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Dickens on the Strand wins statewide award

The annual Victorian-themed holiday festival, organized by the Galveston Historical Foundation, received the award in the category for communities with populations of 50,000 or more during a ceremony Wednesday in Amarillo....

Galveston County Daily NewsNov 10, 2026

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Lone Star Rally packs island amid police patrols

The 2026 Lone Star Rally drew an estimated 350,000 motorcycles to Galveston, bringing large crowds, increased police enforcement, dozens of arrests and traffic crashes across the county....

Galveston County Daily NewsNov 9, 2026

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Dickinson woman fights for husband's release amid immigration bond ruling

Cristina Velasquez, a U.S. citizen, has spent nearly three months fighting for her husband's release from immigration detention as a federal appeals court ruling limits bond hearings for immigrants who entered the country illegally....

Galveston County Daily NewsNov 9, 2026

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Santa Fe residents begin rodeo rescue

About 20 volunteers showed up Saturday at Runge Park for a community workday to begin restoring the rodeo arena and surrounding areas, but more work remains....

Galveston County Daily NewsNov 9, 2026

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Galveston Saturday shooting leaves woman injured

Police are investigating a shooting about 3 a.m. Saturday near the 3200 block of Avenue M that left one woman with a gunshot wound in her arm.

Galveston County Daily NewsNov 9, 2026