Aerial video showed portions of a rail line that runs parallel to the bridge on top of the barge. ... The Galveston County Sheriff's Office told KTRK that a large piece of the bridge fell.

A bridge that leads to Pelican Island, located just north of Galveston, Texas, was hit by a barge around 9:30 a.m., said Ronnie Varela, with Galveston’s Office of Emergency Management.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows took an aerial tour surveying damage that was left behind in Kerr ...

The barge, which is owned by Martin Petroleum, has a 30,000-gallon capacity, but it’s not clear how much leaked into the bay, said Galveston County spokesperson Spencer Lewis.

Aerial images showed that a section of a rail line alongside the bridge appeared to have collapsed, ... a spokesperson for the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management.

The barge, which Martin Petroleum owns, has a 30,000-gallon capacity, but it's not clear how much leaked into the bay, said Galveston County spokesperson Spencer Lewis.

GALVESTON, Texas – A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a smaller and separate island that is ...