FILE: Galveston Beach would be built up with new dunes, Galveston Island’s seawall would be raised and massive gates would protect the mouth of Galveston Bay under the proposed “Ike Dike” project.

With plenty of space to spread out, serene water views, and the amenities of nearby Galveston, this charming beach makes for an excellent coastal escape.

Previously, the Coast Guard told Chron three people had died as a result of the crash. UPDATE 8:15 p.m. CT Shriners ...

GALVESTON, Texas — What started as ideal beach weather on Memorial Day quickly turned stormy as rain swept through Galveston Island. By 3 p.m., beach patrol began clearing visitors from the water, ...

Read full article: Body of missing swimmer recovered in Galveston A search is underway for a swimmer who went missing at Galveston beach Saturday morning Read full article: Galveston Island Beach ...

The Galveston Island Beach Revue returns to the island Aug. 11-13 to celebrate its vintage history. This year's event will take place at several historic venues, including the 1892 Bishop's Palace, ...

Shortly after noon Monday, a sparse crowd filtered into Galveston’s Saengerfest Park on the Strand for an eclipse watch party sponsored by Visit Galveston, the city’s official PR arm. Some of the ...

GALVESTON, Texas – The 13-year-old twin brothers who drowned in Galveston Sunday had recently been brought from Honduras to Texas to live with their parents. Peter Davis, Chief of Galveston Beach ...

It shouldn’t surprise anyone inching along as the Interstate 45 bottlenecks into Broadway late on a summer Saturday morning that Galveston is back. Houston’s beachy back-fence neighbor “feels like an ...