Anglers typically pour into the Galveston Yacht Basin to clean their catch of flounder and other fish, and Sunday there was hardly any activity around the popular gathering point.
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At 10 am, CDT, Tropical Storm Zeta was centered near 17.8 N and 83.8 W, or about 290 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba. Sustained winds are 40-mph with a barometric pressure of 1005 MB (29.68”). Zeta is basically stationary at this time.
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The Astros need to figure out who can help them in their long-term picture during free agency. My NFL Week 6 picks did terrible and didn’t finish at the 10-win mark.
A sudden change in weather is one of the signals that flounder look for, and this latest system likely got their attention.
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The Texas City Stings football team used a rare two-week break in the season to reboot and get healthy, and that quality time off showed in a 31-6 victory Friday night at Stingaree Stadium against the Santa Fe Indians in both teams’ District 12-5A-II opener.
The Daily News has a long-standing policy against publishing letters and guest columns backing candidates on Election Day.
The cruise rally organized by the Galveston International Longshoremen’s Association on Wednesday delivered a clear message: Cruising equals jobs for Galveston.
Despite the division, most people appear to be OK wearing masks.
A man is armed with a handful of paper towels and a squirt bottle.
Scores and player statistics for Galveston County high school volleyball
It’s easy to say “no” to a lot of things, but the only “no” about the College of the Mainland maintenance tax election should be that it's a “no”-brainer.
As with most things, the pandemic has forced people to recalibrate and be creative with their annual events. This year’s eighth annual Brushes By the Beach Plein Air Art Contest, sponsored by the G. Lee Gallery, 2217 Strand, is no different.
On a beautiful fall morning, die-hard golfers, business sponsors, community members and volunteers came out to the Bayou Golf Course in Texas City to support the “big daddy” of all golfing tournaments in the area: the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce’s Jimmy Hayley Golf Classic, name…
Among Galveston County's cities, League City has the most COVID-19-related deaths with 45 deaths. Texas City has 39 deaths and Galveston has 26 deaths.
At districts across the county, between 70 percent and 90 percent of students have opted out of virtual learning.
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The big news on the fishing front is that a genuine golden croaker run took place Friday, and that otherwise saved the day for fishing.
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