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• "Creatures & Critters!" Art Show Thursdays-Saturdays Feb. 6-22 @Art League of Baytown 110 W. Texas Ave.

• Coffee with a Cop - Fri. Feb. 7th, at 11 AM @ Heart and Whisk Bakery
  4618 N Main, Baytown

• West Chambers Deaf Social – Feb. 8th @ 11 am. @
  The Toasted Yolk in Mt. Belvieu 13001 I-10 East

• Baytown Trade Days Sat. Feb. 8th 10am- 4pm Baytown Community Center 2407 Market St.

• Custom Sneakers Class Feb. 15th 9am-4pm @ And Sew It Began -
  Retreat & Quilt Shop 211 S 1st St, La Porte

  40th Annual Awards Gala - MB Area Chamber of Commerce 
  Feb. 20th @ 6 pm Tickets & Info

• Mont Belvieu Market at the Park, Sat. March 1st.- 8am - Noon

• Deaf Social Where Bakery - Mar. 1st - 11 am @ 
  Heart & Whisk Bakery 4618 N. Main St., Baytown

• Spring Market @ Town Square - Mar.15th -10:00am-2:00pm - 213 W Texas Ave

• Baytown's 2025 Run for Your Wildlife 1k/5k - March 22nd. 3:30pm - ??

• Ultimate Food Truck Cookoff - Sat. March 22nd - 9am-11 pm
  Lomax Rodeo Arena, 1508 Lomax School Rd.

• Baytown Trash Bash Sat. March 29th 8am-12noon @ Baytown Nature Center

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ONEOK Plans Major Pipeline
from Mont Belvieu to Texas City

Energy company ONEOK is making big moves that will impact Mont Belvieu, Texas, and beyond. The company is teaming up with MPLX to build a major new export terminal in Texas City and a pipeline that connects it to ONEOK’s storage facility in Mont Belvieu. At the same time, ONEOK has also completed the purchase of another energy company, EnLink Midstream, strengthening its role in the energy industry.

New Pipeline and Export Terminal

ONEOK and MPLX are investing a total of $1.75 billion in two major projects. First, they are building a large pipeline to transport liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Mont Belvieu to Texas City. This 24-inch pipeline will be mostly owned and operated by ONEOK.

Second, the two companies are constructing a massive export terminal in Texas City, capable of handling 400,000 barrels per day of propane and butane. This facility will make it easier to ship these products overseas. The terminal will be built using existing infrastructure, which should help reduce costs and speed up construction. It is expected to be completed in early 2028.

EnLink Midstream Acquisition

In addition to these projects, ONEOK has officially acquired EnLink Midstream, a move that strengthens its pipeline and energy storage network. This purchase means that EnLink’s former investors are now part of ONEOK, and EnLink will no longer be traded as a separate company on the stock market.

By expanding its network with new pipelines, an export terminal, and the EnLink acquisition, ONEOK is positioning itself as a key player in the energy industry. These changes will help meet growing energy demands and improve transportation options for natural gas liquids across the U.S. and globally.

Wild Baytown Tourists

People from all over the world visit Baytown for business, to see family, or simply to explore, but sometimes our city attracts visitors of a wilder kind.

On the morning of January 24th, a local birder at the Baytown Nature Center shared a photo of a pair of Long-tailed Ducks—an exceptionally rare species for this region. These ducks typically breed in the tundras of Canada, Alaska, and Eurasia, so their appearance in Baytown caught the attention of hundreds of birders eager to catch a glimpse. Perhaps the cold, snowy weather lured these arctic seaducks to stay and enjoy the abundant invertebrate life beneath Crystal Bay.

Another unusual visitor is Mushu, the Chinese Alligator, who is currently at the Wetlands Education and Recreation Center's Gatorland exhibit. Native to the Yangtze River Basin, Chinese Alligators are critically endangered, with only a couple hundred left in the wild due to habitat loss, pollution, and overhunting. Mushu is part of a aimed at increasing the species' population and preventing extinction. Unlike our local American alligators, Chinese Alligators have osteoderms—armor-like plates—covering their entire bodies, not just their backs. Stop by the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Center to learn more about Mushu and compare him to our native alligators to spot the differences.
Article Courtesy City of Baytown

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Wednesday’s Quiz - What rare survival ability makes tardigrades, [a micro animal] one of the toughest creatures on Earth?
Answer: B) They can survive in the vacuum of space by entering a near-death state.

Tardigrades, also known as water bears, can endure extreme conditions by entering cryptobiosis, a state where they lose nearly all water, halt metabolism, and become almost indestructible. This allows them to survive freezing, radiation, high pressure, and even the vacuum of space—making them one of the most resilient life forms on Earth!