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🌱 How a brief offshore pipeline shutdown could ripple into Freeport’s economy
And check out A Very Holly Moosemas Stage Production on the Freeport Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How a brief offshore pipeline shutdown could ripple into Freeport’s economy
Also on today's calendar: Dallas Moore and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.
- Friday: A shower; fog in the morning, temps: high: 76, low: 63.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two Shell's Gulf of Mexico Offshore Platforms Temporarily Shut Down (oedigital.com) — Oil shipments on a major offshore pipeline that delivers crude to near Freeport are temporarily disrupted, affecting production from Shell’s Whale and Perdido platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. While Shell expects output to resume quickly, the brief shutdown of Exxon’s HOOPS line highlights how offshore pipeline issues can ripple into the Freeport-area energy economy and related jobs. 
📸 Around Freeport
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freeport
★ Featured events ★
- A Very Holly Moosemas Stage Production
Brazosport Center Stages, 400 College Blvd, Clute
7:30 pm
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- HS Boys Basketball vs Fulshear
Angleton High School , 1 Campus Dr , Angleton
4:30 pm - HS Girls Baskteball @ Clear Creek
Clear Creek High School , 2305 E Main St , League City
4:30 pm - HS Dive @ Friendswood
Friendswood ISD Natatorium «The Wave» , 1115 Falling Leaf Dr , Friendswood
5:00 pm - HS Girls Soccer @ Barbers Hill (Scrimmage)
Eagle Stadium , 9752 Eagle Dr , Mont Belvieu
5:00 pm - HS Swim @ Friendswood
Friendswood ISD Natatorium «The Wave» , 1115 Falling Leaf Dr , Friendswood
10:00 am - Cookies with Santa @ Gulf Coast Chevrolet, Buick, GMC
Gulf Coast Chevrolet, Buick, GMC , 1901 W. 523 , Angleton
11:00 am - Dallas Moore
K C's On the Creek , 322 Windward Way , Freeport
3:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Polk 4th Grade Music Program
Gladys Polk El Freeport, TX 77541
1:45 pm - Freeport Intermediate School vs Angleton Junior Heritage
Freeport Intermediate School , 1815 W 4th St , Freeport
5:00 pm - Lake Jackson Intermediate vs Santa Fe Junior High School
Lake Jackson Intermediate School , 100 Oyster Creek Dr , Lake Jackson
5:00 pm - Winter Concert (3-5) & Minute to Win it
S F Austin STEM Academy Freeport, TX 77541
5:30 pm
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
FOUND on December 8, 2025 in Alvin, TX 77511 near Down rd from Habitat for Horses Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Jones Creek) - Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
FOUND on December 8, 2025 in Alvin, TX 77511 near Chocolate Bayou Oilfield rd Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor Jones Creek)
- Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Sales & Asset Disposition Specialist in Freeport. Apply here.
- Wood Group USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Electrical Apprentice in Freeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freeport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lake Jackson
- Texas set to open two new Buc-ee's in 2026 and 2027. Here's where (elpasotimes.com)
Brazoria
- Why it could take crews several days to clean molten sulfur spill on SH-35 in Brazoria County (click2houston.com)
Angleton
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