Third-grade students from Heights Elementary School in Texas City gathered Friday at Galveston County Memorial Cemetery in Hitchcock to pay respects to military veterans.
Coastal policyholders had faced 10 percent increases before Friday's reversal.
All but one city in Galveston County saw increased population estimates in 2018, although the growth rates varied greatly.
And another challenger joins the Galveston mayoral race.
State law requires school districts to report the top 10 percent of a graduating class and, for many years, districts have also ranked all students in each class.
And a local amusement park draws another lawsuit.
Onshore winds pushed Gulf tides to extreme heights on Tuesday
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How much longer will it take to complete the flood protection project?
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Low pressure over the Oklahoma Panhandle and high pressure to the east is creating a strong pressure gradient and strong southerly winds over the Galveston area. Winds early this morning gusted to 39-mph in Galveston with gale force gusts common over offshore waters. This has led to a Coasta…
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County officials are exploring what can be done when beach parties get too big.
Judge blasts A&M's move to block a new Pelican Island Bridge.
Two people were in critical condition following weekend accidents.
Commissioners now face a decision about how and whether they want to move forward on a new bridge.
Local public school superintendents draft a letter as lawmakers consider the final version of a long-awaited reform bill.
In their moment of need, and vulnerability, Galveston County residents can rest assured knowing Galveston Area Ambulance Authority (GAAA) is there to help and provide the highest quality of emergency medical care.
Trial of Richard Lee Garcia set to resume Monday.
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This weekend, I’m going to my favorite steakhouse for a reward. I’ve been dieting for the past four months and I deserve it. My reward will be a burned piece of a dead cow’s carcass. Doesn’t sound very appetizing put that way, but, essentially, that’s what cooked steak is.
The city of Friendswood is locked in a legal dispute with a man who claims he owns property the city built a park on.
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It should come as no surprise that the first two weeks of May have been exceedingly wet in Galveston County. The National Weather Service Office in League City/Dickinson has measured 10.26 inches of rain through the first 14 days of this month (8.49 inches more than would be anticipated for …
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A&M officials said they requested the measure in the name of campus safety.
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Galveston Bay Foundation reported about 1,000 dead fish at its property in Kemah.
Ahead of a Wednesday hearing over a temporary injunction, both sides in a longstanding dispute over some parts of the Lake of Friendswood Park are claiming victory.
Officials also closed the Houston Ship Channel because of the collision, but by late Sunday it reopened to some travel. About 47 outbound vessels and 48 inbound vessels are still waiting to travel through the channel, but one-way ship traffic and two-way barge traffic resumed by Sunday afternoon, according to U.S. Coast Guard officials.
Galveston County has finally begun issuing permits to the controversial businesses.
“They don’t look like what you think of drug addicts,” said Galveston Sheriff’s Office Lt. Shawn Lozica. “It’s a lot of older people, on limited incomes, trying to supplement their income.”
Barbers Hill scored a run in the bottom of seventh to slip past Friendswood, 2-1, in Saturday's rain-plagued Region III-5A quarterfinal playoff game at The Ballparks in Crosby.
The annual Pitch, Hit and Run competition recently drew more than 50 boys and girls ages 7 to 14 to Friendswood’s Renwick Park.
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Showers and thunderstorms continue to develop along and off the Texas coast this morning. The storms are associated with a stationary frontal boundary along the coast and a 1010 MB low moving slowly northeastward along middle and upper-Texas coast.
“While we understand that speed counts to an extent — we all want the channel reopened — we have to find a way to lessen and eliminate the risk to the environment," officials said of when the spill might be cleaned. "We are taking a measured, cautious approach to this.”
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Galveston County residents awoke Friday to assess the damage from overnight rains, the heaviest of which were in the north communities.
Friendswood sophomore Daniel Armstrong had a solid start and a decent finish, but a rough mid-stretch cost the speedster and left him seventh in the University Interscholastic League boys Class 5A 400-meter race at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
After a night of pouring rain and howling wind, Galveston County residents awoke Friday morning to asses the damage of what forecasters warn was only a first round of storms expected to pass through the area.
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Although Friendswood Mustangs track and field teammates Daniel Armstrong and Mike Hermes compete in very different types of events, they share one common thread in their journey to this weekend’s UIL State Track and Field Championships in Austin.
Showers and thunderstorms will develop again tonight and into Saturday morning. Heavy rainfall will be possible and could result in flash flooding. There could be as much as another 5 inches of rain over the next day, according to the weather service.
Plus, windstorm-rate delaying bills moves forward in the House of Representatives
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Thunderstorms rolled across Galveston County yesterday afternoon into this morning. Rainfall amounts varied quite widely from less than an inch on Galveston Island to 3-4 inches across northern parts of the County, where some localized flooding was reported.
Mostly mild weather is in store for Galveston on Wednesday, but heavy rain is expected again on Thursday.
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The city council is waiting on a resident committee to review the drainage group's recommendation of $32 million in a November bond election for flood mitigation, officials said.
You don’t want to find yourself preparing for a storm when it’s headed your way. That’s especially true for hurricanes.
The National Weather Service in League City has issued two alerts and advisories for parts of Galveston County as storms continue to move across the greater Houston area.
After years of waiting, Galveston County plans to approve final, updated floodplain maps this summer.
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An upper-level disturbance moving northeastward out of Mexico, combined with a stalled frontal boundary along the lower Texas coast, will bring a good chance of showers or thunderstorms to Galveston County later tonight into Tuesday with rain chances increasing tomorrow as the front drifts b…
Gustafson was defeated by Brent Erenwert, the CEO of a Houston-based produce distributor.
A full list of election results in Galveston County from May 4, 2019.
Errors and missed opportunities combined to boot Friendswood from the Region III-5A playoffs with losses of 8-2 and 6-0 to Port Neches-Groves in Friday's bi-district round games at Crosby.
Galveston County is set to move forward with a new $1.8 million pavilion and visitors center near Crystal Beach on Bolivar Peninsula.
Today is Election Day in Galveston County. Voters in Galveston County can vote at any of the 22 polling places.
The Port Neches-Groves baseball team put itself in position to win Thursday’s UIL Region III-5A bi-district playoff series opener, but it was the Friendswood Mustangs who came away with a 2-1 victory.
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For the second straight week in a winner-take-all playoff game, the Friendswood Lady Mustangs had to charge back from behind, as they eked by the Manvel Lady Mavericks, 7-6, in Wednesday’s Region III-5A area round playoff game at Santa Fe High School.
Thousands turn out to vote early; Joaquin Castro won't run for Senate.
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Although rain chances will increase later today across parts of Southeast Texas with heavy rain possible, significant rainfall amounts are likely to remain north of Galveston County. The rain will be in conjunction with an upper-level disturbance moving into North Texas associated with a low…
The Harris County Flood Control District has since June been trying to buy the property for a possible Clear Creek stormwater detention site, officials said.
Average home values went up between 8 percent and 32 percent, based on school district assessments.
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