Federal lawmakers have allocated $5 million for the long-planned initiative, which would create a coastal barrier system to ...

On September 13th, 2008, Galveston Island was devastated by storm surge as a result of Hurricane Ike. A large majority of the families of Galveston Island lost their possessions, their clothing, and ...

AUSTIN, Texas, September 12, 2008 (ENS) - Rushing across the Gulf of Mexico towards Galveston and Houston, Texas, Hurricane Ike is predicted to be a Category 3 hurricane before landfall at around 1 ...

One person was killed, and three others were injured in a crash in Northeast Houston. One killed, three others critically injured in crash in Northeast Houston Read full article: One killed, three ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Lauri and Scott Mathias were preparing to break ground on their retirement home just blocks away from the beach when they heard the news: The government had proposed building a ...

Before the rains even arrived on Friday, September 12, many parts of the island were already underwater, and the Seawall and Stewart Beach were covered in rough water and flotsam. UPDATE September 13, ...

HOUSTON, TX, USA A monster-sized Hurricane Ike bore down on the Texas coast late Friday, threatening to rattle the sparkling skyscrapers of America's fourth-largest city, shut down the heart of the ...

Cynthia Diaz, superintendent for the wastewater treatment plant in Galveston, gives Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush a tour of the facility Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, following the dedication ...