Galveston ranks in the Top 5 of the nation's most affordable cruise ports, according to a new study by Cruise Fever. Jon Souza of the popular industry site—sample headlines: "Cruise Ship Will Sail ...

A spirited recent Facebook discussion doubled as a brainstorming session to bring a roller-skating rink back to Galveston Island.

The Port of Galveston is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year by expanding rapidly. Just last week, its board of trustees voted to revise its strategic master plan—only five years after ...

It's Crawfish Week at Chron! For five days, the food team will be dropping fun stories about Houston's favorite crustacean. Read all our crawfish coverage here. The South Texas odyssey of ...

Regular users of the I-45 causeway between Galveston and the mainland know the ongoing construction has turned the drive into a roulette wheel that can spin up smooth sailing one day and the tenth ...

The Trump administration's new push to deport illegal immigrants, coupled with raids in Galveston County last month, has contributed to an anxious climate where many parents are afraid to send their ...

Galveston residents have grown a little surly about the onslaught of visitors the island has experienced since the Covid-19 pandemic let up, a new study found. Although locals see many positives as ...

Mardi Gras celebration now less than three weeks away, security-conscious city officials have made dramatic changes to traffic and parking regulations on some of the festival's primary roadways.

Galveston's "fancy" coyotes have charmed much of the island, inspiring many citizens to advocate for the red-wolf hybrids and winning tentative concessions from some developers to accommodate the ...

Jaston Williams once put the "third-smallest town in Texas" on the map (never mind that it was fictional), but these days he's quite happy in Lockhart. The actor, playwright, and author, who ...

Abetted by 40mph north winds, the October 2023 fire that destroyed the Denny's on Galveston's seawall left locals talking for weeks. The inky smoke stalled traffic along the boulevard and could be ...