
(New York Times) Report faults BP for safety procedures Article
1/16/2007 Baker and its findings
Hatcher, Monica
(Houston
State sues BP over pollution in Texas
Chronicle)
City
Article
8/10/2010 Details of State of Texas lawsuit re: BP emissions
Aulds, T.J.
(Galveston Daily AG seeks civil penalties against BP for
News)
leak
Article
8/10/2010 Details of State of Texas lawsuit re: BP emissions
Stavato, Michael
Photo accompanying article showing Kristina Kelley and
(New York Times)
Image (1) 8/30/2010 family who live near BP's refinery
Stavato, Michael
Photo accompanying article of homes in Texas City with
(New York Times)
Image (2) 8/30/2010 industrial facilities in background
McKinley, Jr.,
James C. (New
With neighbors unaware, toxic spill at
Description of April and May 2010 emissions at BP's
York Times)
a BP plant
Article
8/30/2010 refinery in Texas City
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Paschenko, Chris
(Galveston Daily
News)
US Chemical
Safety and Hazard
Investigtion Board
US Chemical
Safety and Hazard
Investigtion Board
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US Chemical Safety Board concludes
"organization and safety deficiencies
US Chemical
at all levels of the BP Corporation"
Safety and Hazard caused March 2005 Texas City
Investigtion Board Disaster that killed 15 and injured 180 Article
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US Chemical
Safety and Hazard
Investigtion Board BP Texas City, TX Refinery Fire
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BP to pay $50 million over 'illegal
emissions'
Article
The Report of the BP US Refineries
Independent Safety Review Panel
Article
Describes fines BP will pay the State of Texas for emissions
11/4/2011 including emissions from the 2005 explosion
Includes picture and names of the members of the safety
January review panel and a statement from the panel. (Actual
2007
report not included)
Investigation Report: refinery
explosion and fire
report &
image
Cover page of the investigation report for the Texas City
March 2007 BP 2005 explosion, includes causualty numbers and image.
Article
CSB news release announces the approval of the final
report on the March 2005 explosion at the BP Texas City
3/23/2007 Refinery
Safety bulletin recommending new machine configuration
and verification procedures following a major fire on July
28, 2005 at the BP Texas City Refinery, 4 months after the
10/12/2006 explosion that killed 15 workers
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Business Enterprises -- Petrochemical Industry -- Marathon Petroleum Corp.
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Title
The History of Marathon's Texas City
refinery
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Daily Sun - Special
Diamond Jubilee
Souvenir Section
Daily Sun - Special
Diamond Jubilee
Souvenir Section
Daily Sun - Special
Diamond Jubilee
Souvenir Section
Daily Sun - Special
Diamond Jubilee
Souvenir Section
Marathon Oil
Company
Pollock, Mrs. E. J.
(Galveston County
Historical
commission)
Cole, Robert J.
(New York times)
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Marathon history dates back to 1931 in
TC
Article
Description
Timeline from 1930 to 1976 with two aerial photos with
identifying labels. 2pp.
Photocopy of image showing aerial view of dock area
with Marathon properties labelled.
Photocopy of image showing aerial view with Marathon
properties labelled.
Original unit
Image 3
Brief history of Marathon's Texas City Refinery detailing
9-15-1971 units built and describing current industrial processes.
Showing Marathon Oil's Texas City refinery's No. 1
Topper being constructed, when the plant was Republic
9-15-1972 Oil refinery.
Present facilities
Image 4
9-15-1973 Aerial view of Marathon Oil's refinery in Texas City.
View in
Image 5
this is marathon oil company today
brochure
9-15-1974 Aerial view of Marathon Oil's refinery in Texas City.
Overview of parent company describing assets and
Mar 1977 operations, including timeline, images, & maps. 4pp.
A History of Marathon Oil Company
Document
U.S. Steel Moves to Buy Marathon
Article
11
Marathon Oil
Company
Marathon Oil Company Texas Refining
Division Texas City, Texas
Document
13
Texas City Sun
Marathon's front door
Image 6
Brief history of Marathon's Texas City refinery detailing
Mar 1980 units built and describing current industrial processes.
Discusses U.S. Steel's purchase of Marathon Oil
1-7-1982 Company with attempted block by Mobil Corp.
Sketch of company history and units operating at time of
document's origination, includes penciled-in notes of
n.d.
products.
Photo accompanying article showing Marathon's main
2-22-1987 offices at Texas City plant.
Page 1 of 4
�Business Enterprises -- Petrochemical Industry -- Marathon Petroleum Corp.
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Texas City Sun
12
Photo accompanying article showing processing towers
at plant.
Describes refinery under Marathon's direction and
Marathon's present early retirement program.
Photo accompanying article of present and former
employees of Marathon Petroleum Company in Texas
City at company's gate under a banner celebrating 100
years.
Sent to Texas City Mayor Chuck Doyle with map and
brochure attached describing the Texas Enterprise Zone
Program. (Brochure is not present in file).
Map of Texas City's Enterprise Zone 1 accompanying
memorandum.
Describes Marathon Oil Corp.'s corporate changes to
shift terminals and retail outlets under its subsidiary
Marathon Petroleum Co.
Photo accompanying article showing a bird's eye view of
Marathon Oil Company.
Image 7
2-22-1987
Texas City Sun
Marathon
Marathon Local refinery has operated
in T.C. since 1963 purchase
Article
2-22-1987
15
Texas City Sun
Century of Success
Image 8
2-22-1987
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Wingate, S. Lee
Texas City's Enterprise Zone 1
Memo
5-29-1990
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Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston Daily
News)
Phillip, David J.
(Associated Press)
De La Merced,
Michael (New York
Times
Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily
News)
Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily
News)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston Daily
News)
Marathon
Petroleum
Enterprise Zone 1: City of Texas City
Map 9
n.d.
Marathon spins off refining business
Article
1-13-2011
Image 10
10-8-2012
Article
Discusses British Petroleum sale of refinery to marathon
10-8-2012 Petroleum.
Image 11
Photo accompanying article of Marathon Oil's 10th
10-9-2012 Street South gate.
Image 12
Photo accompanying article of contractors entering BP
10-9-2012 refinery.
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Marathon Petroleum
Marathon, BP settle on $2.5B
Article
Marathon extends beyond Midwest
Map 13
Discusses Marathon's purchase of BP's Texas City
10-9-2012 refinery.
Map with legend of Marathon holdings in United States
10-9-2012 (accompanies previous article by Aulds)
Page 2 of 4
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(Galveston Daily
News)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston Daily
News)
Galveston Daily
News
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston Daily
News)
Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily
News)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston Daily
News)
Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily
News)
Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily
News)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston Daily
News)
Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily
News)
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston Daily
News)
Image 14
Marathon: BP is 'different' refinery than
in '05
Article
Image 15
New era begins as Marathon takes over
BP refinery
Article
Image 16
State looks to remove benzene,
hydrogen sulfide from pollutant watch
Article
list
Photo accompanying article of Marathon logo on former
BP Texas City refinery storage tank.
10-102012
Discusses the recent history of BP's Texas City refinery
including 2005 explosion and overhaul.
Photo accompanying article of storage tank of former BP
1-31-2013 refinery in Texas City .
Discusses Marathon Petroleum take over of BP's Texas
1-31-2013 City refinery, renamed Galveston Bay Refinery.
2-25-2013 Photo accompanying article of Texas City industries.
Discusses Texas City emissions and the role played by BP
2-25-2013 and Marathon Petroleum.
Image 17
Photo accompanying article of model storage tanks with
4-11-2013 Marathon displays.
Image 18
Photo accompanying article of Marathon Petroleum
4-11-2013 signage and business front on Palmer Hwy in Texas City.
Change taking shape at Texas City plant Article
Image 19
New manager talks about the
Marathon way
10-102012
Article
Discusses tank murals, Marathon managers Galveston
4-11-2013 Bay Refinery's CEO Gary Heminger.
Photo accompanying article of Marathon's Galveston
4-20-2013 Bay Refinery manager, Ray Brooks.
Provides a profile on Marathon's Galveston Bay Refinery
manager, Ray Brooks, and includes details of refinery
4-20-2013 upgrade.
Page 3 of 4
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Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily
News)
Industrial art
Aulds, T. J.
(Galveston Daily Marathon hires artist to create mural
News)
on oil tank.
Image 20
Photo accompanying article artist Eric Henn in front of
6-13-2014 his mural on a Marathon Texas Refining Division tank.
Article
Discusses the mural art project for Marathon Texas
6-13-2014 Refining Division tanks.
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Business enterprise - Petrochemical industry - Pan-American Petroleum Transport Company
Number Creator
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Title
Format Date(s)
Description
Image (1) 8-15-1933 Elevated view of early construction for Pan American
Group photo of Pan-American engineering/construction staff.
Identified: J. Hanlen (standing in back left of door post), H.
Rogers (6th standing from left, hands in pockets), D.S. Cox (far
right), F. Moore (standing 2nd from left), Blackie Gibson
Image (2) 2-12-1934 (standing 2nd from right)
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Daily News
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No. 1 Thermal Cracking Unit ---first
"on steam"
No. 1 Cracking Unit
Pan-American oil combine is
proposed
Image (3)
Image (4)
Image (5)
Image (6)
Image (7)
Article
3-21-1934
4-18-1934
8-21-1935
7-10-1936
2-6-1940
n.d.
Photo of Pan-American's No. 1 Thermal cracking unit.
Photo from an elevated view of Pan-American looking north.
Streetview photo of Pan-American entrance
Photo from an elevated view of Pan-American refinery.
Photo from an elevated view of Pan-American looking north.
Photo from an elevated view of Pan-American looking northeast
toward Texas City.
Photo from an elevated view of Pan-American refinery No 1 pipe
stack, No 2 cracking unit.
n.d.
Photo from an elevated view of Pan-American looking north.
Photo from an elevated view of Pan-American construction of
6-16-1943 No. 1 Alky unit and No. 1 'Cat Cracker'.
Elevated view photo of crowd gathered at the Can-American No.
3-9-1944 1 Catalytic Cracking unit dedication.
Photo from an elevated view of Pan-American with main office
3-20-1944 in foreground.
11-9-1944 Streetview photo of Pan-American entrance
10-14Aerial photo looking NE over Pan-American refinery.
1945
Discusses consolidation of Pan-American properties proposal to
2-27-1933 shareholders.
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Galveston
Daily News
Houston believes refinery cinched
Houston Is Selected as Site For
Houston Post $10,000,000 Oil Refinery
Galveston
Daily News
Texas City will get big refinery
Galveston
New refinery will employ local men
Daily News
Construction under way on huge
unknown
refinery
Work begins with 150 men on early
unknown
jobs
Article
Texas City Sun Pan-American is officially opened
Refinery Becomes An Active Unit Of
Texas City Sun Standard Concern
A portion of the gigantic PanAmerican Oil Refinery now in
Texas City Sun operation in Texas city
Houston
New Oil Firm office to be opened
Chronicle
here
Galveston
Daily News
New Pan-Am unit to be constructed
Houston
Pan-American expanding at Texas
Chronicle
City
Galveston
Pan-American refinery to get fourth
Daily News
unit as contract is announced
Galveston
new-Pan American Tanker Launched
Daily News
at Kearny
Article
Discusses prospects for Houston ship Channel for new Pan4-13-1933 American refinery.
Discusses New Pan-American refinery's location along Houston
4-13-1933 Ship Channel
Discusses the confirmation of Texas City location for the new
6-4-1933 Pan-American oil refinery, construction and operating plans.
Discusses that applications are being taken from Texas City and
6-9-1933 mainland Galveston county men for new refinery employment
Discusses the construction activity at the Pan-American
n.d.
Petroleum & Transport company's new refinery in Texas City.
Discusses the influx of workers applying for employment at the
n.d.
new refinery.
Discusses through biographical sketches the sixteen official
personnel of the new refinery, (Smith, Babin, Sweeny,
Abercrombie, Aarlie, Broderson, Schapiro, Stang, Price,
5-24-1934 Schneider, Levie, Lemen, Zimmerman, White, Muller, Griffith).
Article
5-25-1934 Discusses the new refinery operations.
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Image
(16)
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
5-25-1934 Photo accompanying article showing the new plant.
Discusses the new subsidiary of Pan-American Petroleum and
7-18-1935 Transport Co., with headquarters in Houston.
Discusses the construction of a new catalytic polymerization
10-1-1935 unit.
Discusses the preliminary constructions of new units at the
12-6-1935 refinery.
12-22Discusses plans for construction of new cracking unit at Pan1936
American refinery.
Discusses the new tanker for Pan-American Petroleum &
5-19-1938 Transport Co.
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Daily News
Galveston
Daily News
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Galveston
Daily News
Galveston
Daily News
Decision reserved in Pan-Am Case
Pan-Am wins Suit Against Standard,
Five Individuals
16 years old: pan American Refinery
Celebrates Anniversary
Pan Am to Dedicate New Cracking
Unit
Pan Am merger slated Tuesday
Employe[e]s Told
Article
2-1-1940
Discusses the case brought against Standard Oil for restricting
competition with Pan-American Petroleum & Transport co.
Article
6-9-1940
Discusses Stand Oil losing law suit with Pan-American.
Article
1950
Discusses the growth of the refinery over the last 16 years.
Article
11-1-1953 Discusses the 2nd catalytic cracking unit.
Article
8-8-1954
Discusses the merger with Standard Oil of Indian subsidiaries.
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Business Enterprises - Petrochemical Industry - Texas City Refining Company (Pierce Fordyce)
Number Creator
Title
2
Baker, Aaron
(Texas City Sun) Disaster Hits Several Times
Schlueter,
Frank J.
When the days work is over
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Galveston Daily Hot after Standard Oil, Lightfoot to New
News
York
Higby's Studio
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Times
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Oil Company must pay: fine of the WatersPierce by Texas upheld in highest court Article
Higby's Studio
Galveston Daily
News
Pierce Interests can not enter Texas
Texas City Refinery - Pierce-Fordyce Oil
unknown
Association
Higby's Studio
Galveston Daily
News
Further refinery details announced
Southport Petroleum Company - Refinery
Crew
unknown
Galveston Daily
News
Southport plant changes owners
Galveston Daily Costly Texas City storage tank fire claims
News
two lives
Galveston Daily U. J. Vincent is fifth victim of Texas City
News
fire
Date(s)
Description
Discusses the history of Pierce-Fordyce and and some of
the disasters and accidents that hit the early refineries in
6-2-1960 Texas City.
Photocopy of photo of men swimming in the water tank at
1909
Texas City Refining Company
Discusses Texas Assistant Attorney General Jewell P.
Lightfoot travelling to New York to charge Standard Oil
with anti-trust, doing business as subsidiary Waters Pierce
8-15-1908 Oil Co.
n.d.
Photocopy of photo of tanks at Texas City oil refinery
n.d.
Photocopy of photo of tanks at Texas City oil refinery
Article
Discusses Supreme Court ruling against Standard Oil being
1-19-1909 guilty of Texas anti-trust law.
Photocopy on photo of firetrucks spraying top of Sid
n.d.
Richardson Refinery release stack.
Discusses ruling that Pierce Oil Corp and Pierce Fordyce
5-7-1913 Association also banned from Texas.
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1920s
Article
1-4-1936
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3-19-1937 Photo of Southport Petroleum Company employees.
American Liberty Oil Company announces controlling
6-29-1939 interest in Southport refinery
12-151940
Describing fire caused by lightning at Southport refinery
12-25Details of casualties and injured from fire at Southport
1940
refinery
Image 4
Article
Article
Article
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Panoramic view of Pierce-Fordyce Oil refinery, Texas City
Photo of Sid Richardson employees in front of refinery.
Discusses Petrotex Company connection with Southport,
planning a new cracking unit at Texas City refinery.
�Business Enterprises - Petrochemical Industry - Texas City Refining Company (Pierce Fordyce)
American Liberty plant declared 'surplus'
Texas City Sun by RFC
Article
Galveston Daily Texas City plants listed for disposal to
Article
News
private operators
11-171945
5-28-1946
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Mabry, Edwin
S. (La Marque
Times)
La Marque
Times
Galveston Daily
News
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Daily Sun
Phenol process contract signed by
refinery
Texas City Refining co. was first local
industry
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Daily Sun
TCR's 'leaning tower' of 1967
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Southport may finish months out
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Oil refinery at Texas City to shut down
New owners of Liberty Oil Co. to take
charge
Petrol Terminal Corp to start operations
at Texas City soon
County jobless up at present but
immediate outlook bright
In Texas City: world's largest cracking unit
open
One TC refining. co awarded new
business, one closing
Article
Group to visit TC refinery
Oil began to flow at Texas City Refinery
still 50 years ago
Article
1-16-1946
Describing the American Liberty plant and its options
U.S. government's decision to release plants to private
owners
American Liberty Oil Co. plant manager V. E. smith
describing problems with insufficient supply of crude oil
American Liberty Oil Co. vice president D. T. Zachry
announces immediate shutdown due to scarce crude oil
Sid Richardson Refining co. purchased the American
Liberty Oil Co. (Southport) Texas City refinery
Describing operation of plant formerly under American
Liberty and now owned by Petrol Terminal corp.
Mention of two plants ceasing operation: Petrol Terminal
Co. & Sid Richardson Refining co.
Texas City Refining Inc's dedication of its Houdriflow
catalytic cracking unit
Sid Richardson Refining Co. closing for period, TC Refining
Inc reporting large government contracts
Describing Eastern Co-operatives and their ownership of
the Texas City Refining Inc. refinery
Article
2-17-1947
10-191947
Article
2-17-1950
Article
9-26-1953
Article
6-30-1954
Article
12-2-1955
Article
Reprint of article from the Tower, Texas City Refinery
7-10-1959 Magazine, overview of refinery history
Image 8
7-10-1959 Showing Texas City Refinery, early picture
Article
1-18-1962 Announcing contract with Universal Oil Products
Article
9-15-1971 Describing the refinery's history
Showing the leaning Houdry unit of Texas City Refinery in
9-15-1971 1976
Image 9
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La Marque
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La Marque
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La Marque
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Nunn, Kenneth
T.
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Texas City Sun
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Texas City Sun
Thomas, Bill
(Galveston
Daily News)
Gillentine,
Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
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The History of TCR: 1951-1971
Magazine
"Good" is not good enough at TCR
Article
Detailing refinery history from 1951 to 1971, 37 pages with
Jan 1971 photos, maps, and appendices
Describing procedures the refinery has in place for
2-11-1971 environmental regulations
Image 10
2-11-1971 "Smokeless tip" installed on flare stack
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2-11-1971 One of six aerators installed settling pond for water
Image 12
Article
2-11-1971 Plume eliminator being hoisted into position
Plume eliminator installed at top of TCR's "cat-cracker" in
2-11-1971 1965
TCR's 51 acre-foot ponding area for waste water
2-11-1971 purification
short history of the refinery's ownership including details
n.d.
of its first construction
Describing how Texas City Refining Inc was created, with a
6-19-1986 synopsis of early history
Article
2-22-1987 36th anniversary recap of company history
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2-22-1987 Showing refinery against the skyline
Photo from the 1950's showing employees in front of
2-22-1987 signage celebrating company safety
Image 13
Industrial, commercial and urban
development of Galveston County
TCR proudly celebrates its 35th
anniversary
Texas City Refining survives 10 name
changes
Texas City Refining - towering in the
southern skyline
From the past
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See silver lining behind refinery purchase Editorial
7-3-1988
Describing Hill Petroleum's purchase of the former Texas
City Refining Inc. refinery
Phibro makes it official: unit coming to TC Article
2-2-1994
Phibro Energy Inc. owner of refinery and assets
Page 3
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Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City Sun) Phibro expansion gets final state approval Article
Hadley,
Stephen (Texas
City Sun)
City approves Phibro pipeline permit
Article
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At Phibro Energy, safety is designed into
every process
Article
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Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City Sun) Phibro work on schedule
Expansion work considered vital to
Texas City Sun Phibro's future
Campbell,
Collier A.
The first Texas City refinery
Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City Sun)
Texas City Sun
Gillentine,
Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
Moore
Memorial
Public Library
Texas City Sun
Gillentine,
Cathy (Texas
City Sun)
4-9-1994
6-2-994
6-5-1994
Expansion for Phibro's Texas City refinery
Phibro planning pipeline from Santa Fe Hitchcock city line
extension to Texas City
Describing Phibro creating its refining system from three
operating refineries, and its organization and operating
structure
Describing expansion of Phibro Energy USA's Texas City
9-25-1994 refinery
Expansion with new processes for Texas City refinery near
Article
9-24-1995 completion.
Historical narrative, 12 pages with notes written for Texas
Document Aug 1995 Historical marker
Article
Phibro expansion creates 50 new jobs
Phibro to change name to 'Basis'
Article
Article
9-30-1995 Details on local hiring at Phibro Energy's Texas City plant
2-4-1996 Describing name change and corporate structure
Basis Petroleum opens $250 million unit
Article
8-22-1996 opening ceremonies for Residfiner Project in Texas City
Historical marker dedication for the first
Texas City refinery
Program
A pioneering plant
Article
12-3-1996 Program including marker text
12-181996
Describing historical marker ceremony and plant history
Basis bought out: San Antonio-based
Valero Energy Corp to operate refinery
Article
3-18-1997 Describing Valero purchase of Texas City refinery
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Aulds,T.J.
With take over pending, Basis lays off 28
(Texas City Sun) Texas City employees
Article
4-25-1997 Valero consolidating Basis refineries
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Aulds,T.J.
(Texas City Sun) Valero acquires Basis
5-2-1997
Valero purchase finalized
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Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City Sun) Valero fights CAD over property value
Article
9-6-1997
Valero disputing Galveston County's tax appraisal of Texas
City refinery
Article
10-2-1997 Discussion of Valero lawsuit and its effect on Texas City
Article
Describing lawsuit and details regarding communication
1-22-2000 and evidence
How much are the biggest taxpayers
worth?
Article
10-142001
Discussion of Valero lawsuit and methods of tax appraisal
Open house slated for Valero project
Article
2-4-2002
Regarding Valero's Reconfiguration Project
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Dimitri, Dale
(Texas City Sun)
Bernard, LoraMarie (Texas
City Sun)
Thompson,
Carter
(Galveston
Daily News)
Galveston Daily
News
Tresaugue,
Matthew
(Houston
Chronicle)
City commission raises TC tax rate
Venso rules that Valero's suit will be
heard
Article
Valero tax break may mean budget
trouble in Harris co.
Article
AP News Break: Texas rejects Valero tax
CNSNews.com break bid
Article
Tresaugue,
Matthew
(Houston
Valero won't appeal TCEQ tax exemption
Chronicle)
rejection
Article
Page 5
Request by Valero for Texas tax exemption for
4-15-2010 hydrotreating equipment
12-212011
Tax exemption for Valero's hydrotreater units denied
1-10-2012 Valero seeking lower tax evaluations for counties instead
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Aulds,T.J.
(Texas City Sun)
Heallen, Jeremy
(Law 360)
Valero wins $189 million property tax
lawsuit
Valero resists tax assessor's bid for Texas
Refinery data
Texas is losing out on millions of dollars,
Jansen, Steve thanks to its defective property-tax
(Houston Press system
Jones, Kenneth Texas City Fire Department Report on the
(Texas City Fire Texas City Refining Explosion and Fire,
May 30th, 1978
Department)
Galveston County tax appraisal overturned by Judge
Lonnie Cox in favor of Valero Corp.
Article
2-9-2013
Article
7-17-2013 Details of Valero suit vs. Galveston County Tax Appraisal
Article
4-30-2014 Lengthy discussion of Texas' property tax appraisal system
Detailed timeline of TCFD response and actions to Texas
Document 6-16-1978 City Refining explosion.
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Christmas Corporation magazine highlighting corporate and
1966
employee activities, achievements, and news.
Corporation magazine highlighting corporate and
Fall 1967 employee activities, achievements, and news.
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Corporation magazine highlighting corporate and
1968
employee activities, achievements, and news.
Christmas Corporation magazine highlighting corporate and
1968
employee activities, achievements, and news.
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1969
employee activities, achievements, and news.
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1970
employee activities, achievements, and news.
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1971
employee activities, achievements, and news.
Christmas Corporation magazine highlighting corporate and
1971
employee activities, achievements, and news.
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employee activities, achievements, and news.
Christmas Corporation magazine highlighting corporate and
1972
employee activities, achievements, and news.
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employee activities, achievements, and news.
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employee activities, achievements, and news.
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1974
employee activities, achievements, and news.
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employee activities, achievements, and news.
Winter
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1976
employee activities, achievements, and news.
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Business Enterprises -- Petrochemical Industry -- Union Carbide Company
Number Creator
Title
Format
1
Texas City Sun
2
Texas City Sun
Chemical Firm Purchases Additional
Acreage Here To Augment Original Site Article
Soil and Load Tests Being Made by
Contracting Firm For New Chimical
Plant Here
Article
3
Texas City Sun
Temporary Buildings Being Built at
Chemical Plant Site
Article
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Stentz, Howard
(Houston
Chronicle)
Carbide proud of heritage
Article
8
Texas City Channel to Provide Area
With New Deep-Sea Outlet
New Channel Building for Deep-Sea
Houston Chronicle Ships
Galveston Daily
News
Union Carbide: 45 years in Texas City
This 45-year-old Texas City
petrochemical plant is still the
Galveston Daily
outstanding element of Union Carbide
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Corp. in Texas
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Discusses purchase of additional acreage adjacent to
current land designated for a plant to be constructed
5-14-1940 upon.
Discusses how soil testing has to be completed before
construction workers can be hired and construction
6-7-1940 started for the new Carbide and Carbon Chemical plant.
Discusses the preparations being made for the
construction of the new Carbide and Carbon Chemical
plant, such as shell laid for roads and temporary
6-14-1940 construction office buildings erected at the site.
Discusses the history of Union Carbide as it celebrates
1986
it's 45th year in Texas City.
Discusses the widening and deepening of the Texas City
5-3-1964 Industrial Barge Channel dug by Union Carbide in 1948.
Photo accompanying article showing an aerial view of
5-3-1964 theTexas City Industrial Barge Channel.
Discusses the history of Union Carbide as it celebrates
2-23-1986 it's 45th year in Texas City.
Photo accompanying article showing a birdseye view of
Image
2-23-1986 the processing units at Union Carbide.
Special keepsake edition newspaper insert for Union
50 and Fit! The First Half Century Union
Carbide's 50th anniversary in Texas City, includes articles
Carbide Texas City Plant
newspaper 5-12-1991 on history and images, past and present. 48pp.
Discusses the importance Union Carbide played in the
war effort, Texas City's economy and development, and
Carbide was ready for WWII
Article
9-27-1992 it's continuing contributions to industry and community.
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Galveston Daily
News
13
Bartram, Kevin
(Galveston Daily
News)
Union Carbide and dow to merge
Union Carbide plant in Texas City will
become part of Dow Chemical if a
purchase announce Wednesday goes
through.
Article
Image
8-5-1999
Discusses the merger between Union Carbide and Dow
Chemical companies. Includes chart displaying key
elelments of merger that will create the second largest
chemical business in the world.
8-5-1999
Photo accompanying article of Union Carbide sign on
side of plant office building.
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Coming soon to the Gulf Freeway:
World's biggest Buc-ee's
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Hlavaty, Craig (Houston Texas City's Buc-ee's opens and it's
Chronicle)
massive
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Houston Chronicle
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Houston Chronicle
Aulds, T. J. and
Christopher Smith
Gonzalez (Galveston
Daily News)
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KHOU.com
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Aulds, T. J. (Galveston
Daily News)
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Describing future plans to build Buc-ee's store along Interstate
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Describing opening of the largest Buc-ee's store to date in Texas
Article
May 7, 2014 City
Showing statue of the mascot beaver Buc-ee at the front of the
Image (1) May 7, 2014 store
Showing exterior of Buc-ee's store with Buc-ee's sign and a large
Image (2) May 7, 2014 inflatable of the mascot beaver Buc-ee
Buc-ee's opens in Texas City
Article
Tanger Outlets now open for business
in Texas City
Article
Success of Tanger Outlets and pending
opening of Buc-ee's spark more
interest in developing area along
Interstate 45
Article
May 7, 2014 Describing opening of new Buc-ee's location in Texas City
October 19, Describing the opening of the new Tanger Outlet shopping
2012
center in Texas City
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17, 2013
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Reynolds, Jennifer
(Galveston Daily News)
Gillentine, Cathy (Texas Texas City enjoying major building
City Sun)
boom
Tony's offers the best in jewelry
selection, value
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Tony's Fine Jewelry
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Texas City Sun
Tony's features wonderful gifts
Article
2-24-1991
Texas City Sun
Staff at Tony's
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2-24-1991
Describing plans for continued development near Tanger Outlets
and Buc-ee's in Texas City
Showing crews working on the parking area at the new 60,000square-foot Buc-ee's under construction near the Tanger Outlets
in Texas City
Discusses the new bussinesses applying for building permits in
Texas City.
Business review article discussing Tony's Fine Jewelry store on
Texas Avenue.
Photo accompanying article of Dupree Leonard, Elaine Seibel,
Madaline Mintz, Maria Cantu.
Business review article discussing Tony's Fine Jewelry store on
Texas Avenue.
Photo accompanying article of Dupree Leonard, Tony Siebel,
Elaine Seibel, Madaline Mintz, Maria Cantu.
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Business Enterprises -- Sugar Industry
Texas Sugar Refining Company
Plant Under Construction
Texas City Sugar Refinery
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Photo accompanying article of the construction progress of
10/1/1924 the sugar refining plant at Texas City.
Historic aerial photo of Texas City Sugar Refinery prior to
6/5/1960 monsanto Chemical co occupying location.
n.d. Large cargo ship docked near the sugar refinery
n.d. View of sugar refinery from north side
n.d. Aerial view from east
n.d. Aerial view from northwest
1928 Unloading raw sugar
n.d. Aerial view from west
n.d. Southwest view- artist's rendition (?)
Summer
1928 Large cargo ship docked near the sugar refinery
Aerial view from southeast, barge docked near the sugar
n.d. refinery
Distant image taken from out in Galveston Bay, or from the
n.d. Texas City dike (?)
n.d. View from port side
n.d. Large cargo ship docked near the sugar refinery
Large cargo ship docked near the sugar refinery (taken from
a distance)
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9/30/1923 Refinery under construction
n.d. Refinery under construction
9/30/1923 Refinery under construction
9/23/1923 Refinery under construction
9/23/1923 Refinery under construction
n.d. View from west side
n.d. View from port side, mud flats
n.d. Refinery under construction
n.d. Sugar in refinery/warehouse
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Manufacturer's Record,
Baltimore, MD
Construction under way on Texas
Sugar Refinery
Article
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Galveston Daily News
Refinery plant completed soon
Article
2/1/1924 Re: construction and organization details
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Galveston Daily News
Galveston Daily News
New warehouse for Texas City
Diamond Star
Article
Ad
3/1/1924 Warehouse company details
5/9/1924 Advertisement for new refinery
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Chicago men visit new sugar plant Article
Raws stored in one wing; other
holds products
Article
How sugar is packed
Article
7/19/1923 Construction and plant details w/photos
6/1/1924 Refinery financial backing company members visiting
10/1/1924 Details of refining process
10/1/1924 Details of refining process
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Business Enterprises -- Sugar Industry
Title
Sugar refining is just one process
after another
Scales almost human in work at
Texas City
Sugar refinery to assume new
status
Format
Article
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Galveston Daily News
Stouse will head Texas City force
Sugar refining company named in
sale notice
Sale of sugar refinery not to affect
operation
Sugar refinery property to be sold
here today
Sugar refinery is bought by
Peabody
Texas sugar refinery will sell its
own brands of sugar
Texas city progress seen in
$2,000,000 improvements
Sugar refinery to begin work
tomorrow
Aid for Texas refineries is asked
by Briggs
Sugar refinery is placed in
receivership
County port forges ahead during
year
46
Galveston Daily News
Opening of sugar refinery delayed Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Date(s)
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10/1/1924 Details of refining process
10/1/1924 Details of refining process
Texas City sugar refinery products to be sold under
12/29/1925 American Sugar label
1/3/1926 Details of arrangement with American Sugar Company
Suit brought by refinery trustees re: deed of trust for
11/10/1928 $3,000,000 bonds executed February 1932
11/16/1928 Sugar refinery official statement
Sale of refinery from Chicago Title & Trust Company and
12/4/1928 Abel David trustees suit against refinery
Refinery bought by Peabody, representing mortgage
12/5/1928 bondholders
Article
Article
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2/22/1929 Break with American Sugar Refining Company
Article
3/20/1929 Report on plant inactivity
Article
4/13/1932 US Rep Clay Stone Briggs before US tariff commission
Article
Article
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7/30/1932 Petition by Peabody Houghtelling & Company
2/27/1929 Refinery operating on its own
10/1/1935 Refinery not active
4/29/1932 Col Moore reporting on tariff differential
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Business Enterprises -- Sugar Industry
No protest entered in sugar case
Tenth District Court, Judge J.C.
Canty
Molasses firm to expand facilities
at Texas City
Sugar mill constructed on Texas
City waterfront
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Galveston Daily News
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Galveston Community Book:
a historical and biographic
record of Galveston and
Galveston County, Graham,
Sam B. (Ed.), Cawston, 1945
William Moore
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Texas Sugar Refining
Corporation
A journey through the refinery of
Texas Sugar Refining Corporation Booklet
53
Peabody, Houghteling & Co.
Investments
54
Ponce, Jesse
Draft of distribution map for
Texas Sugar Refining Company
The Texas Sugar Refining
Company
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Texas Sugar Refining
Corporation
Texas Sugar Refining Corporation
2nd Preferred Stock (113 shares) Doc
Notice
Date(s)
Description
4/20/1937 Bankruptcy proceedings in process
12/24/1941 Monsanto Chemical Company purchasing refinery & assets
Article
2/6/1942 Possible use of refinery installations
Article
6/5/1960 Overview of refinery history
Excerpt
Book
Map
Doc
1945 William Moore, contractor, brief biography
n.d 15pp with photos describing the refining process. 3" x 5"
Showing United States with highlighted territory for
favorable shipping rates for Texas Sugar Refining Company
4/5/1905 (letter incl.)
Historical narrative prepared for Texas Historical Marker. 16
Nov-1997 pp.
5/25/1929 Stock certificate, in name of (Col.) H.B. Moore
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Title
Business Enterprises -- Sugar Industry
Format
Date(s)
Description
5
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Business Economics and Finance - Tourism
Number Creator
Title
Format
Date(s)
The City of Texas
City
Texas City-La
Marque Chamber
of Commerce
The City of Texas
City and Texas
City-La Marque
Chamber of
Commerce
Discover Texas City by
the Bay
Pamphlet
circa
2000s
City tourism promotional pamphlet highlights key historical events and
locations, points of interest and entertainment map, calendar of annual
events. (4 copies)
Pamphlet
circa
1990s
City tourism pamphlet promoting shopping, recreation, and entertainment
locations in and near the City of La Marque.
Texas City by the
Bay…A Great Place to
Live, Work and Play
Pamphlet
circa
1990s
Discover Texas City by
the Bay
Pamphlet
circa
1990s
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The City of Texas
City
Texas City-La
Marque Chamber
of Commerce
Lutz, Heidi
(Galveston Daily
News)
The City of Texas
City
The City of Texas
City
The City of Texas
City (Texas City
Sun)
10
Texas City Sun
Places to have fun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
City of La Marque Tx
We like it in..Texas CityLaMarque Texas
Pamphlet
A grand view of the City
by the Bay
Article
Points of Historical
Interest in Texas City
Brochure
Bay Street Park
Pamphlet
Welcome to Texas City
Advertise
ment
Description
City tourism promotional pamphlet highlights key historical events and
locations, points of interest and entertainment map, calendar of annual
events. (3 copies)
City tourism promotional pamphlet highlights key historical events and
locations, points of interest and entertainment map, calendar of annual
events.
circa 1970- Joint city pamphlet promoting employment, education, and recreational
1980s opportunities in Texas City and La Marque.
Discusses collaboration between Mainland Museum, Texas City Heritage
September Association, and the City with City by the Bay Tours to make Texas City
26, 196 a bus-tour destination.
Brochure created for the 50th anniversary celebrations that highlights key
1971
historical points of interest, includes map.
City tourism promotional pamphlet highlights the development phases of
1997
the Bay Street Park.
Full page advertisement in newspaper promoting upcoming city events
2-26-1996 and recent city improvement projects.
Entire section of paper dedicated to articles and images of Texas City
Newspaper 2-22-1998 attractions
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�Business Economics and Finance - Tourism
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14
15
Texas City
National Bank
Texas City
Chamber of
Commerce
Texas City
Chamber of
Commerce
Texas City
Historical
Commission
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Texas City
National Bank
Galveston Daily
News
Presenting your City Map
of Texas City & La
map
Marque, Texas
Visitors Guide
map
Texas City, Texas
Texas City - La Marque
Area Map
Texas City, Texas Map
and Points of Historical
Interest
Welcome to Texas City La Marque Texas
Brochure
map
Pamphlet
map
1962
Maps of TC-LM, Galveston County, Galveston Bay, and the Texas City
Dyke. Includes photos of the bank and points of interests. (2 copies)
1960
Map of Texas City with schools, parks, churches, and public buildings
noted.
c1960s
2001
Texas City, Texas Map and Points of Historical Interest printed for the
Aug. 1966 Texas City Jubilee
Promotional map of area providing important public information, points
of interest, advertisements.
1978
map
c1980
Texas City & La Marque map
c1960
Galveston Mainland
map
Promotional brochure that provides a history of Texas City, statistics of
key living concerns such as work, shopping, schools, recreation.
Promotional map of area providing important public information, points
of interest, advertisements.
n.d.
Map sponsored by businesses and churches in the Galveston County area.
Promotional map of area providing important public information, points
of interest. Includes photos of port industries.
Map of Texas City and surrounding communities one side, Galveston on
the other.
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Mayfield, Theresa; Broussard, Brenda
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<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1128">Business Enterprises - Petrochemical industry </a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1113">Business Enterprises - Petrochemical industry - American Oil Company</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1119">Business Enterprises - Petrochemical industry - British Petroleum-American Oil Company (BP Amoco PLC)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1114">Business Enterprises - Petrochemical industry - Marathon Oil Corp</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1120">Business Enterprises - Petrochemical industry - Pan-American Petroleum & Transport Company</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1121">Business Enterprises - Petrochemical industry - Republic Oil Refining Company</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1127">Business Enterprises - Petrochemical Industry - Texas City Refining Company (Pierce Fordyce)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1122">Business Enterprises - Petrochemical industry - Texas City Refining Company Publications</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1123">Business Enterprises - Petrochemical industry - Union Carbide Company</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1124">Business Enterprises - Retail Stores</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1125">Business Enterprises - Sugar Industry</a></li>
<li><a href="https://texascitylibrary-archive.org/files/show/1126">Business Enterprises - Tourism</a></li>
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Broussard, Brenda; Mayfield, Theresa
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