Galveston County Clerk Dwight Sullivan said the county's safeguards include pre-election testing, random ballot audits and bipartisan poll workers. More than 249,000 county residents were registered to vote ahead of Tuesday's election, including more than 100,000 early in-person voters.
library
La Izquierda Surf and Music is seeking funding through the Rotary Club of Galveston Island Foundation's 50th Anniversary Community Choice Grant program to book a major headlining performer for its annual festival....
schools
CTRL+CREATE Inc. is seeking funding through the Rotary Club of Galveston Island Foundation's 50th Anniversary Community Choice Grant program to establish a Youth Mentorship Program providing consistent support throughout the school year....
government
Religious leaders in Galveston County offered guidance Monday on how voters should weigh candidates’ personal conduct against their policy positions.
Local
Residents with noise, trash and other complaints can now call 409-797-3990 to report short-term rental code violations. City staff will contact the rental's local representative to resolve the issue and, if it remains unresolved, refer the complaint to the City…...
government
Scattered showers are expected between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. in counties north of Galveston before moving south toward the coast at about 3 p.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Janice Maldonado said....
government
Preliminary figures from the Texas secretary of state's office show 110,459 Galveston County residents voted early, including 106,986 who cast ballots in person and 3,473 whose mail-in ballots had been received....
safety
John Thomas, 70, was arrested and later charged with online solicitation of a minor after a caller informed police that he’d pretended to be a 13-year-old girl, making contact with Thomas and exchanging explicit messages, police said Monday....
safety
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was indicted on an aggravated assault charge following a crash in Harris County. His defense attorney is firing back, calling the incident an accident, not a crime....
