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, ...

The Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier hasn't been sold, Landry's Inc. confirmed Friday, dismissing a viral social media rumor that claimed Six Flags Over Texas had acquired the attraction. The ...

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

The ship was already approved to move to Galveston and was waiting for the pier location and lease to finalize, Battleship Texas Foundation officials said in a statement. The finalization of the lease ...