Topic: Galveston

Falling power line starts Galveston house fire

A downed power line sparked a bedroom fire in a Galveston home Tuesday afternoon, Capt. Paul Chide, of the Galveston Fire Department, said. No one...
On September 8, 1900, a hurricane with winds exceeding 130 mph decimated what was once one of the wealthiest cities in the country -- Galveston...

Today in History

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2010. There are 114 days left in the year. . . . . Today's Highlight in History: . . On Sept. 8 ...

Outdoors report: Sept. 8

Email Close [X] Calcasieu Lake. Good catches have come from the jetty, reported Hackberry Rod and Gun, though winds associated with Hermine and the...

Author shares novel writing advice

Author Nic Pizzolatto said he doesn't believe in writers block, which accounts for him penning his first novel "Galveston" in about three and a...

Woman Drowns In Rough Current

A holiday trip to Jamaica Beach turned tragic for one family.. . . . Galveston Beach Patrol officials said Veronica DeLeon Jaure, 44, stepped off a...
Soil, water samples gathered for study in case more Gulf oil spill crude hits Texas coastTexas officials on Wednesday continued collecting soil and water samples along the state's coastline, part of their response plan after this week's confirmation that

Tar balls hit Texas as oil spill cost soars

Tar balls that could be from the huge Gulf of Mexico spill were found on the Texas coast, officials said, as BP's costs in the disaster soared above three billion dollars.Meanwhile while a giant Taiwanese ship deployed to boost the ...
The US Coast Guard said Monday tar balls were spotted this weekend along the Texas shore and said tests were underway to determine if they were from the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico."We immediately commenced clean-up operations ...
<div id="subtitle">Large number of endangered sea turtles wash up dead on Texas Gulf Coast as nesting beginsFlies buzz everywhere and the stench is overwhelming as biologist Lyndsey Howell stops to analyze the remains of yet another endangered sea t