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City celebrating Ball High, O’Connell grads with 25th Street tree lights

The City of Galveston will celebrate the O’Connell College Preparatory School and Ball High School Class of 2023 this week by getting into the school spirit along 25^th Street. 

Earlier this year, the City of Galveston, in collaboration w...

Voters elect City Council District 2 representative, approve Proposition A

GALVESTON, TX May 6, 2023 – Galveston voters elected a District 2 councilman and approved a ballot measure extending the Type B sales tax. 

Galveston voters elected David Finklea to represent District 2, an area that covers most of the a...

Registration open for long-term parking operators

Operators of paid parking lots where visitors leave their car unattended more than 48 hours are required to register with the City of Galveston and remit monthly fees based on the number of days vehicles are parked.

The Galveston City Council in February p...

Fees increasing for annual recreation membership, pool pass and park rentals

Purchase your pool and recreation center passes now to get a jumpstart on your New Year’s Resolutions and before fees increase in February. There will be slight fee increases for the Lasker Park pool, the McGuire Dent Recreation Center and ball ...

Did you see a #GetHomeSafeGalveston sticker downtown?

City updated concessions, food trucks rules

The next few months are packed with festivals and special events, which often means additional concessionaires and food trucks on the island. Given that, we want to make sure everyone is aware of changes to the ordinance governing concessions and the rece...

Galveston Island introduces an innovative health-first, paramedicine model to navigate behavioral 91

City of Galveston officials announced plans for a multi-disciplinary response team approach involving its city police, fire, and local mental health authorities, an innovative health-first model to respond to 911 emergency calls involving people with ment...

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