Biden considers 1st offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
February 23, 2023 GMTThe Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 to help fight climate change.
Texas death row inmate dies after December surgery for tumor
February 17, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — A man who had been on Texas’ death row for nearly 30 years after being convicted in the killings of his girlfriend and her two sons has died of natural causes, a spokesperson for the state prison system said Thursday.
House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill
December 10, 2022 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas — but mostly spared the region’s oil refineries and chemical plants — the U.S.
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Leaky battleship in Texas completes trip for $35M repairs
August 31, 2022 GMTLA PORTE, Texas (AP) — It’s the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought in Europe during World War I and against the Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War II. But the greatest challenge in recent years for the USS Texas has been a leaky, rusty hull that at times forced workers to pump out about 2,000 gallons (7,570 liters) of water per minute from the 110-year-old ship.
Grandfather, grandkids among 4 dead in Texas golf cart crash
August 9, 2022 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The four people killed in a weekend golf cart collision in Texas were a grandfather, two of his grandchildren and a niece who were visiting Galveston for a quick vacation before school began, police said.
4 riding in golf cart killed in crash at Texas intersection
August 7, 2022 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Four people riding in a golf cart were killed — including two juveniles — when an allegedly intoxicated man driving an SUV ran a stop sign at an intersection in Southeast Texas, police said.
Texas man on death row pleads guilty in 3 cold-case killings
June 29, 2022 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A man already sentenced to death for a cold-case killing in Oklahoma pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in the deaths of three girls whose disappearances in Texas also went unsolved for decades.
Black Americans living abroad reflect on Juneteenth holiday
June 20, 2022 GMTBANGKOK (AP) — As the United States marks only the second federally recognized Juneteenth, Black Americans living overseas have embraced the holiday as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their host countries on Black history.
US financial markets closed Monday for Juneteenth
June 20, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. financial markets will observe the Juneteenth holiday for the first time Monday.
Last year, Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday to mark the effective end of slavery in the U.S.
LEADING OFF: Juneteenth around MLB and Father’s Day
June 19, 2022 GMTA look at what's happening around the majors on today:
How Mississippians are celebrating Juneteenth weekend
June 18, 2022 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi communities are commemorating Juneteenth with events ranging from history-themed dinners to live music performances to street festivals.
Los Angeles mayor proclaims Juneteenth official city holiday
June 7, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday signed a proclamation making Juneteenth an official city holiday to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States.
Garcetti said during a signing ceremony at City Hall that the commemoration was overdue and a small step toward undoing systemic racism in the nation.
Juneteenth becomes 13th Michigan court holiday
June 1, 2022 GMTLANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court declared Juneteenth a statewide court holiday Wednesday over the objections of two Republican justices who said taxpayers will be shortchanged.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, two months after the Confederacy had surrendered.
Colorado lawmakers pass bill making Juneteenth state holiday
April 11, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers have passed a bill designating Juneteenth, which celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S., as an official state holiday, and Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign it.
Biden administration files 3rd lawsuit in Texas over voting
March 24, 2022 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday filed a third lawsuit over voting rights in Texas, keeping America's biggest red state at the center of a fight over new and in many cases more restrictive election laws passed last year by Republicans.
Police kill gunman after standoff at Galveston Bay-area home
March 11, 2022 GMTCLEAR LAKE SHORES, Texas (AP) — Police fatally shot an armed suspect Wednesday after an hourslong standoff at his home in a community near Galveston Bay, officials said.
An officer dispatched to the home in Clear Lake Shores at about 5 a.m.
Democratic runoff set up in Texas attorney general race
March 10, 2022 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt suspended his campaign for Texas attorney general Thursday, setting up a May runoff between the top Democratic primary vote-getter Rochelle Garza and former Galveston mayor Joe Jaworski.
American National Group: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
February 22, 2022 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) _ American National Group (ANAT) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $250.1 million.
The Galveston, Texas-based company said it had profit of $9.30 per share.
Juneteenth could become Utah’s newest state holiday
February 20, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Juneteenth could soon be designated a state holiday in Utah, thanks to a bill passed by the House on Wednesday.
Woman falls to death from mast of historic ship in Texas
February 7, 2022 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A woman fell to her death from a mast on a historic ship that's featured at a Texas museum after her safety harness somehow came unclipped, police said.
The 58-year-old woman died Saturday after falling from a mast on the tall ship Elissa, which is berthed at Galveston's seaport museum, the Galveston County Daily News reported.
Texan admits smuggling migrants in a US flag-draped coffin
January 27, 2022 GMTCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who transported two men from Mexico in a U.S. flag-draped coffin has pleaded guilty to human smuggling.
Zachary Taylor Blood of Galveston faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for his plea this week in federal court in Corpus Christi.
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NTSB: Boat didn’t heed danger signals before fatal collision
November 5, 2021 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The captain of a fishing boat that collided with a chemical tanker near Galveston, Texas, killing three people, did not respond to danger signals from the ship before the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
Juneteenth could become a Michigan court holiday
October 20, 2021 GMTLANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a statewide court holiday on Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery.
The court said it will accept public comment and hold a hearing in the months ahead.
Tulsa city and county adopt Juneteenth as official holiday
October 12, 2021 GMTTULSA, Okla. (AP) — The city of Tulsa and Tulsa County have each announced they will officially recognize Juneteenth as a holiday.
June 19 will be an additional paid holiday for city and county employees beginning in 2022.
Alabama city adds Juneteenth as holiday for its employees
October 2, 2021 GMTPRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama city is giving its employees an additional paid holiday after its City Council voted to recognize Juneteenth.
The holiday marks June 19, 1865, when federal troops entered Galveston, Texas, some two months after the Civil War ended.
Nicholas strengthens to hurricane ahead of Texas landfall
September 14, 2021 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Nicholas strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Monday as it headed toward landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast and it was expected to bring heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana.
27 people aboard Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19
August 13, 2021 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Carnival cruise on which 27 people tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week was headed back to Galveston, Texas Friday after stopping in Mexico.
Attorney Lee Merritt joins race for Texas attorney general
July 13, 2021 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who has represented the families of Black people killed by police, joined a crowded 2022 race for Texas attorney general Tuesday against embattled Republican incumbent Ken Paxton.
EXPLAINER: The story of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday
June 18, 2021 GMTThe U.S. government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.”
President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday that was passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday.
Juneteenth becomes official state holiday in WA in 2022
June 18, 2021 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — President Joe Biden this week signed legislation establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery – a move lawmakers made for Washington state earlier this year.
Missouri state workers given day off for Juneteenth
June 17, 2021 GMTMissouri state offices will be closed Friday in honor of Juneteenth, a new national holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
The Missouri Office of Administration announced the closures Thursday, after President Joe Biden signed a law declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
June 17, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president.
Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
June 17, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday.
Museum to show Emancipation Proclamation to mark Juneteenth
June 8, 2021 GMTSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield will mark Juneteenth — the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — by displaying a rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Bundles of cocaine washing ashore in coastal Texas county
May 26, 2021 GMTMATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Authorities in a coastal Texas county are asking beachgoers to not pick up any suspicious items in the water after several packages of cocaine washed ashore in recent days.
The Matagorda County Sheriff's Office says 50 kilos, or 110 pounds, of the drug have washed ashore in the past week.
Durst’s defense says dismemberment helps prove innocence
May 20, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The savage and sloppy manner in which Robert Durst dismembered a man he accidentally killed in Texas helps prove the New York real estate heir didn’t murder his best friend or kill his wife, his lawyer said.
Defense says dismemberment is evidence of Durst’s innocence
May 20, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The savage and sloppy manner in which Robert Durst dismembered a man he accidentally killed in Texas helps prove the New York real estate heir didn’t murder his best friend or kill his wife, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Defense says dismemberment is evidence of Durst’s innocence
May 20, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The savage and sloppy manner in which Robert Durst dismembered a man he accidentally killed in Texas helps prove the New York real estate heir didn’t murder his best friend or kill his wife, his lawyer said.
Washington Legislature approves Juneteenth as state holiday
April 9, 2021 GMTOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Legislature has passed a measure that makes Juneteenth a legal state holiday...
Arrest warrant issued after woman rejects mask at Texas bank
March 15, 2021 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An arrest warrant was issued for a woman who refused to wear a mask at a Texas bank, saying to a police officer: “What are you going to do, arrest me...
North Dakota man sentenced for attack aboard cruise ship
February 10, 2021 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A North Dakota man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempting to strangle a woman he was dating while aboard a Texas-based cruise ship...
Texas woman sentenced to life for death of 4-year-old son
February 5, 2021 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A 37-year-old Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the death of her 4-year-old son, whose body was found on a beach in Galveston in 2017...
COVID-19 exhausting Texas ICU beds as hospitalizations soar
January 5, 2021 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Coronavirus cases are exhausting the availability of intensive-care unit beds in parts of Texas as hospitalizations with COVID-19 continue to soar to record levels, state health statistics showed on Tuesday...
Black man who police led by rope sues Texas city for $1M
October 11, 2020 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a southeast Texas city and its police department for $1 million, saying he suffered humiliation and fear during his arrest...
Biggest unknown with Beta is how much rain it will bring
September 22, 2020 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — As Tropical Storm Beta neared the Texas coast Monday, the biggest unknown was how much rainfall it could produce in areas that have already seen their share of damaging weather during a busy hurricane season...
Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for Texas
September 20, 2020 GMTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season was churning along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that could strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores in the week ahead...
Hundreds of thousands flee US coast ahead of Hurricane Laura
August 26, 2020 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — In the largest U.S. evacuation of the pandemic, more than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam Texas and Louisiana with ferocious winds, heavy flooding and the power to push seawater miles inland...
AP Explains: Juneteenth marks day last enslaved people freed
June 18, 2020 GMTJuneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 years ago...
Nike, NFL and others to start giving workers Juneteenth off
June 12, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Nike, the NFL and other businesses will give their employees a day off for Juneteenth for the first time this year, the latest example of how American employers are responding to protests that have placed additional attention on racial injustice in the U...
Record-setting astronaut feels good after near year in space
February 12, 2020 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's new record-setting astronaut said Wednesday that aside from sore muscles and trouble with balance, she's readjusting well to gravity after nearly 11 months in space.
Texas archdiocese challenges LGBT anti-discrimination rights
November 15, 2019 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas archdiocese wants to become a foster care provider, but only if it can be exempt from adhering to federal safeguards against anti-LGBT discrimination...
Popular Texas fishing spot Rollover Pass closing this month
September 10, 2019 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The Rollover Pass manmade channel along the Gulf of Mexico will close this month due to erosion concerns after more than 60 years as a popular Texas fishing and tourism spot...
Chief apologizes after horseback officers lead man by rope
August 6, 2019 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Galveston's police chief is apologizing after two of his officers, mounted on horseback, led a handcuffed trespassing suspect by a rope through downtown streets...
Texas killer’s death leaves unanswered questions in girls’ deaths
April 23, 2019 GMTSelf-described serial killer Edward Harold Bell died in the Texas prison Saturday, leaving unanswered questions about the unsolved murders of 11 girls he claimed to have killed.
Bell died Saturday morning at the Wallace Pack Unit, a prison that houses many elderly prisoners, a spokesman confirmed.
Fire damages Texas home where boxing legend Johnson lived
April 6, 2019 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas Gulf Coast home where boxing legend Jack Johnson once lived was heavily damaged by a fire...
Lady Mustangs roll to 22-5A golf title
March 29, 2019 GMTThere was very little drama at the girls’ District 22-5A golf tournament which is exactly how Friendswood head coach Scott Smith would prefer the event to unfold.
Powered by the top three medalists, Friendswood carded a 352-336-698 total to easily outdistance second place Crosby by 154 strokes for the team title at Moody Gardens Golf Course in Galveston.