FILE: Galveston Beach would be built up with new dunes, Galveston Island’s seawall would be raised and massive gates would protect the mouth of Galveston Bay under the proposed “Ike Dike” project.

As part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project, these beaches in Galveston could have a double dune system and extra sand added to extend into the Gulf Coast. A 55-year-old Houston man drowned in ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As people flocked to Galveston beaches this weekend, officials say they have had to rescue at least five people. "There's quite a few people in and out of the waters, which ...