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Galveston Little League parade and carnival on March 25

The Galveston Little League parade and carnival is Saturday, March 25! The parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. The parade line-up begins around 7:30 a.m. at 5200 Avenue N ½ (in the parking lot for what was formerly Alamo School). From t...

Gulf Coast Water Authority temporarily changing water disinfection process April 10-24

Resurfacing of Lindale Park tennis courts begins March 27

New Seawall lights installation begins this week

Galveston, TX – March 22, 2023 – Installation of the next round of Seawall bollard lighting is underway between 39^th Street and 45^th Street, with an anticipated completion at the end of April.

The City of Galveston is working o...

City hosting paper Shred Day on April 23

The City of Galveston is hosting its annual paper shredding day on Sunday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Galveston Recycling Center, 702 61st Street.  The Recycling Center will at no charge shred up to 15 boxes of papers and documents sa...

City Manager's Report now available online

The latest City Manager's Report is now online at https://galvestontx.gov/153/City-Manager. This report details what the city has accomplished in the last month and what's to come in the month ahead. For instance, did you know t...

Sewer and road update: Tuna Street

The City of Galveston's municipal services team recently completed a project replacing the sewer system along Tuna Street between Marine and Holiday Drive.

Residents living along Tuna Street now have a new sewer system in place. During the project...

Streets update: Gulf Village mill and overlay project

Cultural Arts Commission accepting applications for public art projects

Home Investment Partnership-American Rescue Plan grant public comment period open

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $893,274.00 in Home Investment Partnerships-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) to the City of Galveston.  These funds are to be used to help create affordable housing and suppo...

GCWA performing annual water disinfection process April 10-24

The Gulf Coast Water Authority (GCWA) will temporarily change its water disinfection process April 10-24, 2023. This annual routine maintenance practice is necessary to maintain water systems operated by GCWA and the Galveston County communities it serves...

GPD offering $5 off safe rides for Mardi Gras weekend

After the success of last weekend, the Galveston Police Department is again offering our $ 5 off safe rides program!

The Lyft Pass is valid from Friday, February 17 at 7 p.m. through Sunday, February 19 at 7 a.m. and is available while supplies last. Lyft ...

Water meter installation on track for end-of-year completion

More than 3,640 water meters have been upgraded at Galveston homes, and work continues to get all meters swapped out by the end of the year. The City of Galveston’s Sustainable Interactive Customer Connections (SICC) project kicked off last year...

City of Galveston to host a Stormwater Master Plan Public Meeting on March 7

Galveston, TX – February 8, 2023 – The City of Galveston will host a public meeting on Tuesday, March 7, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center in the Garden Cay Room, to educate the ...

Recycling Division partners with events for pilot program

Galveston Island is host to dozens of large events throughout the year, and recycling may soon become a mainstay at local festivals, cookoffs and fun runs.

The City of Galveston’s Recycling Division is partnering with special event organizers to ...

City Council candidate filing period opening January 27 for District 2

The City of Galveston is holding a special election on Saturday, May 6, 2023, and the filing period for candidates will open January 27, 2023. The deadline to file is February 17, 2023. 

The current District 2 representative William Schuster is st...

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 ...

Lasker Park tennis courts closed for resurfacing as part of larger improvement project

City of Galveston tennis courts are getting a makeover as part of a citywide resurfacing initiative funded by Better Parks for Galveston and the Industrial Development Corporation. 

The tennis courts at Lasker Park near 43^rd Street and Av...

Public hearing notice for proposed 59th Street water storage tank

The City of Galveston is seeking disaster and recovery funding for a proposed 59th Street water storage tank. 

A public hearing for the project will be held during the November 17 regular City Council meeting. 

The City of Galveston propos...

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...

New downtown parking rate in effect

Public comment open on draft 2022 Hazard Mitigation Plan

Golf cart inspection provider list