After being closed, for the most part, for more than a decade, the county's museum was ready to open, part-time at least, officials said.
It would be easy to underestimate the importance of news Managing Editor Laura Elder reports today in her column, Biz Buzz, about a major investment American National Insurance Co. will make in its downtown Galveston office tower.
Some Texas City students took to the stage at Blocker Middle School, 1800 9th Ave. N., last week and took advantage of a really cool opportunity — to learn from and perform alongside a handful of highly regarded professional musicians from around the country.
Galveston Island’s biggest celebration returns today with parades, music, art cars, zany golf carts, funky umbrellas and parties of every kind.
Are municipal governments being fleeced by contractors on public projects? Why are U.S. construction costs soaring? Why do even simple projects seem to come in over budget and late?
Jamaica Beach residents should follow Galveston’s lead in regulating short-term rentals. The compromise benefited all the players and blocked what could have been a blanket ban in some parts of the island.
When Dickinson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees called a $94.2 million bond referendum to be placed on the May 2020 election ballot, it was not only a good decision, but a necessary one.
Dickinson voters might face a truly historic decision in May when they very likely will be asked to decide whether to change the city’s form of government, along with numerous other related charter amendments.
Galveston City Council in December suspended the city’s Civilian Review Board. At the time, Councilman Craig Brown, also the mayor pro tem, said the suspension was only temporary, and City Attorney Don Glywasky said he will have completed a report on the review board in February.
There’s clear logic in the Galveston Flood Defense Coalition’s argument about which parts of a massive regional storm-surge mitigation system should be built first, assuming any of them get built at all.
Every February, Americans take the time out to highlight and celebrate the many achievements by African Americans and how they were — and still are — an integral part that makes up the fabric of the United States.
Although coronavirus merits watching, as evidenced by the World Health Organization declaration late last month of a global health emergency, there’s another killer already at large among us that we can’t afford to ignore.
Officials in the cities of Galveston and League City should be commended for attempting to ease the pain and suffering among residents and business owners during major road construction projects.
Gianna Bryant was going to carry on the Bryant name in basketball. Few things in life made Kobe Bryant happier than that realization.
“We don’t have any role in the census; that’s the federal government.”
For a few tense and worrisome days last week, much of the county was mesmerized by the story of Lilly, a 1-year-old capuchin monkey who was on the loose in Galveston.
School board members meeting tonight to discuss the scope and expense of a planned bond issue to pay for a bigger, better Ball High School should not, in the glow and excitement of what might be achieved, forget a key player in this process — the taxpayers.
Galveston Housing Authority is making a tough but financially sound decision as it seeks to replace 569 units lost to Hurricane Ike by razing a property it owns and rebuilding housing on the land. But there’s also an opportunity for the authority to create a compassionate solution that align…
Two local chambers of commerce will be celebrating huge milestones this week and we want to be the first in line to say kudos and job well done.
The city of Galveston is right to move cautiously toward a deal allowing HomeAway, a global vacation rental broker, to collect local hotel occupancy taxes on short-term rentals.
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