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Galveston County

Emergency petition asks to block Galveston County's redistricted map

  • Aug 18

Galveston Co. considers time off policy that would decrease vacation

  • Aug 14

Repairs underway for water main break in Hitchcock, city officials say

  • Aug 6

Galveston Co. health officials confirm 14 cyclosporiasis cases

  • Jul 28

11 lbs of meth found during drug bust in Galveston County, authorties say

  • Jul 26

Back-to-back I-10 closures this weekend in Houston

  • Jul 18

Family of Galveston Co. inmate demands more be charged after his death

  • Jul 12

Galveston County officials say domestic violence cases on the rise

  • Jul 8

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Emergency petition asks to block Galveston County's new redistricted map

  • Aug 18
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Galveston County considers time off policy that would decrease vacation, and impact retiree payouts

  • Aug 14
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Family of Galveston County inmate demands more be charged in connection with his death

  • Jul 12
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Galveston County officials say domestic violence cases on the rise

  • Jul 8
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Privately-owned Galveston beach won't open for the first time in 70 years

  • Jul 3
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Galveston County officials announce 'Jeep Weekend' rules, including beach parking permit requirement

  • May 14
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Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt arrested for DWI in Galveston County, according to jail records

  • May 10
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Researchers hope Galveston's 'genetically fancy' coyotes could restore national wolf population

  • Apr 23

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Privately-owned Galveston beach won't open for the first time in 70 years

For the first time in 70 years, Porretto Beach in Galveston won't open for the summer.

  • Jul 3

Person killed in crash impacting I-45 SB lanes at 71st Street in Galveston County, police say

Galveston PD confirmed one person died after saying multiple people were taken to the hospital due to a multi-vehicle crash on I-45 South at 71st Street.

  • Jul 3

Man involved in dispute with girlfriend arrested following hourslong standoff, Santa Fe PD says

A man who was barricaded for hours was tased before being taken into custody in Santa Fe, police say. It started as a dispute with his girlfriend, and a shot was fired at one point, investigators said.

  • May 16

Galveston County officials announce 'Jeep Weekend' rules, including beach parking permit requirement

The Galveston County Sheriff's Office shared these rules for this year's Jeep Weekend event on the Bolivar Peninsula.

  • May 14

Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt arrested for DWI in Galveston County, according to jail records

Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt was arrested in Galveston County for DWI on Saturday, months after she was arrested for burglary in December 2025.

  • May 10