One of the persistent issues local governments face, especially those in smaller communities, is lacking sufficient resources to meet the requirements of federal and state grant programs. The problem is even greater after a natural disaster, when every precious dollar is needed to provide se…
Two years ago, the Houston Astros fulfilled a half-century dream of many of their fans. The team gave its long-loyal, yet sometimes long-suffering, fans the image of its players holding a World Series trophy.
When electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, burst on the scene commercially in the early 2000s, vaping was marketed as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes, although it came with many of the same health warnings such as being highly addictive because of nicotine content.
Early voting for the Nov. 5 election begins Monday, and while there are no heated, partisan races among national- or state-level politicians, the sad truth is many people tend to ignore local elections.
At first glance, observers might — and some have — dismissed the Port of Galveston’s effort to track its environmental effects as a feel-good, green-washing stunt, or, as one environmental group representative characterized it, “window dressing.”
Given the city’s recent financial troubles, it’s hard to begrudge Hitchcock a healthy revenue stream, even if that money comes from one of the most dubious industries in the state.
Ready, set, lace up for literacy in Galveston County — the Press Run 2019 is around the corner.
There might not be much point in talking about flu season as if it were a well-defined period of each year with predictable consequences.
It seems members of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association might be dangling another shot at a rate increase.
Often, when taxpayers hear about low- to moderate-income housing sprouting up in their neck of the woods, it tends to bring out protesters — and to be honest, the worst in people.
Not everyone has access to beautiful art, making public art initiatives admirable and important. Besides beautifying public spaces and supporting local artists, public art offers insights into cultures.
It would have been hard to imagine a year ago that we’d be reporting much improved financial news about the city of Hitchcock.
It might be possible to see evidence of racial animus in the video recordings of two Galveston mounted police officers arresting Donald Neely for criminal trespassing in early August, but you have to work at it.
Trash pickup service in the city of Dickinson, for lack of a better word, stinks.
There are plenty of reasons to turn your attention to the Houston Astros’ playoff series that begins Friday afternoon.
The holiday season will be a little less bright for residents and visitors to the central and northern part of Galveston County.
Before the Galveston Park Board of Trustees aggressively pursues larger events at R.A. Apffel Park, it has to clear some major logistical hurdles, or better yet, decide whether it’s even possible to do so. And it should answer the fundamental question: “What value would it add?”
Recently, after reporting a fairly large and vocal bloc of Galveston business leaders opposed plans to build a ring barrier around most of the island, The Daily News asked what alternatives there might be to that clearly undesirable structure.
The Santa Fe Independent School District responded quickly and correctly when it discovered a student club had posted photos of high school teachers holding signs stating: “Socialism Sucks” and “Resist Socialism.”
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