HOUSTON — As a boy growing up in Galveston, Tilman Fertitta rode his bike up and down the Seawall. He went to fairs and carnivals when they hit town and had a season pass to Sea-Arama Marineworld. In ...

GALVESTON, Texas — The historic Battleship Texas now has an official home in Galveston after a lease agreement was signed today for Pier 15, with the State of Texas and the Battleship Foundation ...

A view of the guns on the deck of the Battleship Texas. After more than a year of uncertainty, Battleship Texas will now be moored at Pier 15 in Galveston. The decision to move the USS Texas — the ...

Fun magnate Tilman Fertitta unveiled his plans today for turning the old Flagship Hotel pier in Galveston into a — wait for it — a “world-class amusement park for all ages.” Scheduled to open in May, ...

Battleship Texas, one of the last remaining vessels to survive both World War I and II, will not be docked at the Port of Galveston's Pier 19, the port's governing body decided Tuesday. The Galveston ...

The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved the lease agreement for Battleship Texas to berth at Pier 15, the battleship's foundation announced in a Facebook post. The ship was already ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Galveston Ship Channel is closed from Gulf Copper to Pelican Island Bridge after an oil discharge was reported Tuesday night, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A couple walking on the pier in Galveston discovered a man's body in the water, officials say. The man's body was recovered between the Ocean Star Museum and the shrimp ...