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PREVIEW: Kemah to discuss Flock cameras at City Council meeting
Sep 2 · Community Impact
Electric plane touches down at Scholes International Airport in Galveston
Sep 2 · Galveston County Daily News
Public outcry preserves windstorm coverage for secondary homes across Gulf Coast — for now
Sep 1 · Galveston County Daily News
Tax bills might increase on Galveston property value dip
Sep 1 · Galveston County Daily News
Proposed state windstorm insurance change could leave many Galveston residences uninsurable
Aug 28 · Galveston County Daily News
Dickinson eliminates assistant city manager position
Aug 26 · Galveston County Daily News
Galveston Park Board touts AI parking as Stewart, East beach revenue increases 23%
Aug 26 · Galveston County Daily News
Galveston's Park Board goes retro with new vintage car
Aug 25 · Galveston County Daily News
Jury selection to start in trial for man charged in 1984 Texas Killing Fields case
Aug 31 · KHOU
Redistricting wars continue in a Texas county that redrew maps between the primaries and the general election
Aug 25 · Votebeat
La Marque City Council debates tax rates
Aug 25 · Galveston County Daily News
Port adds $28,000 to maritime education endowments
Aug 25 · Galveston County Daily News
Hitchcock's first city manager resigns amidst city growth, development and legal battles
Aug 24 · Galveston County Daily News
City of Galveston, Texas - Government. . The agenda is available online at galvestontx.gov/agendacenter
Aug 27 · Facebook
City of Galveston, Texas - Government. . The agenda is available online at www.galvestontx.gov/agendacenter
Aug 27 · facebook.com
Galveston moves to rewrite food truck rules, add 500-foot school buffer ban
Aug 19 · Galveston County Daily News
New icehouse opens on Kemah Boardwalk
Aug 22 · Community Impact
Candidates set for League City November elections
Aug 20 · Community Impact
Galveston County voters ask Texas Supreme Court to block new map before November election
Aug 18 · Houston Chronicle
Planning Commission backs denser development on Galveston's West End
Aug 19 · Galveston County Daily News
One less stop: PortPass ends at Galveston cruise terminals
Aug 17 · Galveston County Daily News
Dickinson's Bayou Animal Services could face serious budget cuts
Aug 14 · Galveston County Daily News
Galveston County employees fear time-off changes will cost them thousands
Aug 14 · Galveston County Daily News
Texas Supreme Court refuses to stop GOP-led county from changing voting maps between primary and November election
Aug 15 · Democracy Docket
Galveston County commissioners discuss voting-rights case after Supreme Court ruling
Aug 14 · The Daily News | Texas' Oldest Newspaper
Galveston council votes against holding in-person interviews for two committees
Aug 14 · Galveston County Daily News
Margaritaville developers make renewed case for Texas City project
Aug 12 · Galveston County Daily News
Affidavit filed for recall of 4 McKinney City Council members
Aug 14 · Community Impact
League City becomes first Texas city to put Flock camera usage up to voters, results are non-binding
Aug 13 · Community Impact
League City voters to give input on Flock cameras in November — but council reserves final say
Aug 12 · Houston Public Media

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