GALVESTON — For a century, this vulnerable barrier island’s famed Seawall has protected, comforted, enabled and endured. But the hopelessly romantic notion that the Seawall could stand tall ...

It was September 12, 2008, when the first signs of Hurricane Ike appeared on Galveston Island, as immense waves began crashing into the seawall in a dramatic visualization of what was to come.

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On Sept. 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall along the east end of Galveston Island, packing winds up to 110 mph and a storm surge that reached 17 feet.

GALVESTON — The once proud Flagship Hotel, which for decades stood as one of the most prominent features on Galveston Island, has been reduced to a battered, unwanted reminder of the devastation ...

In September 2008, Hurricane Ike caused massive damage in Galveston, Houston, and Bolivar. HOUSTON, Texas -- It was Sept. 13, 2008, when Hurricane Ike ripped through the Houston area, claiming the ...

GALVESTON - If there is a lesson from the devastation of Hurricane Ike eight years ago, it is that the Houston-Galveston region is extremely vulnerable to a catastrophic storm surge, and the next ...

The coast here doesn't have the whitest sand or the clearest water, but to millions of Houstonians and other Texans, this is the beach. And thanks to Hurricane Ike, it's also a mess. The remains ...

Texas lawmakers are asking President Trump to help them build a wall – but no, not that wall. Instead, they are asking for the ‘Ike Dike’. A wall that would protect the critically important ...

But as Ike's flooding demonstrated, not even property behind the seawall is safe when a hurricane enters the chute between the northeastern tip of Galves­ton Island and the Bolivar Peninsula.

For a century, this vulnerable barrier island's famed Seawall has protected, comforted, enabled and endured. But the hopelessly romantic notion that the Seawall could stand tall forever, holding ...