The Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier is a wharf that juts out from the Texas Gulf Coast. Here you'll find amusement park rides, shops and eateries. The Pleasure Pier is also a study in ...

At downtown Galveston’s interactive pirate museum you can explore the history of the island like a buccaneer. Pirates! Legends of the Gulf Coast will offer day camps to children ages 6 to 11 on ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Galveston's historic Hotel Galvez has a new owner, and that means some changes are coming to the island. Hotelier Mark Wyant bought the property from the heirs of ...

In the 19th century, Galveston, Texas, once the largest city in the state, proudly held the same distinction. The historic Galveston Island, which sits between Houston and the Gulf of Mexico, is ...

A trip to Galveston is a quick drive from Austin and offers a home-school curriculum, haunted places, beaches, and family attractions. Mary Beth Bassett of Visit Galveston joined Studio 512 Co ...

A HISTORIC SHIP: 10 things to know about the 110-year-old Battleship Texas, which is about to set sail for Galveston The process of getting the ship out of the water to dry dock could take much ...

A historic three-story Victorian just hit the market in Galveston, TX, for $749,000—and it has serious curb appeal. Known as the Cameron Historic House, the 2,521-square-foot property at 1126 ...

June 19, 1865---It's the day freedom came to Texas and the birth of Juneteenth. Major General Gordon Granger and thousands of Union soldiers would arrive on the coast of Galveston with news that ...

Two years later, on June 19, 1865, US Army General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, with 2,000 Union troops and announced General Order No. 3, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas ...

Before it moved to Galveston for the multi-million-dollar repairs, the massive ship was in the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. The Battleship Texas Foundation has yet to officially ...

LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) -- After over 70 years at its home at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, the 110-year-old vessel Battleship Texas departs Wednesday for repairs. The tow from ...