Cool front in June? It felt nice for a couple hours anyway. Wish it would have lasted longer. I did receive a couple of reports and a tournament update.
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Nearly four years after being approved by county voters, work has begun on major facilities projects. But even as building begins, the county is facing multimillion-dollar shortfalls.
Thanks to television, most Americans of a certain age grew up thinking hunger happened far away, over there somewhere. And it looked like rail-thin children with bloated bellies and flies on their faces, lying under some scorching foreign sun waiting for a social worker to place a scoop of n…
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Summer has many of us on the move, and that includes Galveston’s Own Farmers Market. The market moves to its new home at 28th and Market streets on Sunday and will operate there every Sunday morning throughout the year.
For younger children, drownings (about 1,000 deaths per year) and unintentional gunshots (about 3,000 firearm-related injuries) are the most common accidents.
Amid complaints about litter, noise and parking, local governments are struggling to manage tensions between growing numbers of visitors and the island's residents.
A Ball High School teacher plans to teach history through a class entirely about the island.
Progeria is a rare genetic disease that results in premature aging. Children with progeria will appear old and frail even before they reach school age, and they’re likely to die in their early teens from heart disease or a stroke.
Here are the recent health inspections for activity from June 13 through June 19 provided from the Galveston County Health District.
In response to the letter by George A. Laiacona Jr. ("Texas legislators' lack of concern is disheartening," The Daily News, June 18): I'm tired of hearing people distort election integrity legislation with voter suppression.
During this past legislative session, which ended May 31, we saw several bills passed which will reduce trauma to children by reducing removals of them from their homes by the Department of Family and Protective Services, in an effort by the Texas Legislature to preserve families.
People who are courteous and respect others are our true leaders in life. It’s your actions that brings happiness and positivity back in the world. You might never get the recognition you deserve, but I’m sure you’re not looking for it either because it’s just who you are.
What a light show last night. I had trouble sleeping because of the weather and no air conditioning. So, it’s a little sticky in the house. Tuesday’s morning storm was intense but didn’t bring much rain here on the West End. The weather must have kept everyone at home.
Heavy rains cause some minor street flooding in Galveston County Tuesday morning.
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Increased construction activity is happening all over the island — not just on the West End. It's driven largely by lasting pandemic effects on the coastal market.
If Texas leaders are champions of property rights and business freedoms, as they’ve often contended they are, they should stop interfering with cruise lines’ attempts to sail again from Galveston.
It’s summer. That means that it’s time for us to share our awareness of the risks to dogs. Many folks are unaware of the hazards, and dogs suffer. Some perish every year. We can help our “best friends” on the receiving end of perhaps unwitting but dangerous behaviors. For the dog’s sake, we …
For the first time in years, the port is considering spending money to buy land and increase its footprint on the island.
The gift came via the Carmage and Martha Ann Walls Foundation, allowing publishers at all Southern Newspapers-owned papers to choose a local nonprofit or nonprofits to receive funds each year.
When the mushroom cloud evaporated, so had his lead and all hopes of becoming only the fourth man to win back-to-back U.S. Open titles, joining Ben Hogan, Ernie Els and Curtis Strange.
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