What Do Residents Think about Living in Port Arthur?–A Survey

What Do Residents Think about Living in Port Arthur?–A Survey

  • Undertaken June 12-20th, 2025, in Port Arthur, Texas.
  • A survey of 155 Port Arthur residents.
  • Results presented
    • to Port Arthur City Council, May 19, 2026.
    • at community event at the Texas Artist Museum in Port Arthur, May 20, 2026.

 Collaborating Authors: 

  • Mark Chambers (History, Stony Brook University)
  • Hilton Kelley (Community In-Power Development Association) 
  • Kajol Patel (Sociology, Stony Brook University)
  • Christopher Sellers (History, Stony Brook University)
  • Yongjun Zhang (Sociology, Stony Brook University)

Surveyors: 

  • Lyric Berry 
  • Lydia Marie Kelley 
  • Gloria Sanchez 
  • Carolyn Thibodeaux 

Collaborating Groups: 

  • Community In-Power and Development Association 
  • Environmental Data and Governance Initiative 

Funding: 

  • Faculty in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Grant, Stony Brook University 
  • National Science Foundation Grant No. 2218553 
  • Stony Brook University Bridge Grant 
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant
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White paper completed December 9, 2025, on survey results.