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Rotary marks milestone by giving Galveston a voice and a vote
The Rotary Club of Galveston Island Foundation has launched the Community Choice Grant, a new initiative that will allow Galveston residents to help determine how Rotary invests $20,000 in a local project....
government
Galveston County voters urged to check registration amid card delays
Loretta Davis, a precinct chair for the Galveston County Democratic Party, told The Daily News Monday that she’s received multiple calls and texts from voters concerned about their registration status....
business
New resale shop opens in Webster
Local
Texas A&M Galveston's new ship to arrive Tuesday
The TS Lone Star State is expected to arrive Tuesday, when it will begin serving as a training platform for future merchant marine officers and as a federal asset for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions, the university said....
safety
Fifth Circuit grants police immunity in Santa Fe fire-ant case
Civil rights attorney Randall Kallinen, who represents Taylor Rogers, told reporters Friday outside a federal courthouse on Rusk Street that the Fifth Circuit’s decision was an out-of-touch ruling against the public....
Local
Environmental groups seek hearing on proposed Bayshore Desalination Facility in Texas City
The Galveston Bay Foundation, Bayou City Waterkeeper, Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter and the Raz Halili Trust are among several organizations concerned that water discharged from EPCOR’s proposed desalination plant will harm water quality and marine life across Galveston Bay....
parks
Galveston to celebrate art, friendship with Málaga Spain
The event — dubbed Galveston Loves Málaga: An International Celebration of Art in the Parks — is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 13 at Menard Park, 2222 28th St....
safety
Houston man charged in $6,000 Friendswood coffee shop burglary
Friendswood police arrested Tanerio Jenkins, 20, while he was traveling on state Highway 3. He was being was held Thursday evening in the Galveston County Jail on $100,000 bond....
schools
TEA raises Central Middle School accountability scores after AI-grading error
An agency spokesman told The Daily News on Thursday that content experts reviewed responses on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness reading language arts tests for grades six through eight and determined some responses deserved additional credit....
government
Texas City approves 1,318-acre Latitude Margaritaville Galveston Bay community
City commissioners voted 6-0 to approve a planned unit development and a development agreement with Minto Communities USA, despite criticism from former Mayor Dedrick Johnson over infrastructure demands, development standards and potential costs to taxpayers....
News
Jurors give Killing Fields suspect the maximum sentence
The 20-year sentence came a day after the jury found Elmore, 61, guilty of manslaughter, bringing one of the cases connected to the area known as the Texas Killing Fields to a courtroom conclusion after more than 40 years....