COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY
1PointFive is excited about its partnership with stakeholders across South Texas and anticipates providing local job opportunities, community investment, and training programs to support the project. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to hearing more from you. We strive to seek input and collaborate and always seek more ways to contribute to the community.
PROJECT UPDATES
January 2025 - Outreach
We sent a project update to adjacent stakeholders in January 2025. Please contact us with your questions!
October 16, 2024 - Community Meeting
1PointFive hosted a community meeting in partnership with the Office of Clean Energy Development (OCED) on Wednesday, October 16th from 5:00p-7:00p, to share information about a potential direct air capture project. This open house event was an opportunity for you to learn from 1PointFive subject matter experts and ask questions regarding potential upcoming work in your community and share your feedback. Click the link below to view the community meeting materials.
GOOD NEIGHBOR COMMITMENT
We are dedicated to benefitting local communities and advancing innovative solutions to global environmental challenges. Part of that commitment includes the support provided by our Stakeholder Relations team. We will act as a resource to you now and throughout the project's life.
Our Stakeholder Relations team is diligent to making sure local advocacy, education, charity, and community engagement stay at the forefront of all 1PointFive projects. In March 2024, we did a door-to-door to homes near the project location to describe upcoming operations. Since then, we have continued to communicate closely with the community. We are here every step of the way, from start to finish and everywhere in between.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
We seek to strengthen economies where we operate through our local hiring, investments in our operations and infrastructure, and contributions to non-profit organizations that help communities to develop and thrive. That means taking time to listen to local leaders and neighbors, understand the regions where we operate, and engage in partnerships that address community needs and create economic opportunity and inclusive social development.
By investing our time and resources in programs and initiatives that support the areas surrounding our operations where our employees live and work, we seek to advance our relationships with neighboring communities and promote mutually beneficial outcomes.
We’ve been working with organizations to support the local community, such as Kleberg and Nueces County Libraries, Wish for Wheels, and Local Community Leaders.
1PointFive Community Engagement and Local Sponsorships in South Texas includes:
Ranch Hand Weekend
Ranch Hand Weekend is an annual event held the weekend before Thanksgiving that celebrates the rich ranching community of Kingsville with a festival and country concert. Proceeds from the events go to a different local non-profit organization every year. 1PointFive sponsors the festival and volunteers by distributing breakfast plates to the community at the Annual Ranch Hand Breakfast hosted by The King Ranch.
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2023 & 2024 Vaquero Level Sponsor
Kingsville Chamber of Commerce
1PointFive is an active member of the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce with a seat on the Board of Director’s. A 1PointFive representative attends monthly meetings and events hosted by the Chamber.
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Kingsville Champion Membership
Kleberg-Kennedy Jr. Livestock Show (KKJLS)
The KKJLS Assocation is non-profit that has been serving the youth and communities of Kleberg and Kenedy Counties for over 70 years. 1PointFive participates in the Youth Buyer’s Auction by purchasing livestock and art projects directly from local students where funds go directly to the local students to aid in the following year’s projects and college savings accounts.
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2023 and 2024 Livestock Auction Buyers
State of the County
Hosted by the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce, the State of the County luncheon is an event where the County Judge provides a county-wide update to the community leaders and members of Kleberg County.
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2023 Co-Sponsor
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2024 Sponsorship
State of The District
Hosted by Kingsville Independent School District (ISD), the State of the District luncheon is an event where the Kingsville ISD Superintendent provides an update on behalf of the school district to community members of Kingsville ISD.
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2024 Sponsor
State of the City
Hosted by the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce, the State of the City luncheon is an event where the Mayor of Kingsville provides a city-wide update to community leaders and members of the Kingsville community.
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2024 Sponsor
6th Annual Flavors of South Texas
Benefitting a local non-profit organization called the Dream Come True Foundation-South Texas. The event hosts hundreds from the Kingsville and Riviera communities to sample local food and wine from local restaurants and caterers.
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2024 Silver Level Sponsor
Baffin Bay Stakeholder Group Meeting
The Baffin Bay Stakeholder Group is currently led and facilitated by representatives from the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) and the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI), and includes researchers, commercial and recreational fisherman, landowners, ranchers, business owners, representatives from state and local agencies, conservation organizations, and other interested stakeholders. 1PointFive has been an active participant in the Baffin Bay Stakeholder Group Annual Meeting to ensure that local environmental stakeholders are up-to-date on the South Texas Direct Air Capture project and necessary information from 1PointFive.
TAMU Healthy Living Downtown Kingsville 5K & 1K
The Downtown Kingsville 5K and 1K is a free, family friendly, event designed to promote a healthy lifestyle for individuals of all ages in Kleberg and surrounding counties. 1PointFive sponsored the event in 2024 and provided promotional materials to stakeholders in the community.
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2024 Gold Level Sponsor
PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATION
1PointFive partners with organizations to help identify specific areas of need and committing to change without hesitation. From sports to non-profits, our partnerships are based on shared values and the determination to create positive impact to those living in the communities we are surrounded by.
Learn more about our collective efforts below clicking on the images below.
Corpus Christi Hooks
Boys & Girls Club Kingsville STEM Room
Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation
Wish For Wheels
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
During construction, we estimate thousands of people will be hired for various aspects of the build. The construction and operation of a DAC facility requires a wide range of skill sets. Our workforce development plans in the area have been created to ensure local communities have the skills necessary to benefit from this development. During operations, we anticipate that hundreds of permanent jobs could be created.
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
One way to build productive two-way engagement is through the creation of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) made up of individuals with a diverse set of views that represent the community. Additional information regarding the Community Advisory Board will become available at a future date. If you would like to stay up-to-date on the development of the Community Advisory Board, please contact stakeholder@1pointfive.com to be added to our CAB distribution list.