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28-860: The alliance was formalized in 2009 through an agreement between groups representing three congressionally-designated High Priority Corridors on the U.S. National Highway System (NHS): the Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor Coalition , Heartland Expressway , and the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association . Today, as the Ports-to-Plains Alliance, the coalition works to assure continued prosperity in communities throughout North America’s energy and agricultural heartland. The alliance promotes trade, investment, infrastructure development, and intermodal connectivity in

56-618: A dam at Magee Bend on the Angelina River . Local farmers raised broiler chickens and beef, and in the 1950s turned to dairying. Jasper also became the headquarters of the Morgan and Lindsey chain of variety stores (otherwise known as dime-stores), which at one time operated 85 outlets in Texas, Arkansas , Louisiana , Mississippi , and Alabama . In June 1998, the murder of James Byrd Jr. catapulted Jasper into national news and led to

84-474: A female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were not families. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.20. In the city, the population was distributed as 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

112-544: A half weeks. The Jasper Arboretum Project began in 2000, and the Outdoor Learning Center was added in 2012 to create 14 acres (5.7 ha) of public gardens, walking trails, a master gardener greenhouse, and a nature classroom. In 2012, Jasper returned to national attention during a bitterly fought political feud over the hiring and firing of Jasper's first black police chief, Rodney Pearson. To fire Pearson, two black city council members were recalled in

140-664: A major center for Confederate communication, transportation, and supply. Jasper was a Confederate Army headquarters for a nine-county area. Following the war, Union troops led by General George Custer occupied Jasper, camping in the town square. Educational institutions included the Jasper Male and Female High School, which operated until 1878, when it became the Southeast Texas Male and Female College, and Jasper Collegiate Institute, which operated from 1851 until 1874. The population declined to 360 in 1870, reflecting

168-525: A spur following I-59 south to Hattiesburg, then U.S. 49 and proposed MS 601 to Gulfport See corridors 84, 93, 99, and 101–102 See corridors 84, 93, 99–100, and 102 See corridors 84, 93, and 99–101 The legislation also called for the designation of up to five high-speed rail corridors. The options were studied for several months, and announced in October 1992. The first four were announced by United States Secretary of Transportation Andrew Card , while

196-457: Is administered by a city council of six members. The council is composed of five council members and an elected mayor , accompanied by a hired city manager under the manager-council system of municipal governance. The council is elected under four single-member districts (numbered 1 through 4 ), and one at-large district (numbered 5 ); the mayor is elected at-large. Sam Rayburn Reservoir , about 14 miles (23 km) north of Jasper,

224-585: Is visited by thousands of vacationers each year; it is the largest lake wholly within the state of Texas. B. A. Steinhagen Lake is about 11 miles (18 km) west. The city is served by the Jasper Independent School District and Vista Academy of Jasper. The school district partners with Lamar Institute of Technology and Stephen F. Austin State University . The Texas Legislature designated Jasper ISD as being in

252-640: The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) in 2012, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST) in 2015, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021. The act presented an overall intermodal approach to highway and transit funding with collaborative planning requirements, giving significant additional powers to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). ISTEA also provided funds for

280-925: The Northeast Corridor continued to be limited to 79 mph (127 km/h) until $ 8 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was distributed in January 2010. Jeff Morales one of the principal drafters of this bill, served as CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority , which is currently constructing a high-speed rail line along the route originally proposed in this bill, from 2012 to 2017. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 also mandated that passenger automobiles and light trucks built after September 1, 1998, to have airbags installed as standard equipment for

308-543: The United States Census Bureau , Jasper has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27.1 km ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km ), or 0.11%, are covered by water. Sandy Creek runs passes just south of the city center, flowing west to the Neches River in B. A. Steinhagen Lake. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 6,884 people, 2,809 households, and 1,997 families residing in

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336-720: The American Revolution, who was killed attempting to plant the American flag at the storming of Savannah in 1779. Jasper was one of the 23 original counties when the Republic of Texas was created in 1836. Jasper became the county seat in 1844 and became part of the United States with the annexation of Texas in 1845. During the Civil War , the town housed a Confederate quartermaster depot and served as

364-815: The Ports-to-Plains region. Originally, each individual group lobbied the U.S. Congress , the White House , and state governments for highway improvement dollars, with largely-local goals in mind. Today, the Ports-to-Plains Alliance is a forum for collaboration and a partnership for maximizing the potential of the region and its people. The alliance raises funds to sustain and improve the Ports-to-Plains regional intermodal transportation network. Through its volunteer Board, full-time professional staff headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, and advocacy professionals in all nine states, Canada, Mexico, and Washington, D.C.,

392-444: The alliance provides its member communities, partners, and businesses the following core services: High Priority Corridor The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ( ISTEA , / aɪ s ˈ t i / ) is a United States federal law that posed a major change to transportation planning and policy, as the first U.S. federal legislation on the subject in the post- Interstate Highway System era. The act

420-522: The city. At the census of 2010, 7,590 people (compared with 8,247 people in the 2000 census), 2,890 households, and 1,892 families resided in the city. The population density was 733.9 inhabitants per square mile (283.4/km ). The 3,445 housing units averaged 333.1 per square mile (128.7/km ). The major racial and ethnic groups in the city, as a percentage of the total city population, were: 64.2% non-Hispanic African American; 41.9% non-Hispanic White; 10.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race; and 1.5% Asian, with

448-1459: The conversion of dormant railroad corridors into rail trails ; the first rail trail to be funded was the Cedar Lake Regional Rail Trail , in Minneapolis , Minnesota. Section 1105 of the act also defines a number of High Priority Corridors , to be part of the National Highway System . After various amendments in subsequent transportation bills and other legislation, this is a list of the corridors: Also designates spurs from I-14 North in Eden to I-10 near Junction following U.S. 83 (paragraph D), from I-14 in Woodville to I-10 in Beaumont via U.S. 69 (paragraph E), from I-14 in Jasper to I-10 in Beaumont via U.S. 96 (paragraph F), and from I-20 in Odessa to I-10 in Pecos County via U.S. 385 , RM 305 , and U.S. 190 (paragraph G). See also corridors 93 and 99–102 See corridors 84, 93, and 100–102 also includes

476-499: The creation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act . Three men—John William King, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and Shawn Berry—were tried and convicted of capital murder. King and Brewer received the death penalty , while Berry, who was the only suspect who cooperated during the investigation and implicated King and Brewer, was sentenced to life in prison. Brewer was executed on September 21, 2011. King

504-587: The driver and the right front passenger. Jasper, Texas Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County , Texas , United States. Its population was 6,884 at the 2020 U.S. Census , down from 7,590 at the 2010 U.S. Census . Jasper is situated in the Deep East Texas subregion, about 40 miles (64 km) west of the Texas-Louisiana state line. Jasper (the "Butterfly Capital of Texas") holds an annual Butterfly Festival

532-470: The first Saturday in October to celebrate the migration of the monarch butterflies . The area, which was then part of Mexican Texas , was settled around 1824 by John Bevil. Thirty families occupied the settlement as early as 1830, when it was known as "Snow River", after John R. Bevil, a hero of the American Revolution . In 1835, the town was renamed after William Jasper , a soldier from

560-568: The hardships of the Civil War, but by 1885 had risen to 1,000. In 1896, Jasper had a population of 1,200. With the arrival of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway early in the 20th century, Jasper grew into a center for the manufacture of timber products. Lumber from two sawmills, with a daily capacity of 125,000 board feet (295 m ), goods from basket and stave factories, logs, ties, poles, and pulpwood were shipped in 200 cars per month. In 1901,

588-552: The last was announced by Federal Railroad Administration head Gil Carmichael . There was not significant funding attached to these announcements: $ 30 million had been allocated to several states by 1997 to improve grade crossings , but that was a very tiny amount in comparison to the billions required for a true high-speed network. Aside from a few places in California and the Chicago–Detroit Line , most areas outside

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616-432: The narrowly divided city. Free of Voting Rights Act preclearance requirements , Jasper is moving to annex largely white suburbs. The feud highlighted Jasper's persistent struggle with racism throughout its history. On July 8, 2024 , the western part of Jasper was struck by a low-end EF2 tornado that was spawned by the outer bands of Hurricane Beryl . Many trees, power poles, and structures were damaged, and one person

644-418: The remaining 1.6% mainly consisting of non-Hispanics of two or more races. The Hispanic or Latino population was subdivided (as a percentage of total city population) into 5.9% other races, 3.9% White, 78% African American, and 1.1% in other categories, mainly two or more races. Of the 2,888 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 20.3% had

672-564: The town of Jasper was robbed. The post office safe and the county treasurer's safe were blown open and robbed. The thieves set a fire, and as the town had no fire department, the entire town was completely destroyed. Damages were estimated at $ 100,000. What was stolen from the safes was unknown. The thieves escaped. Jasper served as headquarters for the Lower Neches Valley Authority 's construction program, including Dam "B" at Town Bluff and engineering and surveying for

700-488: Was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 24,671, and for a family was $ 32,242. Males had a median income of $ 28,432 versus $ 17,266 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 12,997. About 23.3% of families and 28.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over. Jasper

728-540: Was executed on April 24, 2019. In 2000, Jasper had 8,247 residents and around 250 businesses. Jasper was one of the primary locations for the recovery of the Space Shuttle Columbia wreckage in February 2003. Jasper was greatly affected by Hurricane Rita on September 25, 2005, as it moved inland. The city suffered considerable damage and was left without power or potable water for about three and

756-537: Was injured. The city of Jasper is in northern Jasper County, with U.S. Routes 190 and 96 crossing south of the city center. US 190 leads southeast 16 miles (26 km) to Newton and southwest 27 miles (43 km) to Woodville , while US 96 leads north 45 miles (72 km) to San Augustine and south 70 miles (110 km) to Beaumont . Texas State Highway 63 passes through Jasper with US 190, but leads northeast 21 miles (34 km) to Burkeville and northwest 32 miles (51 km) to Zavalla . According to

784-655: Was signed into law on December 18, 1991, by President George H. W. Bush and codified as Pub. L.   102–240 and 105  Stat.   1914 . The bill was preceded by the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act in 1987 and followed by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) in 1998, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) in 2005,

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