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The Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier hasn't been sold, Landry's Inc. confirmed Friday, dismissing a viral social media rumor that claimed Six Flags Over Texas had acquired the attraction.
The Galveston Wharves is launching a redesigned website on Tuesday. The streamlined site is developed to improve the user experience for our wide range of users, including cruise parking customers,
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Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the start of the Jamaica Beach Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act project on Galveston Island. The project will help the Texas General Land Office reinforce Jamaica Beach with 61,
The money for Galveston is part of a $138 million package that also includes $900,000 for Port Bolivar, $13.1 million for Freeport Harbor, $25 million for the Sabine-Neches Waterway and $10.6 million for the Texas City Ship Channel, according to a news release from Weber's office.
The bogus announcement reported Arlington-based Six Flags Over Texas would "triple the size of the Pleasure Pier in the next three years" and the "expansion will transform the beloved beachfront
Four people ages 17 and 18, who reportedly were coworkers, visited the beach early Tuesday morning, according to the Galveston Island Beach Patrol, which said a 17-year-old boy died and an 18-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
A typical silk Hermès scarf designed by Kermit Oliver is 90 centimeters square. A perfect synthesis of art and fashion filtered through a Southwestern or Native American milieu, it can fetch hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the secondhand market.
The funding is the largest federal investment received for the Galveston Harbor and entrance channel maintenance work, which will be especially helpful for ships that transport liquid petroleum products.
Two 18-year-olds drowned off Galveston's Seawall; one dead and one in ICU. They swam in a prohibited area at night.
A fire broke out at the Marathon Oil refinery in Texas City's Galveston Bay area on Saturday afternoon, causing theck black smoke in the nearby area.