444.500 is a fully functional, remotely accessible repeater that is normally parked on 29.6.  Sitting at 600 feet just south of Vidor, TX, it has regional coverage in the entire far southeast corner of Texas and far southwestern Louisiana parished ((Jefferson, Orange, Hardin, Chambers and Newton counties).  It is directly accessible by NWS Lake Charles during storms and repeats local NWS warnings and Amber Alerts.