People who tested positive for COVID-19 and didn't make contact with county health officials for 28 days are now counted as recovered from the virus.
Galveston Park Board of Trustees Executive Director Kelly de Schaun's salary will go from $196,000 to $240,000 over three years.
A statue of the famous island boxing legend will be refurbished after sustaining some weathering and aging damage.
The scenario is one that could be repeated in Galveston and other local school districts in coming weeks, as teachers and staff begin reporting back to school for the first time since campuses were closed by the coronavirus pandemic in March.
Some business advocates argue the city should get creative as the pandemic takes its toll on small shops, restaurants and other ventures.
District leaders made the change in response to health district recommendations, officials said.
The city has weathered the coronavirus-related fiscal storm better than some, officials said.
A man in his 60s and a woman in her 40s died in late July, according to the Galveston County Health District.
Citing lost revenue caused by the pandemic, the medical branch will cut jobs to help address a $174 million budget shortfall.
Four months after a man washed up on a West End beach, investigators are hoping to find people who can help identify him.
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As people shopped during what's traditionally a back-to-school tax holiday weekend, some weren't sure they were ready for the school year. For others, it can't come soon enough.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that individuals linked to the Kremlin are boosting President Donald Trump's reelection bid, the countr…
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Island residents, businesses and tourists alike were caught off guard when officials made an 11th-hour decision to close beaches in Galveston for Fourth of July weekend. As the last big holiday of the summer approaches, the question is whether they should be closed again.
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With social distancing and virtual learning disrupting arts education, students and teachers are turning their sights to honing skills, rather than getting ready for performances.
Traffic was backed up heading north on the Galveston causeway Saturday evening.
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the Galveston County Animal Resource Center has seen its animal population decline, though it's still taking in animals in need.
Galveston Island Redevelopment Authority has a new structure and mandate to sponsor middle-income housing, but some worry about its effects on land values.
The typical Port of Galveston cruise tenants have been gone for months, but the port still is squeezing some money out of cruise terminals.
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Builders scramble to find materials for new homes, renovation projects.
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