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Disembarkation is always hectic, but the chaos was taken to the next level in Texas’s Galveston Cruise Port on Saturday, April 26, 2025, by an unruly – and violent – group of passengers. The cruise guests were in the process of disembarking from Carnival Jubilee – which had just returned from a 7-night Western Caribbean sailing that embarked from Galveston on April 19, 2025 – when a massive fight broke out in the luggage pickup area. It’s not clear what triggered the altercation, but video footage shows a group of people beating up at least two other men while several...

Ending years of sometimes contentious deliberations, the Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees agreed Tuesday afternoon to berth the Battleship Texas at Pier 15, securing a long-term home for the historic warship and adding an important new element to its growing suite of attractions. ... "The Battleship Texas Foundation is pleased to have unanimous support and endorsement of the Wharves Board for locating the USS Texas at Pier 15—just a short walk from Pier 21 and the historic Galveston Strand," foundation CEO Tony Gregory said. "The Battleship is a wonderful asset for Galveston, and we look forward to creating a magnificent...

Galveston hurricane of 1900, hurricane (tropical cyclone) of September 1900, one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history, claiming more than 8,000 lives. As the storm hit the island city of Galveston, Texas, it was a category 4 hurricane, the second strongest designation on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.

—Order has begun to take the place of chaos which fro* reigned In Galveston since Saturday’s terrible storm and the citizens are recovering from tho stuplflcatlon of their sudden disaster. All previous estimates have been shattered by tho estimates of prominent men who declare that 3000 deaths will result from the storm. One hundred lives were loot at other points. It is thought that »10,000,000 will cover the loss of property at Galveston and more than halt as much for the remainder of tbe State. Advices say that 700 human bodies have been weighted and consigned to the sea. Some...

What Is Happening? Another Barge Hit Another Bridge Causing a Partial Collapse in Galveston VIDEO AT LINK.................

GALVESTON, Texas – The city of Galveston’s police chief has been placed on administrative leave as an investigation into a raid at a family’s home begins. Police Chief Doug Balli has been placed on a 10-day administrative leave by the city manager. This comes amid an internal investigation being conducted, focusing on a possible failure of communication surrounding a raid at a house on Avenue O exactly one week ago. Galveston Police Department officials are keeping quiet, but home surveillance footage points to what’s been described as a disturbing sequence of events one family says should’ve never happened. “My kids...

Multiple tugs and patrol craft. Slow and stately tow. No incidents seen. Drydock is still 'wet' and the comments indicate that it wont be drained for a while.

A top U.S. biosecurity lab is assuming responsibility for signing “poorly drafted” agreements with three high-level biosecurity labs in China that they concede may have broken the law.The three contracts, including one with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), gave the Chinese labs powers to destroy “secret files” from any stage of their collaboration.“The party is entitled to ask the other to destroy and/or return the secret files, materials, and equipment without any backups,” stated the 2017 memorandum of understanding (MOU) that the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) signed with the Wuhan lab, which first came to light in...

@GOP “Juneteenth is an important part of the history of our country and the Republican Party.”— @GOPChairwoman

Walmart has apologized for its controversial “Juneteenth” ice cream as pictures began to circulate over the weekend, and it plans to remove items “as appropriate” in response to the backlash. Pictures of Great Value’s Juneteenth “celebration edition” ice cream began to circulate across social media over the weekend. President Biden signed a bill last year establishing Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorating the end of slavery.

There is a shorter version of this performance that doesn't include the mindless thoughts of people like Melissa Etheridge and Toby Keith, but this is a higher quality video than the alternative. And, it has Merle. Also, Jimmy Webb wasn't writing about Vietnam. He was writing about the Spanish-American War.

A man who was arrested last year and led by mounted police officers down the street on a rope is suing the city for $1 million. Donald Neely was arrested for trespassing in Aug. 2019. The officers on horseback tied a rope to Neely as he was handcuffed and had him walk several blocks as they rode next to him. In a lawsuit filed, Neely says the incident caused him to suffer "embarrassment, humiliation and fear." Videos and photos of the arrest quickly gained attention on social media at the time. A spokesman said the city does not comment on...

A documentary on the Great Hurricane of 1900 which remains the worst natural disaster (excepting pandemics) in terms of loss of life in American history.

Former Vice President Joe Biden did not sponsor or co-sponsor any of the six bills recognizing Juneteenth during his time in the U.S. Senate, though he is now attempting to champion the holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day that slaves in Galveston, Texas, were informed — on June 19, 1865 — that they had been freed by President Abraham Lincoln in the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years before. A search of GovTrack records of congressional bills, which is a complete record of all legislation dating back to 1973 — the year Biden entered the Senate — finds that Biden neither...

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — A Galveston County probation officer was arrested on sexual assault charges after multiple alleged victims came forward with complaints. Eric Alzafari allegedly victimized at least three women who were on probation, according to court records. He is charged with seven counts of official oppression, two counts of sexual assault, and two counts of sexual contact / intercourse with supervised person.

Houston-area transportation officials are not going to lose southern segments of the Grand Parkway without a lot of fuss. Members of the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Transportation Policy Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution urging the Texas Transportation Commission to keep Grand Parkway segments B and C and other related projects in Texas’ 10-year transportation plan. The segments represent the southern portion of the Houston area’s third ring road, carrying the tollway from Interstate 69 near Sugar Land south through Fort Bend, Brazoria and Galveston counties, intersecting with Texas 288 and Interstate 45 near League City. Texas Department of Transportation...

The man calling himself David Briscoe appeared in Time as a substitute teacher seemingly in the wrong place at the wrong time; CNN described his heroism as he ordered his students to “get down” and kept them protected until police came; The Wall Street Journal relayed the blood-curdling screams he heard from students in the hallway.” witnessing the carnage in Santa Fe High School as the students and teachers came under attack. The problem with his story is that he wasn’t a teacher at the school and he was never a resident of Texas. There is no record of his...

In 1841, Andrews hatched a plan to make his political and moral beliefs a lived reality: He would convince Great Britain to buy up all the land in Texas on the condition that they free Texas’s slaves. The idea was not as outlandish as it might sound. In 1833, Great Britain had done something similar in abolishing slavery on its plantations in the West Indies. There, slaveholders were paid a total of $20 million sterling in recompense for their lost property, though they retained the land. And Texas had already reached across the Atlantic for economic aid. The South Carolina...

Eight months after the naked body of a toddler washed up on a Galveston beach, police have finally unraveled the mystery, announcing the real name of the Houston boy and the arrest of his mother and her girlfriend.

A potential threat at Santa Fe High School appears to have been a hoax emanating from Galveston, Texas, according to officials with the Edmond Police and the Edmond Public Schools system. Edmond Police had extra presence on campus Thursday morning out of caution and to be visible to students and the community. EPS Public Information Officer Susan Parks-Schlepp issued a statement saying, “We are aware of a social media post that referenced an act of violence at Santa Fe High School today. Please be advised that none of the students mentioned in the post attend Santa Fe. We believe this...