HOUSTON — As a boy growing up in Galveston, Tilman Fertitta rode his bike up and down the Seawall. He went to fairs and carnivals when they hit town and had a season pass to Sea-Arama Marineworld. In ...

GALVESTON, Texas — The historic Battleship Texas now has an official home in Galveston after a lease agreement was signed today for Pier 15, with the State of Texas and the Battleship Foundation ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Battleship Texas is one step closer to having a new home. Tuesday afternoon, the Galveston Wharves Board unanimously approved last month's recommendation to make Pier 15 ...

A view of the guns on the deck of the Battleship Texas. After more than a year of uncertainty, Battleship Texas will now be moored at Pier 15 in Galveston. The decision to move the USS Texas — the ...

Fun magnate Tilman Fertitta unveiled his plans today for turning the old Flagship Hotel pier in Galveston into a — wait for it — a “world-class amusement park for all ages.” Scheduled to open in May, ...

Note: this article has been updated with comments from the Battleship Texas Foundation and Landry's. Nearly six months after ...

Battleship Texas, a staple Houston-area tourist attraction and the last still-floating ship to serve in both World Wars, has finally found a home. Tony Gregory, president and CEO of the Battleship ...

Battleship Texas, one of the last remaining vessels to survive both World War I and II, will not be docked at the Port of Galveston's Pier 19, the port's governing body decided Tuesday. The Galveston ...