José Boix
TCLM CAC Coordinator
On behalf of the Texas City – La Marque Community Advisory Council (CAC) we thank our community, industry, businesses, & educators, the City of Texas City & the City Parks & Recreation (CP&R) Staff, for helping us have a successful transition year 2025.
33 years ago (1992): The Community Advisory Panel (CAP) began as an “industry-led membership-based forum.”
In 2004: The CAP was restructured as the CAC using an “industry-sponsored, community-driven forum.” In 2025 we celebrated our 21st year!
- Our Mission: “Together, we can and should live in harmony while working to continuously improve our quality of life.”
- Our Objective: “To afford industry and citizens the opportunity to exchange viewpoints, address issues of mutual interest and strive to develop an ongoing sense of mutual respect and trust.”
- Our Belief: “Together, we can live in harmony while working to continuously improve our quality of life.”
We thank our 2025 speakers, often traveling from afar, to present these interesting programs:
- January: Canceled due to a Freeze Concern.
- March: “Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Solutions,” Sponsored by Spearmint Energy, by Nick Coil, Vice President of Development & Amber Zuhlke, Environmental & Permitting Lead.
- May: “Enterprise Pipeline Safety Update” by Jamie Hightower, Operations Supervisor, Texas City Marine Terminal/Tank farm.“
- July: “Public Meeting: Marathon Petroleum GBR regarding the June 14, 2025, fire, affecting portions of the TC community,” by Alecia Cavender, Process Safety Manager at GBR; and,
“Cybersecurity and physical safety measures,” by Julio R. Gonzalez, CEO – Sentinel Resilience Group.
- September: “Biennial Local Air Quality & Air Monitoring Update,” by Janet Hamilton, PhD, DABT, Distinguished Toxicologist, Texas Comm. on Environ. Qual. (TCEQ) & Bradley Flowers, Assoc. VP, AECOM.
- November: “Galveston County Health District: Who We Are, What We Do,” by Dr. Philip Keiser, Galveston County Local Health Authority (LHA); and,
“We Are Texas City Rotarians: Who We Are, What We Do,” by Joe Tumbleson, Jr., Rotarian, City of Texas City Emerg. Manager & Other Rotarian Officers.
We also owe a debt of gratitude to:
- Our generous meal hosts: Spearmint Energy, Marathon PC, AirProducts/Gulf Coast Ammonia, DOW/UCC & NuStar/BWC Terminals; and our speakers.
- Valero Refinery for providing the meeting documents, the City of TC & the Nessler Center staff, for the meeting rooms & equipment; plus, The Daily News & The Post Newspaper for highlighting our programs.
This is your Community Advisory Council (CAC):
Meetings are open to the community with dinner generously provided by our generous supporters. As such, we request attendance notification. We continue to have outstanding participation with 80-90 attendees. Let us hope and pray for another successful year in 2026.
2026 will be year of transition to ensure our effective succession & sustainability; stay tuned!
Our 2026 Meeting Location, Time & Schedule:
- Location: Nessler Center’s, Captain Room, 2010 5th Ave N, Texas City, TX 77590.
- Time: 5:00 to 7:00 PM
- Dates: Thursdays January 29, March 26, May 21, July 23, September 17 and November 19.
Merry Christmas and a blessed, safe, healthy, peaceful & prosperous 2026.
José Boix
TCLM CAC Coordinator
1821-20th Avenue North, Texas City, TX 77590
C 409.789.7054 E jaboix@aol.com
