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The Galveston City Council on Thursday approved the budget for fiscal year 2025, beginning October 1, and adopted a tax rate of $0.40885 per $100 property valuation. This is the same tax rate as fiscal year 2024.
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Sep 22, 2024 · News •. Galveston, city, seat (1838) of Galveston county, southeastern Texas, U.S., 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Houston. It is a major deepwater port on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, at the northeast end of Galveston Island, which extends along the Texas coast for about 30 miles (48 km), separating Galveston Bay and West Bay from the Gulf ...
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Galveston (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.The community of 211.31 square miles (547.3 km 2), with a population of 53,695 at the 2020 census, [6] is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county.
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Galveston, Texas 77551. Oct 11 2024 Oct 13 2024. Galveston Historical Foundation’s Annual Genteel Junque Sale. This event is currently underway. 3304 Market St. Galveston, Texas 77550. Oct 11 2024. Ghost Coast Festival. There are future dates for this event and it is currently underway.
Pay a visit to The Bryan Museum, formerly the Galveston Orphans Home, to browse the most extensive collection of southwestern artifacts in the world (including the sword used to capture Santa Anna). The 20,000 square foot property features exhibit spaces and lush, manicured grounds and has become a favorite Texas destination to many.
Founded in 1838, Galveston established prosperity through a natural deep-water port, expansion of trade routes throughout the region, and development of industry, such as cotton, in the decades leading up to the Great Storm of 1900. The people of Galveston Island would find themselves as a fundamental piece of the state and region's growth and ...
