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Residents, visitors report illness from red tide in Galveston

The affected areas were concentrated in pockets along the coastline, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with some locations causing respiratory irritation among beachgoers while other stretches of beach weren't affected....

Galveston County Daily NewsSep 14, 2026

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False gunpoint report draws Galveston police response, felony charge

Officers were dispatched about 6:54 a.m. to the 2200 block of 71st Street after receiving a call from a woman who reported that a man was holding her at gunpoint, police spokesman Kurt Koopmann said. The caller then hung up,…...

Galveston County Daily NewsSep 14, 2026