Port of Galveston officials will hold a public meeting from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Cruise Terminal 16, 1602 Harborside Drive. They will give a presentation at 5:30 p.m. and take public comments on projects affecting the port…
parks
The Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act would establish a national recreation area stretching through Jefferson, Chambers, Galveston, Brazoria and Matagorda counties....
government
City council approved a property tax rate of about 37 cents per $100 of taxable value Tuesday, unchanged from the current rate, and gave final approval to the 2026-27 budget....
Local
The third annual State of Healthcare Summit & Luncheon is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Galveston Island Convention Center, 5600 Seawall Blvd....
government
The zoning discussion continued a process that began in July and culminated Tuesday in a joint meeting between city council and the Planning & Zoning Commission, where council adopted the commission’s proposed zoning map....
News
After three shootings involving children and teenagers in or around Harris County in the past week, nine local and international organizations are coming together to address gun violence and its root causes. The coalition is called One Safe HTX — or One Safe Houston — and brings ...
News
Wind supplied about 27% of electricity consumed on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid during the first half of 2026, while solar accounted for about 16%, Joshua Rhodes, a research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin, said....
safety
The proposed regulations would classify battery energy storage systems as major utilities, require operators to obtain a conditional use permit and impose extensive fire, safety and emergency-response requirements....
