It wasn’t chocolate eggs the tide brought in this Easter weekend—Texas police discovered bundles of cocaine washing ashore on Jamaica Beach, likely dumped from a ship offshore.
Last weekend’s fire at the historic George Ball House has left Galveston residents heartbroken—and reflecting on the city’s long, fiery past. The 168-year-old structure suffered extreme damage, echoing a lesser-known but far more destructive fire in 1885 that destroyed 40 blocks of the East End.
Easter weekend kicks off warm and breezy along the Gulf Coast, but beach plans could be disrupted by storms and rip current dangers before the holiday wraps up.
A weekend fire at a historic mansion in Galveston’s Silk Stocking District left two people hospitalized with serious injuries. It caused damage to multiple homes, including the famed George Ball House.
A University of Houston civil and environmental engineering professor has developed an advanced model that tracks how pollution moves through Galveston Bay. The model offers insights into the ecological impact of extreme weather events and improves regional resilience.