Safety
Clayton Pope, who spent more than 18 years with the Texas City Police Department before joining the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, has been selected for the position, city officials announced Tuesday.
Local
Ilya Espino de Marotta will begin her seven-year term as the Panama Canal Authority’s administrator Oct. 1. She graduated from the university in 1985 with a degree in marine engineering and has served as deputy administrator since 2020.
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government
The cruise line unveiled Wednesday a slate of four- to seven-night itineraries aboard the Beachcomber, which is scheduled to begin sailing from the Port of Galveston in October 2027....
safety
A Houston man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to animal cruelty in a case involving an undernourished puppy that was hung by its neck, according to Harris County Constable Precinct 1. Carrick Green, 44, was arrested in 2025 after deputies said he hu...
News
College officials announced a season featuring classics, Broadway musicals and contemporary adaptations, including "The 39 Steps," "Shakespeare’s R&J" by Joe Calarco and Broadway hits "Come From Away" and "Dear Evan Hansen," as well as several shows on the Freestage....
parks
The Dr. Ned & Fay Dudney Nature Center, 1220 Egret Bay Blvd., closed Aug. 31 for renovations and upgrades. After its expected reopening Sept. 21, returning visitors will be able to use a new restroom and rebuilt bird blinds, Sarah…...
government
The council unanimously approved its budget Tuesday for the 2026-27 fiscal year, cutting the property tax rate for the 12th consecutive year.
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Longwoods International is conducting the third tourism sentiment survey, which previously ran in 2020 and 2024. The data will allow officials to track changes in residents’ opinions and compare Galveston’s results with national benchmarks....
safety
The 16 year-old is described as about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes, police said. Her hair was last seen pulled back in a ponytail....
News
Creditors have filed more than $13.6 million in claims against the commercial center at 10000 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway. An attorney representing JMK5 Mall of the Mainland LLC told The Daily News that any sale would include current leases, protecting…...
safety
Civil rights attorney Adalberto Ruiz, who represents Randy Martin’s family, told The Daily News the family was disappointed in the decision but still believes the case is far from over....
schools
Jake Kobersky, director of media relations for the agency, told The Daily News Friday that the changes resulted from a proactive agency-led review that identified opportunities to award students additional credit, rather than correcting machine errors....
safety
A Harris County grand jury will decide whether a Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital security guard faces charges in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man inside the emergency room over the weekend. RELATED: Man shot by hospital security officer after pulling knife at Memor...
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Now moored at its home berth on Pelican Island, the new vessel will serve for the foreseeable future as a training platform for future merchant marine officers and as a federal asset for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions, the…...
