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Port Lavaca, Texas stands as a financial unicorn along the Gulf Coast—a place where $1,500 monthly can cover your essential expenses without requiring financial gymnastics or a ramen-exclusive diet.

Galveston Police Department conducts large-scale operation targeting illegal gambling operations, seizing machines and ...

Julia Aracelis Cruz Vera, the mother of a young boy who died in the Dec. 22 crash, and nurse Miriam de Jesús Rosas Mancilla ...

Brown water or blue, Galveston's beaches are so firmly fixed in the public's imagination that most folks don't realize ...

Danny Perez, lead public information officer for the Texas Department of Transportation’s Houston District, said the ...

A “duolingo coming soon” sign featuring the brand’s green owl mascot, Duo, was draped across a shuttered Hooters in Galveston over the weekend, stirring speculation that the language learning app ...

Five victims of last week’s Galveston Bay medical plane crash are being honored in Texas City before their remains are flown ...

Historical re-enactors gathered Saturday at Galveston’s Trinity Episcopal Cemetery to commemorate the Jan. 1, 1863 Battle of ...

Proposed changes include an option to pay for parking in 30-minute increments, enhanced fine collection and an amnesty ...

Eastern Washington University and the Spokane Regional Health District signed a clinical training affiliation agreement to boost collaborations between the organizations. The agreement aims to provide ...

HOUSTON — Days after we learned that HPAI avian influenza, or bird flu, had been detected in Galveston County, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) issued its own alert. The highly ...