Chevron to layoff 700 employees in Houston downtown
HOUSTON โ Chevron Corp. is asking employees to reapply for positions as part of a โcost-cutting program expected to eliminate up to 15% of its workforce," according to Reuters. Nearly 700 employees in Houston will be laid off starting Oct. 23, according to a notice Chevron sent to the state of Texas. The layoffs will affect workers at Chevronโs downtown offices: 1400 Smith, 1500 Louisiana, 1600 Smith and 2 Allen Center, according to the Houston Chronicle. This summer, Chevron acquired Houston-based Noble Energy, and it is expected to make cuts and layoffs for redundant office positions. In total, the company announced plans to lay off 6,000 workers globally this year.
VIDEO: Man brutally attacked, taunted by group outside local gas station
Four guys can be seen walking up to another man leaving an Exxon convenience store in Harris County and beating him up. โHe comes up to me, kicks me in the face, and screams, โBlack Lives Matter, b****!โ Mason said. โThey started, like, mocking me and stuff.โSurveillance footage shows the group waiting outside and approaching Mason as soon as he left the store. โThatโs not what the (Black Lives Matter) movement is about,โ Mason said. โNot to be used as an excuse (for violence).โโThatโs not what this movement is about,โ Kelli said in agreement.
$25,000 Christmas Day winning lottery ticket sold in Houston
HOUSTON โ One person won $25,000 on Christmas Day through the Texas lottery. The Cash Five lottery ticket was sold at an Exxon gas station at 7090 West Orem Drive, in southwest Houston, according to the Texas lottery. More than 100 tickets had four of five numbers correct and won $350 each. In the Cash Five lottery game, a person can win cash prizes by matching 2, 3, 4 or 5 numbers from a field of 35, per the Texas lottery. Drawings are held Monday through Saturdays at 10:12 p.m. Tickets sales are not available during Draw Break, from 10:02 - 10:15 p.m.
Pump Patrol: Save 29 cents a gallon
HOUSTON โ The average cost of a gallon of gas in Houston on Tuesday was $3.56. But some stations around town sold regular gas for 29 cents less. The following three stations sold gas for less on Tuesday, according to www.GasBuddy.com. Exxon, Tomball Parkway near Antoine Drive: $3.27Citgo, Highway 6 near Old Richmond Road in Sugar Land: $3.41Shell, Fry Road near Lake Stockton Falls Drive in Katy: $3.44More Information: