The Galveston
government
Vince Lorefice, executive director of coastal operations, told board trustees that July parking revenue at Stewart Beach increased 32.2% to $188,715, while East Beach revenue grew 14.2% to $157,740. Season pass sales also grew nearly 27%, to 237 from 187…...
government
Board staff bought a vintage 1923 Dodge Brothers Roadster off Facebook Marketplace on Aug. 6, refurbished it and had it decorated by artist Jessica Antonelli, with hopes of using the vehicle to promote the city at events and celebrations....
Local
The agreement calls for Margaritaville at Sea to operate weekly sailings from Cruise Terminal 28, adding another cruise brand to a port that expects a record 3.9 million passenger movements this year....
government
City council members wrestled with whether to propose the city's no-new-revenue tax rate of $0.398957 per $100 of taxable value or leave themselves room to consider a higher rate as budget negotiations continue....
government
The Wharves Board contributed $18,000 to its endowment at Texas A&M University at Galveston and another $10,000 to its endowment at Galveston College, port officials announced Tuesday....
safety
Mayor Keith Bell was charged with a Class B misdemeanor after deputies said a woman saw him masturbating in an Angleton office, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest divided residents at Monday’s City Council meeting, with some…...
News
The scrutiny of the two major city positions comes during a budget process that began July 14 with a projected $827,116.88 deficit. The deficit was erased in the latest proposal, City Manager Chaise Cary said, although some council members contend…...
parks
Deputy Mac Sanford spent Friday evening in a parking lot in Texas City matching donated bicycles with children — an effort that drew such an overwhelming response that he had to change his original plans for distributing them....
government
Marie Gelles, who’s led the city since 2019, submitted her resignation Monday and expressed gratitude for what the city accomplished during her tenure. Gelles plans to work with the City Council on the transition, although she hasn’t given a departure…...
parks
Officials gathered Monday to break ground on the Shops at La Marque, a major retail development planned along FM 1764 near Interstate 45 that is expected to bring some of the country's most recognizable retailers to a site once dominated…...
government
Local
The projects range from new sidewalks and pedestrian safety improvements along Harborside Drive to a traffic signal at 33rd Street, new wayfinding signs and studies of a potential flyover that could eventually provide a more direct connection between Interstate 45…...
library
Dickinson officials are proposing a smaller library operating budget for this year while acknowledging the building still has a foundation problem two years after the city spent over $200,000 in repairs, jeopardizing additional programs the library hosts alongside its regular…...
News
James Dolphs Elmore entered a not guilty plea during his arraignment on a second-degree felony manslaughter charge in the 122nd District Court.
safety
Officers arrested Richard Ybanez, 46, about 3:20 p.m. in the parking lot of a convenience store in the 1600 block of West League City Parkway. He was being held at the League City Jail on a $5,000 bond as of…...
Local
Fourteenth Court of Appeals Justices Brad Hart, Tonya McLaughlin and Maritza Antú denied a petition for writ of mandamus from Precinct 3 Constable Derreck Rose and residents Wilma Green and Diane Merchant. The ruling came after the Texas Supreme Court…...
safety
Jahml Eugene McDonald was arrested after members of the Galveston County Organized Crime Task Force executed a search warrant Tuesday at a home in the 1200 block of Appomattox Drive, near College of the Mainland and local schools....
