| 单词 | Galveston |
| 例句 | “In Texas. Though they’re not in San Antonio anymore. They were in Corpus Christi for a while. The last we heard they’d moved to Galveston.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Father had bought it for her on their honeymoon in Galveston, a city into which an unimaginable profusion of fabulous goods flowed every day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The broken shoes of two thousand Galveston longshoremen that Mr. Mallory would never pay fifty cents an hour like the white ones. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Galveston, Texas,” I say, because that was the answer to the last question. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The boy said, “We sure do appreciate this. Johnny was ready to drop. We ain’t had a ride since Galveston.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The fair had become so intensely compelling that one woman, Mrs. Lucille Rodney of Galveston, Texas, walked thirteen hundred miles along railroad tracks to reach it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Down by Galveston, you set up camp on the beach. The fish, they were this big.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My first taste of fresh shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico happened recently in Galveston, Texas, with Buddy Guindon, a fisherman for over 40 years. What Are We Supposed to Think About Shrimp? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Durst, who skipped bail while awaiting trial in Galveston before eventually being arrested for shoplifting a sandwich in Pennsylvania, testified that he considered committing suicide while he was on the run. Robert Durst says he lied, penned ‘cadaver’ note to police 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z She has a real talent behind the camera, as she illustrated with the drama "Galveston," a flinty noir, and "Breathe," about two moody French classmates. "I was really shocked": Mélanie Laurent on "Mad Women's Ball" and how "problem" women are controlled 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Sometimes he does long solos on Wichita Lineman or Galveston. Glen Campbell: One last love song 2011-08-26T22:01:04Z Having blown their rent money on a Galveston vacation, they embark on increasingly deranged schemes to replace it, all of them thwarted by a plate of weed-soaked brownies and a cataclysmic bout of constipation. Review: Diner Waitresses Rebel in ‘Never Goin’ Back’ 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z By that time, Campbell had released a pair of far more successful singles, “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” and “Wichita Lineman,” followed quickly by a third, “Galveston.” Glen Campbell: The First Good Ol' Boy of American Pop 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Durst had testified that his Galveston neighbor Morris Black was killed in a struggle after entering his home with a gun. Durst testifies about happy life before wife’s disappearance 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z It is often mistakenly said that Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation to announce enslaved people’s freedom in Galveston. Juneteenth: An emancipation celebration 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Durst was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of an elderly neighbor in a rooming house in Galveston, Texas, in 2001. Robert Durst murder trial to resume in 2021 because of virus 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z I was so lucky to be able to record ‘By the Time I Get To Phoenix’ and ‘Galveston.’ Glen Campbell includes Seattle on final tour 2012-11-27T00:48:05Z With a modest budget of $1 million, Baker set up “Red Rocket” in Galveston, shooting on 16mm and — as he prefers to do — often casting people off the street. Serendipity strikes for Simon Rex as an adult-film antihero 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Juneteenth African Americans started this celebration on June 19, 1865, the day that word came to Galveston that slaves were free. 40 Things I Love About Texas 2010-06-02T17:24:00Z We’ve visited Galveston three times since Hurricane Ike landed last September. Weekend Itinerary: Galveston, TX 2011-03-21T16:20:05.817Z There is a narrative, pivoting on the 1900 hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas. Review: In ‘Prototype,’ Multiple Screens Tell an Apocalyptic Story 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z It commemorates the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they were free, two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This Juneteenth, "Atlanta" will give you all the insights you need on how America co-opts a holiday 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z He had moved there from New York, taking up residence in Galveston and posing as a mute woman after the authorities in Westchester reopened the investigation into his wife’s disappearance. As Durst Murder Case Goes Forward, HBO’s Film Will Also Be on Trial 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z A day later, two meters of water — or approximately seven feet — filled the Galveston County Courthouse. Sandy recovery: Walls won’t stop superstorms 2012-11-06T19:20:00Z The city of Galveston, Tex., got its name from him, and St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana is a nod in his honor to his patron saint. A picture of persistence in honoring a Spanish hero of the Revolutionary War At the desert floor the trail leveled out and we soon encountered an overnight hiker, a lone man from Galveston. Deep in the heart of Big Bend National Park 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Texas Parks and Wildlife posted the photo to the Facebook page for Galveston Island State Park. Fish caught with live, tongue-eating parasite in its mouth 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z And in 2001 Durst, then living in disguise as a mute woman in Galveston, Texas, was arrested on suspicion of killing and dismembering his elderly neighbor, Morris Black. Director Andrew Jarecki talks of getting to know 'Jinx's' Robert Durst 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The walls in question are the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a contentious holy site, and the Galveston sea wall, a 10-mile hurricane barricade not far from Knight’s native Houston. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Durst fled New York, renting an apartment in Galveston, disguised as a mute woman. HBO Plans Documentary on Robert Durst 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Lorenz Albert Van Delinder III was born in Galveston, Texas, on April 2, 1943, and was deaf in his right ear. Larry Coryell, dazzling guitarist who brought rock energy to jazz, dies at 73 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z It celebrates 19 June 1865, when Galveston slaves first learned of the freedoms granted to them by the Emancipation Proclamation. In case you missed them: the Guardian's unsung heroes of 2020 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z On June 19, 1865, news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after Abraham Lincoln had signed the document. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The genetic analysis found that the Galveston canines appear to be a hybrid of red wolf and coyote, but Heppenheimer says that without additional testing, it’s difficult to label the animal. Extinct wolves may have newfound cousins 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z They saw Robert Durst beat a murder rap in Galveston, Texas, because his attorneys succeeded at playing on the jury’s regional and gender biases. There is no justice: What cops and courts get wrong about the human brain 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Occasionally, I’ll see a hedgehog on our property—Galveston, his name is—and there’s no shortage of deer and quail. Untamed 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z On a larger scale, more than anything else the Galveston story is a cautionary tale about the dangers of denial in the face of natural disaster. The hurricane that rocked America: Al Roker on the ravages and lessons of the Great Gulf Hurricane 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z He fled a life of luxury to Galveston, Texas, where he rented a cheap apartment as “Dorothy Ciner,” a woman he pretended couldn’t speak. Prosecutor: Jurors conclude Durst heir ‘killed them all’ 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z A case in point is the story of the Galveston Seawall. Why disasters repeat themselves: We ignore the lessons of the past at our own expense 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Prosecutors also have been allowed to present evidence from a 2003 Texas case, where Durst testified that his Galveston neighbor Morris Black was killed in a struggle after entering his home with a gun. Frail-looking Robert Durst denies killing best friend 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z His family started the day in Galveston, Tex., watching the Jubilee parade, named after the first Juneteenth celebrations more than 100 years ago. Juneteenth is growing. Some Texans worry it’s losing meaning. 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The one from Galveston sits in a trailer, with a guitar tilted against the wall. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z “That family is going to New Orleans and Galveston instead, and they are not an isolated example,” he said. North Carolina and Mississippi See Tourist Backlash After L.G.B.T. Laws 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Wilson had mailed them to the Freedmen’s Bureau from his home in Galveston, Tex. She found handwritten letters from her enslaved ancestor: ‘I’m just blown away’ 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z It was in the 1960s and 1970s that Campbell enjoyed his greatest success with songs such as Galveston, Gentle On My Mind, Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy. Glen Campbell: One last love song 2011-08-26T22:01:04Z While filming in Galveston, they took in a Houston Rockets game and played Ping-Pong with the team’s general manager. The Property Brothers Are Fixing to Take Over the World 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z They are part of a rain forest display at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas. 1 dead, 1 wounded in South Side shooting 2011-07-29T22:58:00Z With shadowy imagery that pushes the boundaries of visibility and a mumbly lead performance from Ben Foster that strains the limits of intelligibility, “Galveston” goes past film noir and lands at film murk. Review: In ‘Galveston,’ on the Run With Nowhere to Go 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z “The Fugitive Heir,” Vanity Fair, 2002 In a long, insidery profile following Durst’s murder of Morris Black in Galveston, Texas, Vanity Fair explores the case so far — and the cipher at its center. Want to know more about Robert Durst? Here’s the essential long-reads list for “Jinx” fanatics 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Long before the rest of us, he saw streets like rivers, flooded subways, and little chance for true evacuation, a Galveston with millions, not thousands, of people. Sandy recovery: Walls won’t stop superstorms 2012-11-06T19:20:00Z Carnival Magic’s next voyage, originally scheduled to depart from Galveston on Sunday, is now expected to leave some time Monday afternoon, the company said in an email. In Transit Blog: Oil Spill Delays Cruise Departures 2014-03-24T19:25:41Z Durst was acquitted of murder in the death of Morris Black after testifying that the Galveston neighbor pulled a gun on him and was shot during a struggle for the weapon. Robert Durst defense rests; testimony ends in murder case 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Galveston the hedgehog keeps their numbers down, as do two toads, Lane and Courtney, but it’s a losing battle. Untamed 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z He was, however, charged in the 2001 death of a former rooming-house neighbor, Morris Black, whose body he dismembered and threw in Galveston Bay. Film: That?s Me on Screen, but I Still Didn?t Do It 2010-11-24T19:49:00Z Ten months later, he was back in the spotlight when parts of his Texas neighbor’s body turned up in Galveston Bay. As Durst Murder Case Goes Forward, HBO’s Film Will Also Be on Trial 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z To learn about the latest advances as well as obstacles, Scientific American spoke to Thomas Geisbert, a virologist in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Is an Ebola vaccine on the horizon? 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z After the 1900 catastrophe, the surviving residents of Galveston eschewed the natural instinct to abandon the city and rebuild elsewhere. Why disasters repeat themselves: We ignore the lessons of the past at our own expense 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Durst confessed to dismembering his elderly neighbor Morris Black in Galveston, Texas, in 2001, but claimed self-defense and was found not guilty of murder. 'The Jinx' director Andrew Jarecki knows the milieu of Robert Durst 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The stagehands of old opera houses in towns like Galveston and Lexington would boast that Harry Houdini had performed there. John Lithgow, on Barnstorming His Way to Broadway 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Durst admitted to killing and dismembering Black and throwing his body into Galveston Bay, but he claimed self-defense and was found not guilty in the case. D.A. reopening inquiry into death of 'The Jinx's' Susan Berman, report says 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z They say he also murdered a Galveston, Texas, neighbor in 2001 when the man discovered his identity while he was in hiding after New York police reopened the investigation into his wife’s disappearance in 2000. Robert Durst admits ‘cadaver’ note made him look guilty 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z The employee and her traveling partner remained in voluntary isolation in a cabin aboard the ship throughout the voyage, which returned to Galveston, Tex., New Ebola Screening Measures 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Normally bustling ports including Miami, Port Canaveral, Galveston, New York, Seattle and New Orleans went silent for the first time since the days following 9/11. End of the cruise? Industry struggles through rough waters of coronavirus crisis 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Duane was accompanied by his sister, Jean, and her husband, Michael, who were also from Texas — the coast, near Galveston. On Small Ship, Ocean Life (and Other Passengers) Are Up Close 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Where to Stay while in Galveston: Hotel Galvez Enjoy high-speed Internet, breakfast buffet, access to the beach, a pool, and Bernardo’s Restaurant. Get Away This Weekend?For Less 2010-05-31T17:12:00Z Pilkey uttered those words over a year before Hurricane Ike made landfall in Galveston as a Category 2 hurricane in the fall of 2008. Sandy recovery: Walls won’t stop superstorms 2012-11-06T19:20:00Z Meanwhile, 15 million civilians crossed county lines to work in the defense industries, many of which were in coastal cities, such as Mobile, Alabama; Galveston, Texas; Los Angeles; and Honolulu. Before Shark Week and ‘Jaws,’ World War II spawned America’s shark obsession 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z When they got back to Halifax at the end of the summer, Steve, Joe and about six others sailed the boat down to Galveston, Texas, its home port. How one man died so a whale might live 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Readers follow him from Monticello to the Whitney Plantation, from Galveston Island to Gorée Island off the coast of Senegal, where tens of thousands of human beings became shackled to the slave trade. Need a Modern Update on American History? Meet Clint Smith. 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z During the long fall and winter months when he sometimes stayed on alone after his family had returned to their homes in Boston and Galveston, Tex., he often invited people from town over for dinner. Journeys: In Maine, Walking Where Waves Moved Winslow Homer’s Brush 2012-09-07T17:06:13Z Less than a year after Berman died, Robert Durst was arrested in connection with the slaying Morris Black, his elderly neighbor in Galveston, Texas. D.A. reopening inquiry into death of 'The Jinx's' Susan Berman, report says 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z For six months his family searched for him, paying rewards and hiring con men, until his remains were found in a ditch near Galveston, Texas. GuardianUS summer reads – best memoir: Run, Brother, Run: A Memoir of a Murder in My Family 2013-07-01T18:24:17Z Juneteenth recognizes the day — June 19, 1865 — people enslaved in Galveston learned they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Juneteenth is growing. Some Texans worry it’s losing meaning. 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The growth of disparate home ports, from New York to Baltimore, Galveston, Tex., Roundup : 6 Trends in Cruising 2014-03-13T16:01:40Z The first episode of “The Jinx” starts with the discovery of a gruesomely dismembered body off the coast of Galveston, Texas. “The Jinx”: HBO investigates the unsolved crimes of New York millionaire Robert Durst 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z See You There," which will be released on July 30, features Campbell singing new versions of old songs, including hits "Galveston, "True Grit" and "Gentle on My Mind," record company Surfdog said on Monday. Ailing Glen Campbell done touring but will release new album 2013-04-22T23:00:28Z Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, issued General Order No. 3, telling the people of the state that — in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation — “all slaves are free.” National Juneteenth Museum Takes Shape in Fort Worth, Texas 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z “Every species in the Gulf gets caught in a shrimp net at some point,” Mr. Guindon told me in Galveston. What Are We Supposed to Think About Shrimp? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z "Martian spotted at Galveston Island State Park," the post begins. Fish caught with live, tongue-eating parasite in its mouth 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z An Easterly Wind Several years ago, the Joiners purchased a lot in Kemah, a town on Galveston Bay about an hour from their year-round home in Kingwood, Texas, a suburb of Houston. All-American Style 2010-06-23T23:04:00Z When I booked the room, I got to choose from a list of regional themes: Dallas, Austin, Galveston and even a tiny Paris, Texas, room that sleeps one. A hometown girl goes looking for the quirky heart of Houston 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most glaring example of the troubles that walls can bring occurred in Galveston, Texas. Sandy recovery: Walls won’t stop superstorms 2012-11-06T19:20:00Z But now her research takes her into the history of hurricanes — from the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 to this year’s Florence and Michael — and their impact on black communities. Allison Janae Hamilton’s Spirit Sources 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, issued General Order No. 3, which announced that in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation, "all slaves are free." Juneteenth soul food festival canceled after all-white panel of hosts revealed 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Over the next century the Texas coast was repeatedly hit by hurricanes, some stronger than the 1900 storm, but none imposed more than minor damage on Galveston. Why disasters repeat themselves: We ignore the lessons of the past at our own expense 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Durst was then charged with murdering and dismembering a former merchant seaman who lived across the hall from him in Galveston. HBO Plans Documentary on Robert Durst 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z On the Boardwalk The small town of Kemah, located on Galveston Bay, offers big fun for family getaways. All-American Style 2010-06-23T23:04:00Z The celebration marks June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Tex., received news from a Union general that put into effect the Emancipation Proclamation, issued nearly two and half years earlier. International African American Museum Sets Opening for June After Sudden Delay 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The more dubious version of the margarita’s origin story is that it was first served by a bartender in Galveston, Texas, to singer Peggy Lee in the 1940s, National Geographic reported. Where was the margarita invented? 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z They also say he murdered a neighbor who discovered his true identity when he was hiding from authorities in Galveston, Texas, in 2001. Prosecutor exposes lies, questions Durst’s credibility 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger announced to the town of Galveston, Texas, that all enslaved people were to be freed. Juneteenth: An emancipation celebration 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Coast Guard late Thursday said it was searching for a man who plunged into the Gulf of Mexico while the ship was about 47 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas. Coast Guard searches for man who fell from cruise off Texas 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Their primary destinations are Waco, Calvert and Galveston, where three missing women were last seen. Review | An obsessed woman hits the road with the man who may have killed her sister 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Chase, who was famously hard to please, was impressed enough with the teenage student that he painted a portrait of Onderdonk; the canvas now belongs to the Bryan Museum in Galveston, Tex. Shedding Light on a Landscape Painter’s Lost Years in New York 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Durst stuck to his story that he had only killed one person — Black — in a 2001 struggle for a gun in the Galveston, Texas, boarding house where he was living under an alias. To prove Durst killed 1, prosecutors present evidence of 3 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Adrianna Edwards of Galveston, Texas, used to walk 14 miles a day to get to her job at the diner chain. Denny’s waitress who walked 14 miles for work commute is gifted car by dining couple 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Lloyd, a retired lawyer who lives in Galveston, grew up in the South among hunters and says she’s not opposed to killing animals for food or to protect a herd. “This is not hunting. This is blood sport, plain and simple” 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z The Galveston Bay Refinery is the fourth largest by capacity in the United States, according to the U.S. Marathon restarts Galveston Bay, Texas reformer - sources 2023-11-17T05:00:00Z In Texas, Brown ruled that Galveston County leaders redrew local political districts in a way that violated the federal Voting Rights Act. Texas county where Juneteenth began ordered to redraw maps after Voting Rights Act challenge 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z In 2017, for example, almost 400 passerines became disoriented in a Galveston, Texas, skyscraper’s floodlights and died in collisions with windows. Nearly 1,000 migrating songbirds perish after crashing into windows at Chicago exhibition hall 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z A few months later, a federal judge in Galveston threw out their case, ruling in effect that they didn’t come close to having a leg to stand on. Column: Right-wing judges are on a mission to stop the FDA from warning consumers about snake oil 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The Galveston Hurricane of August 1900 was the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history, claiming thousands of lives. How hard will Hurricane Lee hit New England? The cold North Atlantic may decide that 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Tally will be released from Galveston, Texas, into the Gulf of Mexico in September for what the US Fish and Wildlife Service called "a second chance at life". Turtle swept 4,000 miles to Wales flies home to Texas 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z It occurred on June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers told enslaved Black people in Galveston that they had been freed. Texas county where Juneteenth began ordered to redraw maps after Voting Rights Act challenge 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Later, it struck the U.S. as a Category 2 hurricane at Galveston Island in Texas. Florida prays Idalia won’t join long list of destructive storms with names starting with “I.” 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z When everyone wants to go to Ocean City, Md.; Galveston, Texas; or Catalina, Calif., at the same time, crowds are inevitable. Traveling this summer? Here’s how to survive ‘Airmageddon’ 2023 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z On March 7, the two started the day with breakfast at the laid-back Mosquito Cafe in Galveston before heading to the lecture, which was mandatory for students to attend. Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing GOP Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z An international team of partners will meet in Galveston to celebrate Tally's release. Turtle swept 4,000 miles to Wales flies home to Texas 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Galveston, Texas, is reverting to fireworks after using drones in 2022. Fireworks Have a New Competitor: Drones 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed - two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued during the bloody Civil War. Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger informing enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, of their freedom. The Obamas, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kerry Washington mark Juneteenth: 'Lean into your liberation' 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z In the few hours it took to drive from Galveston, the complaint had made its way to her supervisors, and Alonzo's job was suddenly at risk. Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing GOP Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z On 19 June 1865 - months after the northern US states defeated the slave-owning South in the US Civil War - enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free. Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were finally told of the Emancipation Proclamation — over two years after it was issued. How to make the most of Juneteenth at a critical moment 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z That’s the year — on June 19 or Juneteenth — when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, were finally told of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued. Column: How I went from free-ish to freer this Juneteenth on L.A.'s New Orleans Corridor 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z And the next year, the now-free people of Galveston started celebrating Juneteenth, an observance that has continued and spread around the world. The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Monday’s federal holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued during the bloody Civil War. Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The holiday gets its name from June 19, 1865, when the Union army arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce all enslaved people in that state were free. In Seattle, more people are celebrating Juneteenth than ever — here’s how 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z It was 158 years ago that Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with an executive decree that freed enslaved Black people. Juneteenth 2023: 5 Seattle leaders share what the holiday means to them 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil war, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. A beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger informed enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, of their freedom. Here's where to celebrate Juneteenth in Los Angeles County this weekend 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The next year, hundreds more people joined the festivities in the Central District to celebrate the holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, over 150 years ago. Meet the family who helped bring Juneteenth celebrations to Seattle 40 years ago 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Juneteenth marks when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free — which occurred June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers told enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, news of their freedom. Joe and Jill Biden to host star-studded Juneteenth concert at White House 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Katie St. Clair, the sea life facility manager at Texas A&M University at Galveston, said that the warming of gulf coast waters through climate change could have contributed to the fish kill. Tens of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore on Gulf Coast in Texas 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z A comedian who is producing Galveston’s first ever Juneteenth Comedy Festival on Saturday, he has vivid memories of smoke permeating his entire neighborhood because so many people were using their barbecue pits for celebratory cookouts. A beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Juneteenth marks when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free — which occurred June 19, 1985, when Union soldiers told enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, news of their freedom. Bidens to host Juneteenth concert at White House 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The celebrations began with enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The 14-county area has 2 million residents and major population areas in Corpus Christi and Galveston. This Hurricane Season May See a Key FEMA Disaster Fund Run Out of Money 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z But her medication had been shipped to her home in Galveston, Texas, from a compounding pharmacy in Kentucky. Ozempic Is Hard to Find. Some Pharmacies Are Offering Unauthorized Alternatives. 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Aerial footage from Houston television stations showed crews trying to put out flames at the Galveston Bay refinery, which is along a stretch of Texas coast that is heavily populated by petrochemical facilities. Fire breaks out at Marathon refinery in Texas; 1 worker dead 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z None of the women in Mr. Silva’s suit will face criminal charges, Jack Roady, the district attorney in Galveston County, the relevant jurisdiction, said in March. Husband Sued Over His Ex-Wife’s Abortion; Now Her Friends Are Suing Him 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z News that the war had ended and they were free finally reached Galveston when Union Maj. The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z A hearing is set for June 8 in Galveston. Texas man who sued woman's friends over abortion hit with countersuit 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Galveston County District Attorneys Jack Roady said Jones has not done anything wrong as his role as a judge includes being involved in the process to determine if Pagourtzis is competent to stand trial. Families fear more delays in Texas school shooting case 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before directing a maximum-containment lab complex at the University of Texas at Galveston. Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn The Princess Cruises voyage carrying about 4,000 people ran from Feb. 26 to Sunday in the western Caribbean and docked in Galveston, Tex. 300 passengers and crew fall ill on Ruby Princess cruise from Texas 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The now-free people in Galveston started celebrating Juneteenth the next year, an observance that has continued and spread around the world. The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The shackles stayed on while she gave birth in a prison medical facility in Galveston, one leg and one arm bound to the hospital bed at all times. The prison mum experience Elizabeth Holmes is desperate to avoid 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Jones declined to disqualify himself, referring the request to Susan Brown, who is the presiding judge over the six-county region that includes Galveston County. Families fear more delays in Texas school shooting case 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Marcus Silva — the plaintiff of the lawsuit filed in Texas's Galveston County state court last week— alleges that under Texas law, helping his ex-wife, Brittni Silva, obtain an abortion is akin to aiding a murder. A Texas man is suing the people who helped his ex-wife get an abortion. What happens if he wins? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In a statement, Galveston County District Attorney Jack Roady, whose office is prosecuting Pagourtzis, said he opposes the motion to remove the judge. Lawyers seek removal of judge in Texas school shooting case 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The lawsuit is filed in state court in Galveston County, where Silva lives. Texas man sues three women for "wrongful death" for helping his ex-wife obtain abortion medication 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z In a lawsuit filed late Thursday in Galveston County, Marcus Silva alleges assisting in a self-administered abortion is tantamount to aiding a murder. Texas women sued for wrongful death after aiding in abortion 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Muscle is extremely important for regulating whole-body metabolism,” explains Tray Wright, who studies animal physiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Evolution Turns These Knobs to Make a Hummingbird Hyperquick and a Cavefish Sluggishly Slow 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The proposed sale, which could take place as soon as this summer, includes areas offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas, for roughly 3.6 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power about 1.3 million homes. Biden considers 1st offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The judge told the Houston Chronicle he could not comment on the motion and had referred it to Susan Brown, the presiding judge over the six-county region that includes Galveston County. Lawyers seek removal of judge in Texas school shooting case 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Silva is asking a Galveston judge to award him more than $1 million in damages and an injunction stopping the defendants from distributing abortion pills in Texas. Texas man sues three women for "wrongful death" for helping his ex-wife obtain abortion medication 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Henry “Hank” Skinner, 60, died Thursday afternoon at a hospital in Galveston, said Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson Robert Hurst. Texas death row inmate dies after December surgery for tumor 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z When I retired as publisher of The Daily News in Galveston, Texas, a reader paid me what I still see as the ultimate compliment. Editorial pages engage the brains, hearts and hopes of readers 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The Centers for Disease Control has determined that oysters harvested in Texas’ Galveston Bay are to blame for a norovirus outbreak affecting eight states, with 211 cases reported thus far. Norovirus outbreak with 211 cases in eight states linked to raw oysters from Texas 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z “It was quite different than anything we had done in the United States and it took us a little while to come around to it,” said Merrell of Texas A&M University at Galveston. House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z In the Houston to Galveston corridor, also a major hub for air travel, the heaviest rain will come down Friday evening into the first half of Saturday. A post-Thanksgiving storm could make for messy travel in the eastern U.S. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z It was an ambitious vision: Seventy kilometers of seawalls rising 5 meters above sea level would stretch the length of Galveston Island and beyond. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z At the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, scientists have relied partly on federal funding for studies on whether vaccines generate protection against coronaviruses altered to carry Omicron spikes. Lab Manipulations of Covid Virus Fall Under Murky Government Rules 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z The Texas Department of State Health Services last week ordered a recall of all oysters harvested in southeastern Galveston Bay from Nov. 17 to Dec. 7. Norovirus outbreak with 211 cases in eight states linked to raw oysters from Texas 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z An 18-mile ring barrier system would also be built along the backside of Galveston Island to protect homes and businesses from storm surge. House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z “It was a huge surge,” said Jeffry Evans, the meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service’s Houston/Galveston forecast office, who traveled to Florida to gather the data. Forecasters feared the worst for Ian’s storm surge. They were right. 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z When Hurricane Ike made landfall a century later, Galveston’s seawall held. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The deadliest hurricane to ever hit the U.S. was the Great Galveston Hurricane in 1900 that killed as many as 8,000 people. As search goes on, Floridians await OK to survey Ian’s wrath 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers also required that the document mention how on June 19, 1865, the date that became the basis for Juneteenth, Union soldiers in Galveston announced the liberation of all enslaved people. "Patriotic education": Experts say Texas GOP's new "1836 Project" airbrushes oppression and poverty 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z “It significantly reduces the risk of that catastrophic storm surge event that is not recoverable,” said Mike Braden, chief of the Army Corps Galveston District’s mega projects division. House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Hurricane Ike is about to batter the Gulf Coast, unraveling the lives of a group Mexican and Filipino residents in Galveston, Texas. 11 books to read during Hispanic Heritage Month 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z But bay waters flooded central Galveston, including the Strand, from the less protected northern side. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The paper’s findings corroborate what her group of researchers saw in a similar study last year, said Maria Miglietta, a marine biology professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston who also studies T. dohrnii. This Jellyfish Can Live Forever. Its Genes May Tell Us How. 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The foundation plans to eventually resettle it in a new location in Texas, possibly in one of three nearby cities, including Galveston, to attract more visitors and increase revenue. Leaky battleship in Texas begins trip for $35M repairs 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Coast Guard set up a moving security cordon around the battleship during the trip to Galveston. Battleship that fought in WWI and WWII heading to shipyard for repairs 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Progressives sought to change this corrupt system and had success in places like Galveston, Texas, where, in 1901, they pushed the city to adopt a commission system. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Storm surge inside Galveston Bay drenched towns dozens of kilometers from the gulf. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Espinoza, who lives in Galveston, and his passenger had minor injuries, police said. 4 killed when SUV hits golf cart at Texas intersection 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z The battleship was previously taken to the same shipyard in Galveston for repairs in 1988. Leaky battleship in Texas begins trip for $35M repairs 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The Galveston County GOP called for all HIV patients to be quarantined, a decision Log Cabin members said was intended to target gay people, who were disproportionately affected by the virus. “We failed”: Gay Republicans who fought for acceptance in Texas GOP see little progress 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z When Major General Gordan Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to assert control, he brought with him a stunning announcement: U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Sam Brody, a coastal planner at Texas A&M Galveston, calls Ike a “near miss.” Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The administration will seek public input on two potential areas: one off the coast of Galveston, Texas, and another off the coast of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Biden unveils executive action on climate change but stops far short of declaring national emergency 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The battleship was being pulled by four tugboats at a pace of about 5 knots per hour, and Gregory expected it to arrive in Galveston by 4 p.m. Leaky battleship in Texas begins trip for $35M repairs 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Billingsley’s suggestion: “The beach is a good place to be. Galveston was only 95 on Sunday, and the Gulf is right there to cool you off.” Houston slogs through brutal heat: ‘Hottest weather I’ve ever seen’ 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Gonzales’ attorneys say he’s been determined to be an “excellent candidate” for donation after being evaluated by the transplant team at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Texas inmate asks to delay execution for kidney donation 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z A month after the storm, in a small online newsletter, Merrell wrote a column unveiling his idea for a wall that would barricade the barrier islands and Galveston Bay during a storm. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Cain had been missing since August 1997, when her abandoned car was found on Interstate 45 near Tiki Island, a community across from Galveston Island. Texas man on death row pleads guilty in 2 cold-case killings 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were finally told of the Emancipation Proclamation — over two years after it was issued. If you’re not descended from slavery, how should you spend Juneteenth? 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z That’s the day the Union army arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that all enslaved African Americans in the state were free in accordance with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. What is Juneteenth and how did it become a U.S. holiday? 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger and a group of federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to proclaim and ensure that all enslaved people were freed. Celebrate and reflect this Juneteenth with these 4 books 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Some derided it as a monumental overreach in a place that had relied for years on more modest seawalls to protect towns like Galveston, and on perching houses on stilts. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger led 2,000 soldiers into Galveston, Tex., where a third of the population still lived in slavery more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was supposed to have taken effect. Opinion | Juneteenth reminds us of an often forgotten side of the liberation struggle 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z When the enslaved people of Galveston, Tex., were told of their freedom on June 19, 1865, the promise of America became much more real and attainable. Opinion | Juneteenth is meant to unite us, just like the Fourth of July 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Juneteenth commemorates the date when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. LEADING OFF: Juneteenth around MLB and Father’s Day 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z What could it have felt like to hear the message when it finally got to Galveston, Texas, in 1865? Black L.A. has a few stories of liberation to tell on Juneteenth 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z But eventually the Corps, which has a regional office on the outskirts of Galveston, agreed to study the matter. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z This good news wasn’t really news to many of the people in Galveston; word does get around when big things are afoot. Opinion | Juneteenth reminds us of an often forgotten side of the liberation struggle 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers brought news to Black people who were still enslaved in Galveston, Texas that they were free. US financial markets will be closed Monday for Juneteenth 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, when Gordon Granger, a Union general, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African Americans of their freedom after the Civil War had ended. Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday, but in Most States It’s Still Not a Day Off 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but it took more than two years for Black slaves in Galveston, Texas to receive word of their freedom. Efforts spotlight slave who inspired beach name, local tale 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z In Galveston, the existing seawall would be extended and improved to encircle much of the city. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, along with 2,000 federal troops — including hundreds of Black soldiers — and informed still enslaved Black Americans that they were free under the Emancipation Proclamation. Celebrate Juneteenth as America’s spiritual rebirth 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, the slaves were freed in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. What’s open and closed for Juneteenth in Seattle and WA 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Juneteenth marks the date, June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers informed the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, of their freedom nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Here’s how WA’s largest employers will celebrate Juneteenth, the state’s newest holiday 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Tex., on June 19, 1865, which announced, “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” How to celebrate Juneteenth in the D.C. area 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Recently, standing on a 50-meter-wide beach in front of the houses that crowd Galveston Island’s gulf shore, Burks-Copes explained how the Corps adapted to the criticisms. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Maia Corbitt, president of Texans for Clean Water, described the pair as “our last line of defense” before the trash flows through two ecologically sensitive estuaries and into Galveston Bay. Saving a Texan Bayou, ‘16 Bottles’ at a Time 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Fiasco said he wanted to take a different approach in creating the original song “Galveston” for the playlist. Lupe Fiasco, 6lack highlight Apple Music Juneteenth playlist 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The holiday marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas — located two hours from my hometown of Houston — learned they were free, two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Catfish tacos with Brussels sprouts slaw can be part of a delicious Juneteenth celebration 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Volunteers from a turtle conservation program spotted the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nest Thursday in the dunes of Galveston Island State Park, roughly 58 miles southeast of Houston. A sea turtle neared extinction. A trove of eggs shows it can be saved. 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Even under its plan, the Corps estimates that damages from multiple storms over 50 years could still reach $30 billion or more in the Galveston Bay region. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z This presents a particular challenge for Walker, who admits to being “a white punk rocker from Galveston Island,” in Texas, now living in New York. Review | How DJ Screw put Houston hip-hop on the map 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Because white voters in Galveston — like Texas generally — tend to support different candidates than Black and Hispanic voters, the map will effectively quash the electoral power of voters of color. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Tuesday, police said, two men were shot in the first block of Galveston Place SW, near the city’s southern tip. D.C. police investigate spate of shootings, including two homicides 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z “It represents a critical need for the species to have quiet beaches that are of good quality, and the Galveston Island State Park still has that,” Marshall said. A sea turtle neared extinction. A trove of eggs shows it can be saved. 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Their view has won support from some important local political leaders, such as Michel Bechtel, mayor of Morgan’s Point, a town on the northwestern shore of Galveston Bay. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Kevin Moran, a Democratic Party activist in Galveston, who brought another, did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment. Texas AG says bar is suing him over 2020 election challenge 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z A statue of a returning Confederate soldier on Thursday, April 21, 2022 in Galveston, TX. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Mexico City’s enchiladas share DNA with their cousins in San Antonio and Brownsville and Galveston, but they each retain a specificity inherent to their locality. All Enchiladas Are Perfect. But These Are My Favorite. 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Galveston Island State Park, where the new eggs were found, is a fitting nesting ground. A sea turtle neared extinction. A trove of eggs shows it can be saved. 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Bechtel questions why any barrier on the islands would be built lower than the nearby Galveston city seawall and the gates spanning the water channel. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z LeDuc ran the Galveston National Laboratory, a major research center in Texas, before retiring last year. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Known as The "Dignified Resignation," the monument has stood in front of the Galveston County Courthouse since 1911. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z On June 19, 1865, the last federal troops reached Texas and liberated the slaves of Galveston, an event still celebrated as Juneteenth. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The newest challenge by the Justice Department, which seeks to undo newly drawn county precincts in the tourist hub of Galveston, is the first under Biden to take aim at local voting changes in Texas. Biden administration files 3rd lawsuit in Texas over voting 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z There is an argument for spending many billions more than the Corps has proposed on protecting Galveston Bay. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z A Galveston County spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. U.S. sues Texas county, calls voting map discriminatory 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z In a complaint filed in federal court in Galveston, it argued the map was discriminatory because it denied Black and Hispanic citizens an equal opportunity to participate in the political process. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z On June 19, 1865, he read to the people of Galveston, “The people of Texas are informed that...all slaves are free.” myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Galveston County, which includes the popular island, is divided into four precincts, only one of which had a majority of Black and Hispanic residents. Biden administration files 3rd lawsuit in Texas over voting 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z About 30% of the country’s crude oil and 25% of its natural gas are processed in coastal Texas, much of it around Galveston Bay. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, seeks to block implementation of Galveston County's 2021 redistricting plan for its governing body, the Commissioners Court. U.S. sues Texas county, calls voting map discriminatory 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z That protection proved crucial in Galveston's redistricting a decade ago when the commissioners court similarly attempted to reconfigure Holmes' district but were blocked by the Justice Department. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In a statement, Galveston County District Attorney Jack Roady said his office shares the frustration of the victims’ families at the continued delay. Accused Texas school shooter to remain at state hospital 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z The 58-year-old woman died Saturday after falling from a mast on the tall ship Elissa, which is berthed at Galveston's seaport museum, the Galveston County Daily News reported. Woman at Galveston Seaport Museum falls to death from historic ship Elissa's mast 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Regulators “are just not going to let some massive island be built in the middle of Galveston Bay,” says Bob Stokes, president of the Galveston Bay Foundation, an environmental group. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The 58-year-old woman died Saturday after falling from a mast on the tall ship Elissa, which is berthed at Galveston’s seaport museum, the Galveston County Daily News reported. Woman falls to death from mast of historic ship in Texas 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Freed from review, the Galveston County commissioners — led by the same county judge from a decade before — made good on their previous effort. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In 2001, he killed his neighbor, Morris Black, hacked up his body and dumped it in Galveston Bay. Kathie Durst's family sues widow of late real estate scion Robert Durst 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Strikes at several of the refineries continued for weeks after the nationwide strike ended in mid-March, with the longest at Marathon’s Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, ending in early July of 2015. Union, Marathon continue talks as deadline looms for U.S. refinery strikes 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z In September 2008, Bill Merrell, an oceanographer at Texas A&M University, Galveston, was trapped with his wife, daughter, grandson, and “two annoying chihuahuas” in the historic building he owns. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z A spokesman for the Galveston Historical Foundation, which operates the ship and the museum, confirmed the death but declined to provide further details. Woman falls to death from mast of historic ship in Texas 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z She traces her ties to Galveston back to her grandmother who was a nurse there and her grandfather who worked as a ship's cook. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Zachary Taylor Blood of Galveston faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for his plea this week in federal court in Corpus Christi. Texan admits smuggling migrants in a US flag-draped coffin 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The man, Zachary Taylor Blood, 33, of Galveston, arrived at a Border Patrol immigration checkpoint in a gray Dodge Caravan about noon on Oct. Man admits he tried to smuggle 2 men into U.S. in a coffin 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Outside, 180-kilometer-per-hour winds generated by Hurricane Ike rattled windows and drove water from the gulf and Galveston Bay into the city. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The longest walkout was at Marathon’s Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, which lasted five and a half months. Labor talks begin Thursday on national U.S. refinery workers contract 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Once her daughter graduated high school, Williamson returned to Galveston permanently. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z It was the killing of Mr. Black, a 71-year-old cantankerous former merchant seaman who lived across the hall from him in a Galveston rooming house. Robert Durst, Real Estate Scion Convicted as a Killer, Dies at 78 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Returned to Galveston for trial, Mr. Durst claimed self-defense and was acquitted in Black’s death but, in a separate legal proceeding, pleaded guilty to evidence tampering. Robert Durst, heir to New York real estate fortune and convicted murderer, dies at 78 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Enormous gates would span the 3-kilometer-wide channel through which ships pass in and out of Galveston Bay. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Black’s severed body parts were found in September 2001 in trash bags floating in Galveston Bay. Robert Durst, real estate scion convicted of murder, dies 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Feeling that the Black people of Galveston County were again in need of protection from discrimination by their own government, she pulled out her cellphone and dialed the Department of Justice's civil rights hotline. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Durst dismembered the victim and dumped the body parts in Galveston Bay. Robert Durst, Real Estate Scion Convicted as a Killer, Dies at 78 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Except for the Galveston homicide, he eluded and confounded police for years. Robert Durst, heir to New York real estate fortune and convicted murderer, dies at 78 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The sea gates meant to block gulf waters from Galveston Bay would span a gap bigger than the famous pivoting Maeslant barriers that hold back the North Sea near Rotterdam, Netherlands. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z In Texas, he beat charges of killing a neighbor whose body he admitted to dismembering and dumping into Galveston Bay. Robert Durst, real estate scion convicted of murder, dies 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Until last year, the park sat at the heart of Galveston County's Precinct 3 — the most diverse of the four precincts that choose the commissioners court, which governs the county along with the county judge. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z He is currently being held in Galveston County jail on a $1 million bond. Texas’ largest county sees more than 150 killed by suspects out on bonds, victims group says 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Although the two Galveston Island canids were mostly coyote, they had significant red wolf ancestry; roughly 30 percent of their genetic material was from the wolves, they found. The Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z In Galveston, Merrell and some other scientists think the Corps hasn’t struck the right balance. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z He rented a run-down $300-a-month apartment in Galveston in the name of Dorothy Ciner, his high school girlfriend, presenting himself as a mute woman so he didn’t have to try to fake a female voice. Robert Durst, real estate scion convicted of murder, dies 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z But the white Republican majority on the Galveston County's commissioners court decided last November to dismantle Precinct 3. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z It’s as much education as restoration, said Bob Stokes, director of the Galveston Bay Foundation in Texas. Volunteers raise oyster gardens to help restore reefs 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Even more remarkable, some of the genetic variants, or alleles, the Galveston animals carried were not present in any of the other North American canids the researchers analyzed, including the contemporary red wolves. The Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z “Essentially you don’t have any protection” against the more extreme storms that have already left deep scars on Galveston—and are likely, as climate change advances, to leave more. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Son was tasked with working up her own soulful arrangement while in Galveston, Texas, for filming. ‘Bye Bye Bye’: How R-rated ‘Red Rocket’ found its anti-scammer anthem in an 'NSync classic 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Galveston's ignominious racial past looks over the shoulders of the tourists and passersby traversing The Strand, a street of historic Victorian-style buildings just off Galveston Bay. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The Galveston Bay program puts mesh bags holding recycled shells into the water to attract spat and give them a head start. Volunteers raise oyster gardens to help restore reefs 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The research team works closely with Josh Henderson, the animal services supervisor at the Galveston Police Department, and there is considerable community support for the canids. The Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Like a gymnast on a balance beam, Galveston perches on a slender ridge of sand, precarious and exposed. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z For months, the Conolys have also had constables from Galveston, just south of Houston and about 370 miles away, staying in their white stucco guesthouse. Helicopters and High-Speed Chases: Inside Texas’ Push to Arrest Migrants 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z An imposing 5,000-square-foot mural, completed just last year, depicts the long journey from slavery to freedom that runs through Galveston. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z After Berman’s death, Durst went into hiding, disguising himself as a mute woman living in a cheap apartment in Galveston, Texas. Robert Durst charged with 1982 murder of wife Kathie Durst 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The Galveston canids have helped him connect with the older generations, many of whom have passed away. The Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z To the north, behind that barrier island, lies Galveston Bay, an estuary half the size of Rhode Island, teeming with shrimp and birds. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Hale, who has been chief of the Galveston, Tex., police department for nearly four years, will start his new role in Maryland on Nov. 21. Galveston, Tex., chief Vernon Hale III tapped to be Prince George’s police assistant chief 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Galveston's dreams of greatness in those days rested on its access to the water and proximity to cotton fields, and it boomed as a trade gateway for Texas and the Southwest. Texas GOP power grab threatens “biggest regression in minority voting rights” since Civil Rights era 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Prosecutors also presented evidence that he intentionally killed a neighbor in Galveston, Tex., in 2001, though he had been acquitted of murder in that case after testifying that he shot the man in self-defense. Robert Durst sentenced to life in prison for 2000 murder of best friend 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z From a distance, the canids of Galveston Island, Texas, look almost like coyotes, prowling around the beach at night, eyes gleaming in the dark. The Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z To the south, Galveston faces the Gulf of Mexico, whose warm waters fuel hurricanes nearly every year. Shelter from the storm: Can a giant flood barrier protect Texas cities from hurricanes? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Before leaving for Galveston, Hale had served as deputy chief in Dallas for seven years. Galveston, Tex., chief Vernon Hale III tapped to be Prince George’s police assistant chief 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Durst was also tried for killing and chopping up neighbor Morris Black in Galveston, Texas, but was acquitted after claiming self-defense. New York DA to impanel grand jury on disappearance of Robert Durst’s wife 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z While all that was happening, Durst fled to Galveston, Texas, where he was accused of killing a neighbor, Morris Black. Source: DA seeking to indict Robert Durst in ex-wife’s death 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The Galveston Island canids are not conventional coyotes — at least, not entirely. The Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The incident occurred in Galveston Bay near Texas City, Texas, and resulted in the barge spilling approximately 168,000 gallons of intermediate fuel oil. How Orange County oil spill compares to those of Santa Barbara, Exxon Valdez and others 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z He pleaded guilty to evidence tampering, admitting that he had dismembered the body and dumped it in Galveston Bay. Rogue Americans stashed assets offshore, eluding victims and impeding investigators 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Galveston County plans to apply for reimbursement from the state, spokesman Zach Davidson said, after Texas legislators voted to approve reimbursements for counties that assist on the border. Prisons, border wall: How GOP is looking to use COVID money 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Patients come from as far away as Galveston and Corpus Christi. With Abortion Largely Banned in Texas, an Oklahoma Clinic Is Inundated 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Ron Wooten, a Galveston resident, never paid close attention to the local coyotes until they ran off with his dog one night in 2008. The Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z When my father was a small boy in Galveston, Texas, with no siblings to play with or anything like a helicopter parent regimenting his time, he roamed the inscrutable world of adults all around him. Searching for Plato With My 7-Year-Old 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The Carnival Vista, sailing from Galveston, Texas, reported a COVID-19 outbreak last month of 26 crew members and one passenger. This cruise ship had an infamous coronavirus outbreak. Now, it's set to sail again 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z He was acquitted in Black’s slaying, even though he admitted to dismembering Black’s body and tossing it out to sea in Galveston, Tex. How HBO’s ‘The Jinx’ helped lead to millionaire Robert Durst’s murder conviction 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z They also introduced evidence from a previous trial in which Durst was acquitted of fatally shooting a neighbor in Galveston, Texas. Robert Durst guilty of killing best friend 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Galveston, Texas saw nearly 14 inches of rain from Nicholas, while Houston reported more than 6 inches. Nicholas brings flooding to Gulf Coast states still recovering from Hurricane Ida 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Galveston is a port town, and even amid the segregation of the 1940s, the color line fluctuated. Searching for Plato With My 7-Year-Old 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Galveston also has proved the hot spot thus far for rainfall, with nearly 14 inches reported. Nicholas drenches Louisiana with torrential rainfall after striking Texas 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Prosecutors presented evidence of Kathie Durst's presumed killing to provide his motive and also introduced evidence from a Galveston, Texas, trial where he was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a neighbor. Robert Durst murder trial: Jury begins deliberations after months of proceedings 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Prosecutors presented evidence of Kathie Durst’s presumed killing to provide his motive and also introduced evidence from a Galveston, Texas, trial where he was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a neighbor. Jury begins deliberations in Robert Durst murder trial 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The Coast Guard ordered vessels in the Texas ports of Houston, Galveston, Texas City and Freeport to cease cargo transfers if winds reach 40 mph. U.S. energy firms face another storm hit amid slow recoveries 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z He was convicted of disposing of evidence for chopping up Black’s body and dumping it in Galveston Bay. Robert Durst murder trial lawyer says prosecutors demonized 'sick, old man' 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Nicholas intensified and made landfall early Tuesday as a Category 1 hurricane southwest of Galveston, Tex., lashing the coastline with damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and torrential downpours that have caused significant flooding. Nicholas drenches Louisiana with torrential rainfall after striking Texas 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Durst stuck to his story that he had only killed one person — Morris Black — in a 2001 struggle for a gun in the Galveston, Texas, boarding house where he was living under an alias. Robert Durst prosecutor compares testimony to cockroach soup during closing argument 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Tony Odak, chief operating officer of Stone Oil Distributor, which supplies fuel to offshore producers, said he has begun getting supplies from as far away as Port Arthur and Galveston, Texas. Uneven recovery for U.S. offshore energy production after Ida 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Galveston County District Attorney Jack Roady said he believed the shooting was justified. Grand jury clears Texas officer who fatally shot Black man 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Prosecutors have also introduced evidence from a Galveston, Texas, trial in which Durst was acquitted of murder. Robert Durst murder trial lawyer says prosecutors demonized 'sick, old man' 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Gonzales, born and raised in Galveston, has been through every storm except Hurricane Ike. Nicholas drenches Louisiana with torrential rainfall after striking Texas 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Over two weeks in late July and early August, 27 coronavirus infections were identified aboard the Carnival Vista cruise ship sailing out of Galveston, Texas. Cruise Passenger Dies From Covid, Testing Industry Plans 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z A passenger aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship that left from Galveston, Texas, in late July has died. Oklahoma passenger who tested positive for coronavirus on cruise dies 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Roady called Feast’s death “a tragedy” that “affected all of us strongly in Galveston County.” Grand jury clears Texas officer who fatally shot Black man 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The ship headed back to Galveston, Texas, Friday after stopping in Mexico. 1st cruise ship from California in months heads to Mexico 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Asked about the Galveston County GOP’s Facebook post claiming the vaccine killed someone, Dugie noted the group’s chairman is a doctor and said, “I don’t think it represents the party at all.” A GOP official’s COVID-19 death went viral. Then came calls for vaccination — and bitter divides 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z The cruise line said that it was highly unlikely Ms. Tackett contracted the coronavirus aboard the ship, which left Galveston on July 31, and that she had received expert medical care onboard before being evacuated. Cruise Passenger Dies From Covid, Testing Industry Plans 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Prosecutors allege that he also killed a neighbor, Morris Black, in Galveston, Texas, in 2001 when Black found out his true identity. Robert Durst details alleged relationship with Prudence Farrow on day 7 of explosive murder trial 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The storm formed in the Atlantic, gained steam in the Gulf of Mexico and then took dead aim at Galveston Island. The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs Durst was acquitted of murder after he said he fatally shot Black in self-defense – but he was convicted of destroying evidence by dismembering Black’s body and dumping it offshore in Galveston, Texas. Robert Durst testifies he'd lie if he needed to on stand in Susan Berman murder trial 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Galveston County is no exception, according to the local health district. A GOP official’s COVID-19 death went viral. Then came calls for vaccination — and bitter divides 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z They say he also murdered a Galveston, Texas, neighbor in 2001 when the man discovered his identity while he was in hiding after New York police reopened the investigation into his wife's disappearance in 2000. Robert Durst admits during trial he lied to cops about 'cadaver' note 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z The ship left from Galveston, Texas, according to the Post. 27 people aboard Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The hurricane slammed into Galveston’s East End as a Category 2 system with 110-mile maximum sustained winds and a 22-foot storm surge. The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs The defendant was also charged with killing his Galveston, Texas, neighbor Morris Black while he was in hiding there after Berman's disappearance. Robert Durst testifies that Susan Berman suggest he hire PR firm after Kathie Durst's 1982 disappearance 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The defendant was also charged with killing his Galveston, Texas, neighbor Morris Black while he was in hiding there after Berman's murder. Robert Durst testifies that he used cocaine, meth and 'lots of marijuana' before wife's 1982 disappearance 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z There, Durst testified that his Galveston neighbor Morris Black was killed in a struggle after entering his home with a gun. Robert Durst takes stand in own murder trial 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z In 2003, Durst took the stand while on trial in Texas charged with murder in the death of Morris Black, a neighbor whose body had been found carved up in Galveston Bay two years earlier. Six years after his arrest, Robert Durst takes the stand in L.A. murder trial 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Galveston, then a high-rolling entertainment town, suffered the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history when a hurricane pushed eight to 12 feet of water across the island. The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs Brookfield plans to keep American National’s headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and maintain its operational hubs around the country. Brookfield reinsurance unit to buy American National for $5.1 billion 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Skeptical Galveston County residents objected when his county’s data dashboard began reporting the vaccination status of those who were hospitalized or died of COVID-19. Vaccine 'obstinance' is fueling Delta variant's spread across America 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Back in Austin, Mayes Middleton, a Republican representing Galveston, awaited the Democrats’ return and bemoaned their flight as hypocritical. The Battle Over State Voting Rights Is About the Future of Texas 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Travis Herzog, a meteorologist with an ABC affiliate in Houston, shared images on Twitter of gray skies in Houston and Galveston. Saharan Dust Plume Blows Past Florida Into Texas 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z The massive undertaking would extend a barrier of protection along 70 miles of Galveston County coastline. The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs When Sharks Attack Three shark attacks leave Galveston, Texas, desperate for answers. What's on TV Thursday: 'Grown-ish' on Freeform; Sharkfest on National Geographic 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Authorities in Galveston, Texas, reported 125 infections tied to an outbreak at a church camp. Andy Slavitt: Full FDA licenses, global threat to the young may boost lagging COVID-19 vaccine rates 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Falling revenue last year forced The Daily News in Galveston, Texas, to reduce the frequency of its printed product to five days. Move quickly, Congress, to save local news outlets 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z The holiday marks the date Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z He owns a home in Galveston just four blocks from the beach, a place where he retreats most weekends. The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs In the early 1900s, the group’s disaster relief work following a hurricane in Galveston, Texas, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake earned it respect from federal officials. Salvation Army going ‘woke’ with anti-racism document 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Galveston Bay is a low, sandy subtropical estuary, bordered to the north and west by Houston's sprawl. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z “Every day, I wake up and decide what the hell am I going to do today,” Mr. Adams, the muralist in Galveston, said. Scenes From Juneteenth: America’s Newest Holiday, 156 Years in the Making 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z In Galveston, the birthplace of the holiday, celebrations included the dedication of a 5,000-square-foot mural titled “Absolute Equality.” Juneteenth, recalling end of slavery, is marked across US 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z Juneteenth traces itself to the day in 1865 — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation — that brought news of freedom to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. Here's how you can celebrate Juneteenth today in L.A. County 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z Even though the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing enslaved people, was issued in 1863, there was minimal enforcement in Texas, which meant enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, weren’t informed they were free until June 19, 1865. How to celebrate Juneteenth 2021 in the Seattle area 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z The bay is sheltered from the open ocean by two low, sandy strips of land — Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula — separated by the narrow passage of Bolivar Roads. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z In Houston, a short drive from Galveston, Jaison Oliver will host his first in-person event in more than 18 months to commemorate Juneteenth. Juneteenth is in its 156th year. Many Americans are just beginning to celebrate it 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Making Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day news of emancipation finally reached enslaved people in Galveston, Tex., a national holiday is a victory. Opinion | Republicans want to hide behind Juneteenth while they enable modern-day racism 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “I’m also proud that everything started in Galveston,” Matthews said. Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “I’m also proud that everything started in Galveston,” Matthew said. Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The Corps also plans to raise two parallel lines of dunes, which would run 43 miles along the Bolivar Peninsula and the unprotected western side of Galveston Island, fronted by 250 feet of beach. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z On 19 June 1865 - months after the northern US states defeated the South in a civil war fought over slavery - enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free. Juneteenth: What is the newest US holiday and how is it celebrated? 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z It marks the anniversary of the day in 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation, and chattel slavery’s official end, reached enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Tex. Opinion | Think Juneteenth is only a symbolic win? Celebrate anyway. 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger proclaimed in Galveston that “All slaves are free” — some 30 months after the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln took effect. Congress votes overwhelmingly to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. The day commemorates the end of slavery in Texas in 1865. 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, issued General Order No. 3, which announced that in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation, “all slaves are free.” House Passes Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday, Sending It to Biden 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Some experts are also concerned about the sand dunes slated to cover Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — two months after the Confederacy had surrendered. Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Perhaps their families carried the traditions with them as they migrated north and west from Galveston, Texas, where the holiday originated, and the surrounding states. You never forget your first Juneteenth. Let these Black Angelenos tell you why 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, announced the end of legalized slavery in the state. What Juneteenth means to me: novelist Paula Woods on the holiday's history and her own 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z That month, Kevin Moran, a retired Houston Chronicle reporter and president of the Galveston Island Democrats, filed a grievance to the Texas State Bar. Texas Attorney General Is Being Investigated by State Bar Association 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z When Hurricane Ike made landfall in 2008, Bill Merrell took shelter on the second floor of a historic brick building in downtown Galveston, Texas, along with his wife, their daughter, their grandson, and two Chihuahuas. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z "If we don’t have our day in court in Galveston, we can live with it because he’s at least held accountable here," she said. Oklahoma jury recommends death for alleged serial killer 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z “If we don’t have our day in court in Galveston, we can live with it because he’s at least held accountable here,” she said. Oklahoma jury recommends death for alleged serial killer 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z A chapter on the roots and current meaning of the annual Juneteenth celebration in Galveston, Texas, is downright joyful in parts. When will America finally dismantle its racist myths? Two powerful new books try 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Authorities did not name an exact area where the drug was turning up, but Matagorda County is on the Gulf of Mexico in between Corpus Christi and Galveston. Bundles of cocaine washing ashore in coastal Texas county 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Just across from Galveston, at least 15 people died that night on the Bolivar Peninsula, and the storm destroyed some 3,600 homes there. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z In an interview, Clark, 76, said she had suspected Durst in the slaying since the early 2000s, when she learned that he had publicly admitted to dismembering Morris Black, a neighbor in Galveston, Texas. The Hollywood ‘Mafia princess’ was Robert Durst's best friend. Did loyalty lead to murder? 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z He fled to New Orleans but was arrested when he returned to Galveston to pick up a pair of glasses waiting at an optometrist’s office. Robert Durst’s defense says dismemberment helps prove innocence 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z He fled to New Orleans but was arrested when he returned to Galveston to pick up a pair of glasses waiting at an optometrist office. Defense says dismemberment is evidence of Durst’s innocence 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Nine months later, he fatally shot his neighbor, Morris Black, in the Galveston, Texas, boarding house where they lived. Durst jurors to get refresher in deaths tied to millionaire 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Over the next few years, Dutch and U.S. academic researchers carried out dozens of studies on Galveston Bay options, while Merrell and his allies gathered support from local communities, business leaders, and politicians. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z He said he panicked and butchered the man’s body and tossed it into Galveston Bay. Durst trial to resume after long delay; will jury be ready? 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z Failure to save the bay portends ill for the Great Lakes, San Francisco Bay, Galveston Bay and any other major waterway plagued by pollution. Opinion | Without swift action, the Chesapeake Bay will decline even further into national disgrace 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z "The beach is 32 miles long but it’s only approximately two miles that the majority of the problems are in," Galveston County Sergeant Justin Ostermayer told the local news outlet. Texas' 'Go Topless Jeep Weekend' ends in nearly 100 arrests 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z The day - June 19 - commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free in 1865 in Galveston, Texas, where Union soldiers brought them the news two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Washington’s pandemic session: Remote work, weighty topics 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Local environmental advocates are also concerned about the impact of the project on the wetlands and fisheries of Galveston Bay. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Nine months after Berman was killed, Durst fatally shot his neighbor Morris Black in a Galveston, Texas, boarding house, where he had gone into hiding as a mute woman. Durst trial to resume after long delay; will jury be ready? 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z In Galveston County, the district attorney has promised a criminal investigation. The fight over who will pay for Texas blackouts gears up 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Galveston County saw six deaths, and the rest were scattered in 47 other counties around Texas. Death Toll from Texas’ Winter Storm Rises Sharply to 111 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z But Judge Jack Ewing in Galveston last week denied the company’s request and ordered it pay for the plaintiffs’ attorney fees related to the company’s efforts to be removed from the case. Suit proceeds over ammo sold to accused Texas school shooter 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z "Everybody in the environmental and conservation community is supportive of the ecosystem restoration," said Bob Stokes, president of the Galveston Bay Foundation, a local conservation nonprofit. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z One of the officers asked, "You're the lady the other day who caused issues in Galveston?" Texas mask standoff round 2: Woman arrested for refusing to wear a mask at bank arrested again at Home Depot 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z She was arrested on Galveston warrants for trespassing and resisting arrest. Police: Man refuses mask, stabs worker at Texas restaurant 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z After her previous arrest six days earlier at a Bank of America location in Galveston, some news reports identified her as Terry White. Texas maskless bank customer arrested again, this time at Office Depot: report 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z She was arrested on Galveston warrants for trespassing and resisting arrest, Bjerke said. Woman refuses to wear mask in Texas, again, gets arrested 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The incident on Thursday at a Bank of America in Galveston was captured by the officer’s body camera, The Galveston County Daily News reports. Arrest warrant issued after woman rejects mask at Texas bank 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z A 65-year-old Texas woman found herself tackled and handcuffed after refusing to leave a Galveston Bank of America branch that requires customers to wear a coronavirus mask inside. Texas 65-year-old woman arrested after refusing to mask up or leave Galveston bank, bodycam shows 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z In Galveston, a Texas beach city beginning to see the first wave of spring break vacationers, some visitors were still wearing masks, though others said they were done with them. Coronavirus hospitalizations drop as officials, wary of states reopening, urge caution 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The officers discovered she was wanted on two outstanding warrants from the previous incident and she was transported to the Galveston County Jail, according to FOX 26. Texas maskless bank customer arrested again, this time at Office Depot: report 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z She was held in the Galveston County Jail on Wednesday afternoon. Woman refuses to wear mask in Texas, again, gets arrested 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z She said she was in an RV park across the bay from Galveston in Hitchcock, Texas. Arrest warrant issued after woman rejects mask at Texas bank 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z A Galveston police officer arrived at the scene and told the woman, whom Fox 26 Houston later identified as Terry White, the situation. Texas 65-year-old woman arrested after refusing to mask up or leave Galveston bank, bodycam shows 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Elsewhere in Galveston, Carol Ford and Debrah Golden, both 65, wore two masks each while emerging for the first time after months of isolation in their home city of Tyler, on the state’s eastern side. Coronavirus hospitalizations drop as officials, wary of states reopening, urge caution 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Store owners on Galveston Island believe it will be important to keep some COVID-19 measures in place, ABC 13 reported. California and Texas brace for Spring Breakers after Florida sees crowded beaches 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Galveston County Judge Mark Henry said in an interview that he didn’t know what more the federal government could do to help because the failures were at the state level. Biden to exercise empathy skills in Texas visit after storms 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and the delivery of a message on June 19, 1865, telling slaves in Galveston, Texas, that they were free. Denver to recognize Juneteenth as a commemorative holiday 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z A spokesman for the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office, which is prosecuting Pagourtzis, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. Accused Texas school shooter to remain at state hospital 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Mark Henry, Galveston County’s judge, asked the state early in the week to send a refrigerated truck requested by the local medical examiner, who expected an influx of bodies. Power failure: How a winter storm pushed Texas into crisis 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z “Meanwhile in Galveston,” read one post with the image. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z In Galveston, where dozens had huddled on Monday and Tuesday in a county-run warming center, the newest pressing need was refrigerated trucks — to hold the bodies expected to be found in the days ahead. Desperate for Light and Warmth, Texans See No End for Winter Storm 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Christian Smith moved to Galveston with his family in November and started his own home repair business on the island. As millions remain without power amid more snow and ice, blame and questions mount 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Hours earlier, along the normally balmy Gulf of Mexico, cross-country skiier Sam Fagg hit fresh powder on the beach in Galveston, Texas. Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The Achilleas last reported its position on Sunday as anchored within the Galveston Offshore Lightering Area, which is outside the U.S. Iran says U.S. move to seize oil shipment is 'act of piracy' 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Sixteen years before, an almost identical Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 70 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, on a night trip to an oil drilling ship, killing all 10 onboard. Helicopter safety bill pushed on eve of Kobe Bryant crash anniversary 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z SLSCO, based in Galveston, Texas, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. Biden halts border wall building after Trump’s final surge 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Colon cancer develops slowly, explained Dr. James Goodwin, a geriatrician and researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. A Colonoscopy Alternative Comes Home 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Pfizer teamed with researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for laboratory tests to see if the mutation affected its vaccine’s ability to do so. Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Gulf port of Galveston, Refinitiv ship tracking data showed on Monday. Iran says U.S. move to seize oil shipment is 'act of piracy' 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z James Le Duc, who as the director of the Galveston National Laboratory in Texas oversees development of diagnostics for rare pathogens, said he is perplexed by the CDC’s decision-making. CDC squandered weeks pursuing complex test at pandemic’s start 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Before there was Federal Emergency Management Agency, martial law was invoked several times for natural disasters, including the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, which remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Trump loyalists harboring martial law fantasies don’t know their history 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Galveston County authorities said Christon carried a life-size doll she claimed was her daughter after the child's death. Woman carried life-size doll after dumping baby's body in Texas City lake 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The Galveston County sheriff’s office and district attorney’s office are investigating Feast’s death. Lawyer: Family to release autopsy of Black man killed by cop 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The body camera video is part of an investigation into the shooting by the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office and will not be immediately released, Jackson said. La Marque officials identify officer who fatally shot man 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z The wall is one of several engineering solutions, along with pumps, surge gates and levees proposed by the Corps in cities including Miami and Galveston, Texas. Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z Before that, he was chief medical officer of Galveston County Health District and served as an emergency department physician at Houston’s DeBakey VA Hospital for more than two decades. Dr. Umair A. Shah named new Washington secretary of health 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Juneteenth, the Black freedom holiday, started in Galveston after Texas resisted emancipation years after it was decreed. How a mountain of toxic pollution was dumped in a Dallas community of color 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset told the Galveston County Daily News last week that Santos approached Feast because he was wanted on a felony warrant. Lawyer: Family to release autopsy of Black man killed by cop 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z A Texas judge in Galveston County attended the same course. Texas GOP senator didn't "graduate" from Oxford University law program, as claimed in prior campaign 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z In Galveston County, Republican County Judge Mark Henry hosted a “happy hour” at a San Leon distillery Wednesday to mark the reopening of the bars in that county. Bars in state’s most populous, western counties stay shut 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Fort Bend and Galveston counties also planned to use multiple locations, according to court documents. Texas counties can offer only one drop-off ballot location, federal appeals court rules 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The Galveston Police Department said it would not comment on an active lawsuit. Black man who was led by mounted police using a rope sues over ‘slave’-style arrest 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z In a statement at the time, Galveston police chief Vernon Hale called the tactic a “trained technique and best practice in some scenarios”. Black man led on rope by Texas police on horseback sues for $1m 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z On that day, two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the last remaining enslaved African Americans on a plantation located in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom. ‘We’re going to lead this’: a call for Black women in Florida to claim their political power 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Two officers "clipped" a rope to his handcuffs and led him through downtown streets to a mounted patrol staging area, the Galveston Police Department said in a statement shortly after the arrest. Texas man seeks $1M after viral photo shows mounted officers leading him by rope 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Houston and Galveston were open and operating normally, data from the U.S. Hurricane Delta's winds topple gear, disrupt U.S. oil refineries 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z After widespread condemnation, Galveston Police Chief Vernon Hale apologized, saying in a statement that the arrest was an “unnecessary embarrassment.” Black man who was led by mounted police using a rope sues over ‘slave’-style arrest 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Beach dunes flattened by earlier storms allowed storm surge to reach beneath some of Galveston’s raised beach houses. Downgraded Delta still pummels storm-weary Louisiana 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z And beach dunes flattened by Hurricane Laura in August and Tropical Storm Beta last month allowed storm surge to reach beneath the raised beach houses in Galveston’s West End. The Latest: Delta downgraded but still causing damage 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z The city of Galveston did not immediately return a Fox News request for comment. Texas man seeks $1M after viral photo shows mounted officers leading him by rope 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Galveston meteorologist Isaac Cline sent out updates “every two hours on the worsening conditions.” Review | A long, fearsome history of American hurricanes 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z In 1956, Olympic track and field gold medalist and Hall of Fame golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias died in Galveston, Texas, at age 45. Today in History 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Bill Merrell, a marine sciences professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston who first proposed the coastal barrier, believes storm surge is a grave threat that has been ignored for too long. Close call with storm renews debate over Houston barrier 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z GALVESTON, Texas — The effects of Hurricane Delta were felt as far west as Galveston, Texas, where winds gusts toppled two houses under construction. The Latest: Delta downgraded but still causing damage 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z A Black man in Texas whose arrest garnered national attention after White mounted police officers were seen leading him by rope is now suing the city of Galveston and its police department for $1 million. Texas man seeks $1M after viral photo shows mounted officers leading him by rope 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z About three miles from downtown Galveston, 93 children lived at St. Mary’s Orphanage with 10 nuns, including Sister M. Camillus Tracy, the mother superior. Review | A long, fearsome history of American hurricanes 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “We currently have both storm surge and rainfall going on right now,” NWS meteorologist Amaryllis Cotto in Galveston told the Associated Press. Tropical Storm Beta bringing 'excessive' rainfall to Houston area, dangerous storm surge after Texas landfall 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Merrell spoke earlier this month in Galveston, near the inlet between the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay. Close call with storm renews debate over Houston barrier 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z In Galveston, an island city southeast of Houston, there was already some street flooding from rising tides and part of a popular fishing pier collapsed due to strong waves. Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall on Texas coast 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Donald Neely, 44, suffers from mental illness and was homeless at the time when he was arrested for criminal trespassing at the Park Board of Galveston on Aug. 3, 2019, the Houston Chronicle reported. Texas man seeks $1M after viral photo shows mounted officers leading him by rope 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z In Galveston, an island city southeast of Houston, there was already some street flooding from rising tides and part of a popular fishing pier collapsed due to strong waves. Biggest unknown with Beta is how much rain it will bring 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z The Galveston Office of Emergency Management said that high water assets were being positioned around the city of 50,000 in preparation for the storm. Tropical Storm Beta takes aim at Texas, Louisiana as Gulf Coast sees storm surge, flooding 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Galveston Bay is healthy, and fish and other animals thrive there because water circulates in and out of the gulf, Stokes said. Close call with storm renews debate over Houston barrier 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Coastal communities began preparing for Beta over the weekend, with the city of Galveston and Galveston County on Saturday issuing voluntary evacuation orders, along with the city of Seabrook. Tropical Storm Beta crawls off Texas coast, threatens flash flooding into Louisiana 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Coastal communities began preparing for Beta over the weekend, with both the city of Galveston and Galveston County on Saturday issued voluntary evacuation orders. Tropical Storm Beta meandering toward Texas, Louisiana 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Both the city of Galveston and Galveston County on Saturday issued voluntary evacuation orders ahead of Tropical Storm Beta. Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for Texas 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z The rough surf and high tide brought structural damage to the 61st St. Fishing Pier in Galveston late Sunday night, causing part of the structure to break off and float away. Tropical Storm Beta takes aim at Texas, Louisiana as Gulf Coast sees storm surge, flooding 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z According to the report, the team at University of Texas Medical Branch Center for Biodefense and Emerging Diseases and Galveston National Laboratory tested Ab8 and found it blocked the virus from entering cells. University of Pittsburgh scientists discover antibody that 'neutralizes' virus that causes coronavirus 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z It first signaled Trinidad as destination, then Jamaica and now Galveston. Iranian fuel seized by U.S. to reach Texas within days 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z The city of Seabrook to the north of Galveston did, too. Tropical Storm Beta meandering toward Texas, Louisiana 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z The first of those studies, led by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, was reported in a 2 September preprint6. The coronavirus is mutating — does it matter? 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z And with 26 million known coronavirus infections worldwide so far, a few reinfections might not be cause to worry — yet, says virologist Thomas Geisbert of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Coronavirus reinfections: three questions scientists are asking 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Marathon Petroleum reported that as many as 14 contaminants were flared at nine different parts of its Galveston Bay refinery as it prepared for the hurricane. Wind, rain and a chemical fire. Hurricane Laura was gone but the crisis wasn’t over. 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Highway 87 runs along the coastline of the Bolivar Peninsula on the far side of Galveston Bay, tucked against the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Laura scatters rocks across coastal Texas highway: See the video 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z And photos show flooding in areas like Galveston and uprooted trees and downed power lines in Sabine Pass, Orange and elsewhere. Laura's winds leave destruction in Louisiana, Texas as weakened storm moves inland 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z More than half a million people were under evacuation orders, including the cities Galveston, Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas. Hurricanes and Wildfires Are Compounding COVID-19 Risks 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Mandatory evacuation orders were in place Wednesday for the cities of Galveston and Port Arthur, as well as the Bolivar Peninsula and Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton and Orange Counties. Texas coast braces for thousands of power outages, storm surges as Hurricane Laura barrels through Louisiana 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Officials warned that a vast stretch of the coast, reaching from central Louisiana to west of Galveston, Texas, could expect to be barraged by hurricane-level conditions. Many Fear the Worst as Forecasters Issue Dire Warnings for Hurricane Laura 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Elements of that initial plan, developed in conjunction with coastal engineers at Texas A&M University, Galveston, are incorporated into the broader coastal Texas study. A Proposed Storm Surge Barrier Could Protect Texas from Storms like Laura 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z A heavily populated span of coastline spanning from the western end of Galveston Island in Texas to Lafayette in central Louisiana is facing the possibility of hurricane-level conditions, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Laura Strengthens in the Gulf and Rekindles Dread From Past Storms 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z He and his partner moved to Galveston in May after his partner was diagnosed with terminal cancer. With Hurricane Laura threatening Gulf Coast, Southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana officials urge residents to flee 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Evacuees headed to shelters from Galveston and Port Arthur were told to bring just one bag each and a mask to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Hurricane Laura continues to strengthen; Texas, Louisiana brace for impact 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Several jurisdictions began issuing evacuation orders in Texas and Louisiana ahead of Laura’s arrival, including areas that have been hit hard in previous hurricanes, such as Galveston and Port Arthur, Tex. After storm’s miss, Louisiana and Texas brace for hurricane round two: Laura 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Texas and the Army Corps have been working on other projects, including a risk reduction and coastal restoration project between Sabine Pass and Galveston Bay that was scoped before Hurricane Harvey. A Proposed Storm Surge Barrier Could Protect Texas from Storms like Laura 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z The orders, some of them voluntary, include parts of Orange, Jefferson and Chambers Counties, as well as Galveston, Texas, and the Texas A&M University campus in the city. Hurricane Laura Strengthens in the Gulf and Rekindles Dread From Past Storms 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The couple lived in Minnesota for 23 years and in Nevada for five more before coming to Galveston. With Hurricane Laura threatening Gulf Coast, Southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana officials urge residents to flee 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z After Ike, he said he wouldn’t rebuild in Galveston. Hurricane Phoenix is Tampa Bay’s worst-case scenario 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Hurricane watches were issued from near Galveston to just west of Morgan City, La., on Monday evening. After storm’s miss, Louisiana and Texas brace for hurricane round two: Laura 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The Galveston Bay Park Plan also incorporates green features, including a new string of islands in Galveston Bay that will double as a storm surge barrier and recreational park space. A Proposed Storm Surge Barrier Could Protect Texas from Storms like Laura 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Durst was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of an elderly neighbor in a rooming house in Galveston, Texas, in 2001. Robert Durst murder trial to resume in 2021 because of virus 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z It was 89 degrees on Tuesday, but the humidity in Galveston often makes the temperature deceptive. With Hurricane Laura threatening Gulf Coast, Southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana officials urge residents to flee 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z But risk, said Jeff R. Temple, psychology professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, exists everywhere. Hurricane Phoenix is Tampa Bay’s worst-case scenario 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, which killed more than 6,000 and wrecked a city, tested a confident faith like little before. Review | In storms, Americans have long seen the hand of God 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z It calls for an integrated network of sea walls, surge gates, vertical lift gates and a “ring barrier” around Galveston Island, as well as beach and dune restoration along 70 miles of coastline. A Proposed Storm Surge Barrier Could Protect Texas from Storms like Laura 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z On their way back to the Valley, they visited relatives in Galveston. I Went Home to Texas to Cover the Virus. Then My Family Got It. 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Residents of Holland House, a public housing complex on 61st Street in Galveston, waited outside for buses to drive them inland, to Austin. With Hurricane Laura threatening Gulf Coast, Southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana officials urge residents to flee 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Even as the sun heated Galveston, Texas, to 93 degrees, the city’s 33 miles of slim beach remained mostly vacant. Fourth of July Celebrations Dulled by Soaring Coronavirus Cases 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Inundated public hospitals are sending some patients to private institutions like Methodist while reportedly transferring others to Galveston, 50 miles away. As Coronavirus Slams Houston Hospitals, It’s Like New York ‘All Over Again’ 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Galveston officials waited until Friday to announce beach closings, blocking parking along Seawall and canceling the annual fireworks show. Texas waited to require masks, close beaches ahead of Fourth of July as coronavirus spiked 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Last week’s dust plume brought elevated to unhealthy air quality indices to major metropolitan cities, like Houston, Galveston, Brownsville, New Orleans, and even Tallahassee, Florida. Record-setting Saharan dust plume is exiting U.S., while second, gentler pulse approaches 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z In Galveston, a beach city southeast of Houston, Mayor James D. Yarbrough ordered mandatory face masks for all businesses starting on Tuesday. Virus Cases Are Soaring in Texas. But Closing Down Again Is a ‘Last Option.’ 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z But for Galveston County, the increase in cases affecting young people is not a result of more testing, said Dr. Philip Keiser, the local health authority. Surge in COVID cases linked to more Texans in their 20s getting sick: officials 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z This very weekend commemorates Juneteenth — June 19, 1865 — when Black people in Galveston became the last human property in America to receive word that they were free. Exit Aunt Jemima, enter sincere reckoning with racism 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Galveston County leaders relented a bit on Friday by allowing foot traffic on Bolivar Peninsula. Texas waited to require masks, close beaches ahead of Fourth of July as coronavirus spiked 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Norman-Cox says the proclamation was common knowledge by the time Granger arrived in Galveston. Perspective | Five myths about Juneteenth 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Friday’s rallies marked the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth — June 19, 1865 — the day a military decree was announced in Galveston, Tex., informing thousands of enslaved people in the Confederate state that they were free. Juneteenth celebrations marked by marches, protests and added significance 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Army entered Galveston, Texas, and read Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to the city’s enslaved residents. Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Juneteenth commemorates the day when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 year ago in Galveston, Texas, where Union soldiers brought them the news two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. More U.S. workers getting Juneteenth off as awareness grows 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Jami Durham, a historian at the Galveston Historical Foundation, said the troops marched across the town, sharing the message in churches and squares, and from Galveston “word of freedom spread.” D.C. events go virtual to mark Juneteenth 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., marking the day —June 19, 1865 — when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were informed that they were free. Juneteenth 2020 celebrations in the Seattle area 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z On June 19, 1865, the Union army rode into Galveston, Texas, with news the Civil War had ended and that the state’s more than 250,000 enslaved people were then free. Army veteran and congressional candidate: Proposal to make Juneteenth federal holiday 'a step in the right direction' 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z It is a modest, two-paragraph entry in the book labeled “Headquarters District of Texas, Galveston … General Orders No. 3.” Original ‘Juneteenth’ order found in the National Archives 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z They were in Galveston, Tex., in a state where more than 250,000 men, women and children endured slavery for an additional 2½ years after President Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. Perspective | White people learn about Juneteenth, celebrated by millions of black Americans every year 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z According to newspaper reports from the era, the annual “Emancipation Day” or “Jubilee” celebrations in Galveston to commemorate the day featured “monstrous and brilliant” parades, Ms. Durham says. D.C. events go virtual to mark Juneteenth 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z The next year, former slaves started celebrating Juneteenth in Galveston, and it eventually reached other states. AP Explains: Juneteenth marks when last slaves were freed 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Juneteenth recognizes June 19, 1865, when a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that they were free from slavery. Montgomery to mark Juneteenth with online celebration 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The holiday marks the date in 1865 that President Lincoln’s order to free American slaves reached Galveston, Texas. Trump claims he made Juneteenth 'famous,' in defiant interview: 'Nobody had ever heard of it' 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z More than 200 official events commemorate Juneteenth in cities and towns across the US and the world – including in Galveston, Texas, where the holiday originates. Juneteenth Independence holiday: here's what you need to know 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z However, it was pushed back one day in deference to the "Juneteenth" holiday, which marks the date in 1865 that President Abraham Lincoln's order to free American slaves reached Galveston, Texas. Lara Trump fires back at critics of Tulsa rally: 'Nobody has to attend the rally. This is a choice' 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The reason: June 19 is the date of “Juneteenth,” a holiday that commemorates the date in 1865 that President Lincoln’s order to free American slaves reached Galveston, Texas. Trump delays Tulsa rally until June 20 over ‘Juneteenth’ concerns 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Up to 30 percent of Galveston's lifeguards come from other countries on J-1 visas, which offer foreigners cultural exchange opportunities in the U.S., according to the Galveston Daily News. Beach patrol in Texas city fears coronavirus could spark lifeguard shortage 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z The city of Orange Beach, the Gulf Coast Reef Foundation and family friend Buddy Guindon, a commercial angler from Galveston, Texas, helped fund the project. Alabama teen sinks shrimp boat for Eagle Scout project 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z "The long-term risk from dengue may be much higher than COVID," said Scott Weaver, the director of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. How climate change is contributing to skyrocketing rates of infectious disease 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z In a Monday morning announcement, the company said it plans to sail again, starting Aug. 1, out of Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Beachgoers packed the shore in the resort town of Galveston, though police said most people seemed to be practicing social distancing. Texas back in business? Barely, y'all, as malls, restaurants empty 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z If not enough lifeguards are hired, some may be asked to work longer hours, Galveston lifeguard Michael Lucero said. Beach patrol in Texas city fears coronavirus could spark lifeguard shortage 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Carnival Cruise Lines has announced it will resume operations at the start of August when the CDC’s no-sail order expires, departing from ports including Miami and Galveston, Texas. First Thing: Nobody is buying Trump's Wuhan lab theory 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Sailings will begin on Aug. 1 with eight ships setting off from Galveston, Texas; Miami; and Port Canaveral, Florida. Carnival Cruise Lines plans to sail again starting in August 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z The ports of Miami, Cape Canaveral and Galveston, Texas were selected because they are accessible by car for the majority of the guests, the company said in a statement. Carnival to resume cruises in summer when virus order ends 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Micah Batson of Little Rock went missing shortly before noon Saturday while swimming with his family in the waters off Crystal Beach, Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said. Arkansas boy drowns while swimming at Texas beach 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Until then, the city of Galveston has closed all beach park amenities. Texas Fishing Report 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Few U.S. counties are testing for the coronavirus as aggressively as Galveston, a county nearly as big as Rhode Island that stretches along the Texas Gulf Coast southeast of Houston. In Texas, a coastal city tries to test its way out of coronavirus pandemic 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The city of Galveston is advising against recreational fishing during the shelter in place ordinance. Texas Fishing Report 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z The City of Galveston is advising against recreational fishing during the shelter in place ordinance. Texas Fishing Report 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Galveston County health officials announced last week that more than 80 residents and staff members at The Resort at Texas City tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. Nursing home patients trying unproven virus drug in Texas 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z Until then, the city of Galveston has closed all beach park amenities. Texas Fishing Report 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z UTMB, which is providing all testing materials and processing for Galveston County, has about 30 days worth of supplies left at the current rate of testing. In Texas, a coastal city tries to test its way out of coronavirus pandemic 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z |
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