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1900 Galveston Hurricane: The nation's deadliest natural disaster took thousands of lives
Disaster struck Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 8, 1900. The devastating hurricane took thousands of lives, homes and businesses. Before the hurricane, in the late 1800s, Galveston was ranked as the ...
Beryl roared into upper Texas Gulf Coast 3 mph shy of being Category 2, new report finds
The National Hurricane Center released its final report on Hurricane Beryl and discovered winds just 3 miles per hour shy of ...
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Beyonce’s mother’s beach house in Galveston foreclosed on, taken by bank
Texas - After years of back and forth, the City of Galveston is taking action on Beyonce's mom's beach house. The house, owned by Tina Knowles, was damaged during Hurricane Ike in 2008 and city ...
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‘Once in a lifetime’ snow hits parts of the U.S. South
In Texas, the Houston-Galveston area had 2 to 4 inches before midday ... The U.S. Gulf Coast is far better known for its ...
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Hurricane Beryl postseason report finds it was 10 mph stronger, and slower to weaken
The National Hurricane Center released their post-storm report on Hurricane Beryl late last week, bumping its landfall ...
The CEO of Texas' only cruise port explains how floating resorts saved it from bankruptcy
Texas' Port of Galveston almost filed for bankruptcy in the 1990s. Its CEO credits the booming cruise industry for saving the ...
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Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
The Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier is a wharf that juts out from the Texas Gulf Coast ... but in 1961 Hurricane Carla completely destroyed it; later in 2008, Hurricane Ike severely ...