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Galveston officials on Thursday took a step toward auctioning off about 26 acres of and near the Scholes International Airport for purchase and development.

The call Wednesday by Galveston officials for water conservation was almost certainly just a prelude to mandatory restrictions all over the county, unless the Brazos River watershed and others that

City officials have asked residents to adjust the timing of sprinkler systems, take shorter showers and wash only full loads of dishes, to name a few.

Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson is famous in football, soccer, gaming, and more, but not enough for Glenn Greenwald to know how to say his name.

But spending hotel occupancy tax revenue is highly restricted by state law to tourism-related endeavors such as advertising and promotion, funding the Beach Patrol and cleaning and maintaining public beaches.

Galveston officials last week learned they have the ability to regulate beach camping, saying they hope to end the practice of parking massive RVs on the sand.

Galveston is planning to put two new intersections and crosswalks in the West End to accommodate ever larger beach crowds.

A city councilman and the city manager got into a heated debate over the timeline of a proposed master plan for the future of Stewart Beach Park.

Ball High School is going to start the year with less than half the parking spots it had last year thanks to ongoing construction.

The Galveston City Council Thursday approved a slew of purchases.