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Galveston County early voters driven by concerns about corruption, foreign spending
Residents of League City, La Marque, Texas City and Galveston, ranging in age from 18 to 87 and holding differing political views, agreed that voting gives people a voice in shaping the country's future ahead of midterm elections on Tuesday....
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Flock defends camera safeguards ahead of League City vote
Representatives of Flock Safety and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas offered sharply different assessments of the camera technology.
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Galveston police vow crackdown on illegal gambling machines after bar raids
The department received a tip in June about what they suspected was illegal gambling, leading detectives with the department’s Vice and Narcotics Unit to launch a months-long investigation ahead of Thursday’s operation, Chief Doug Balli said....
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Access Care of Coastal Texas hopes to expand food assistance through grant
Access Care of Coastal Texas is seeking funding through the Rotary Club of Galveston Island Foundation's 50th Anniversary Community Choice Grant program to renovate its food pantry, creating a more accessible and welcoming environment for clients facing food insecurity....
schools
A Hitchcock class divided by history, reunited by time
Alice Axel was among a small group of Black students who transferred from the formerly segregated Lorraine Crosby High School to Hitchcock High School during the 1965-66 school year, becoming part of the school's first graduating class following integration....
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Galveston Bay oyster season opens in two areas
Two areas in Galveston Bay, TX-1 and TX-5, will open at 12:01 a.m. Monday, among 10 areas opening along the Texas coast, the department said Oct. 23.