National arts group honors leader of Galveston's opera house

The Texas Legislature designated The Grand the state's official opera house in 1993, but it has courted performers of ...

Galveston board votes to send island's iconic tall ship to America's 250th birthday party

This week, the Galveston Park Board of Trustees voted unanimously to spend $750,000 in tourism development funds to send the ...

ECBYO Expands into Texas Gulf Coast Vacation Rentals with Fee-Free Direct Booking in Galveston and South Padre Island

Texas is a natural fit for ECBYO. Guests can now book Gulf Coast vacation rentals directly with owners, avoid service ...
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Galveston vintage car repairman sentenced to 60 years for stealing customers’ vehicles

A vintage car repairman who ripped off customers by stealing the very vehicles he promised to repair has now been sentenced.

Galveston raid yields 'significant number' of gambling machines

Galveston police and regional partner agencies struck multiple game rooms across the island Tuesday morning, recovering a ...

New update on survivors after Galveston Bay plane crash

In a statement released Sunday, Fundación Michou y Mau IAP, an organization that supports children with burn injuries, ...
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Galveston police raid game rooms and homes in illegal gambling crackdown, multiple arrests made

Galveston police shut down multiple suspected illegal gambling operations Tuesday morning, serving search warrants at nine ...
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Galveston Cops Storm Island Shops And Homes In Big Illegal Slot Machine Bust

Early Tuesday morning, Galveston police fanned out across the island, hitting multiple businesses and private homes at once and hauling away a large cache of illegal gaming machines. Officers also ...