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3 unusual facts about Southeast Texas


Kaiser Burnout

The Kaiser Burnout was a fire set by Confederate Captain James Kaiser during the American Civil War in the Big Thicket area of Southeast Texas.

KXLN-DT

In September 1987, the station upgraded its transmitter to provide a full power signal, effectively expanding its coverage area to cover a larger portion of Southeast Texas.

Legacy Christian Academy

Formerly Cathedral Christian High School, Legacy Christian Academy is the largest non-denominational private school in Southeast Texas, and the only non-Catholic PK3 - 12 parochial school in southeast Texas, according to the Beaumont Enterpise.



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Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway

It passed through small southeast Texas communities such as Hull, Kenefick, and Huffman.

Light of Saratoga

The "Light of Saratoga" is a legend located in the Big Thicket of Southeast Texas.

Naz Shahrokh

Her work is housed in national and international public collections including: The Library of Congress, Washington D.C. – Reactions Collection, Exit Art; The Alexandria Library, Alexandria, Egypt; Art Museum of SouthEast Texas, Corpus Christi, TX; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY; and Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.

Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks

The team was previously known as the Southeast Texas Mustangs and owned by Jerry Nelson (and before that the Rio Grande Valley Silverados of the Continental Basketball Association which Mr. Nelson purchased from Dr. Jordan Mosowe which they were based out of McAllen, Texas).

Stream Energy

Since the onset of Texas electricity deregulation in 2002, the regional ex-utility companies active in the Texas power market -- i.e., TXU Energy in north Texas, Reliant Energy in southeast Texas and Direct Energy in coastal and west Texas—continue to retain roughly 60% of their pre-deregulation former monopoly residential bases.

Texas Open Finswimming Invitational

The meet has been hosted by the Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas, Sam Rayburn High School aquatics team and Pasadena High School aquatics team

Tracy Kennick

Today she is the anchor for Good Morning Southeast Texas on KBMT.