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Workshop to offer tips on how to become involved in local government decisions
Participants at the Gulf Coast Community Chat will learn how to submit public comments, use an environmental notification tool and participate in the Galveston Comprehensive Plan update from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wortham Auditorium inside Rosenberg Library, 2310…...
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Galveston city council to consider denser Sachs on the Seawall development
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the amended planned unit development for Sachs on the Seawall, at 10302 Seawall Blvd., Aug. 18, after Mohamed Eldawy, CEO of Royal Crown, sought to increase the project’s density from a plan previously approved…...
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Texas City joins county trend, raises towing fees
Texas City set its rates at statewide maximums for involuntary tows from private property set by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, a move area wrecker service operators said was much-needed amid rising fuel and insurance costs....
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Galveston to restore iconic Texas Heroes Monument despite ownership questions
City Council approved a nearly $121,317 contract with R. Alden Marshall & Associates to clean and seal the monument’s granite and clean, polish and wax the bronze sculptures. Hotel occupancy tax revenue will fund the work, officials said....
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Event to celebrate backpack donation to children in Galveston
Landmark Hospitality Group, owner of Hearsay on the Strand, and Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare System are supporting the House’s Repacked for Smiles and New Miles campaign, which collects clean, gently used backpacks for children staying at the house....
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Gold scams continue, Friendswood police fight back
Friendswood police traveled to California on Sept. 9 to execute warrants for Daman Preet Singh, 35, of Riverside, California, who was arrested that day, and Mandeep Singh, 40, of Los Angeles, who was arrested Thursday, police said Tuesday. Both were…...
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Santa Fe park closed for maintenance
Adjacent to the Mae S. Bruce Library, 13302 Sixth Street, the park is expected to remain closed for as many as six weeks after work begins Monday to dismantle and replace playground equipment, officials said Tuesday....
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103 people detained on immigration holds across Galveston County in August
Jail records recorded 126 immigration holds and related arrests during August, including 54 in Galveston, 28 in League City, nine in Bacliff, seven each in Kemah and La Marque, five in Santa Fe and 16 in the rest of the…...
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Santa Fe City Council to vote on gambling machines
Santa Fe would become the fourth city in Galveston County to outlaw the machines, sometimes called eight-liners, if the ordinance passes Thursday on second and final reading....