The Galveston Beach Band is planning its final concert of the season as a tribute to the life of former conductor Frank Incaprera. Incaprera, who directed the band for almost 60 years, died late last week.
William Reece had been indicted in 2016 for the 1997 murders of Laura Kate Smither, 12, and Jessica Cain, 17.
But the vacation-rental marketplace hasn't done a great job enforcing its existing rules, some island short-term rental operators say.
Disturbance 2 was moving southwest at 10 mph Monday and the National Hurricane Center predicted it would produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the north-central Gulf of Mexico.
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Numerous events marked the Juneteenth weekend around the county.
Sunday is day of great significance for Galveston, for the United States and for anyone who truly does believe in the concept of liberty and justice for all.
Cardmakers paint Father’s Day within a narrow list of traditional themes. While one rolls out a male figure holding a bouncing baby, another shows a man tossing a ball toward a bat-wielding child.
Every year come multiple heartbreaking reports of children dying from heat stroke after having been left unattended in cars during hot weather.
It won't take much for a fire to ignite, county fire officials said. Because of that, the county on Tuesday issued a burn ban in unincorporated areas.
The county plans to buy a robot and a drone after receiving a grant from The Moody Foundation, officials said
No one was injured after a boat went adrift in Bolivar Roads on Sunday, according to the Coast Guard.
The woman was accidentally struck by a vehicle driven by a family member while she was helping take trash to the curb, police said.
The best place to watch the ship sail by is Pier 21 or Seawolf Park, officials said.
Nearly 14 years after Hurricane Ike, lawmakers have given their first approval to a $31 billion plan to protect Galveston and surrounding areas from storm surge
High temperatures have people not only watching thermometers, but monitoring the Texas power grid.
Lawyers say the prominent Galveston County developer attempted to use a $100 million defamation lawsuit to silence a woman who accused him of assault in social media posts.
Galveston County requested a federal court keep three lawsuits challenging the county's new commissioner precincts seperate. A federal judge rejected the request.
Galveston County Auditor Randall Rice asked the Texas Attorney General's Office whether a state law requires him to forgo a county salary because of his campaign promises.
Incarceration rates in Galveston County stabilized after a concerted effort to change bail procedures and improve access to mental health resources, according to a report released Friday.
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