A budget of approximately $255 million has been approved. This decision includes a salary increase for certain staff members to compensate for rising health insurance costs. The increase is set at 1 percent for non-public safety personnel.
A property tax rate is part of this budget plan. Further details about the approved budget can be found through the source.
The budget was approved by a narrow margin, with four votes in favor and three opposed.
Local
Several people who had been on the seawall reported coughing fits and uncontrollable sneezing Friday, posting in social-media groups about their experiences with a red tide affecting stretches of beach from Port Bolivar to Galveston....
government
A proposed interlocal agreement between Galveston County and the Health District has drawn transparency concerns and fears of job losses as commissioners prepare to consider the measure on a consent agenda....
safety
With less than a month until the start of the next fiscal year, council members agreed to cut six public works positions, reduce a proposed raise for police and dispatch employees, funded only six months of animal services and killed…...
News
Community members, first responders, veterans and local officials filled the Charles T. Doyle Convention Center as Texas City marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a ceremony centered on remembrance, sacrifice and service....
government
Council members voted 5-2 to adopt a tax rate of about $0.416 per $100 of valuation, which city staff expect to generate roughly the same amount of revenue the city collected this year. Councilmen Alex Porretto and Jason Hardcastle voted…...
parks
The Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted its 19th annual Galveston Women’s Conference, the organization’s signature event celebrating women in business, leadership and the community....
