Houston Matters
Music And Nature Can Help Us Process Coronavirus Anxiety And Emotions
Posted on · Composer Murray Hidary talks about his project MindTravel, which recently took participants on a musical journey along Galveston Beach.
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Galveston Prepares For Spring Break After Hurricane Harvey
Posted on · Galveston's beach parks will officially open Saturday
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Warning For Rip Tides At Galveston Island Beach
Posted on · If you are celebrating Fourth of July on the beach, be aware of the flag system. Click below for Texasbeachwatch.com's latest reports.
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Galveston County Project Adds 1.2 miles of Beach to Bolivar
Posted on · A nearly $4 million project adding more than a mile of Gulf of Mexico beach to the Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County is about complete.
Houston Matters
Privatization of Beaches: What’s At Stake in Galveston
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle recently reported on a conflict between a Galveston resident and the city's Park Board over who rightfully owns a section of Galveston beach in front of the seawall. Resident Frank Maceo says that portion of the beach belongs to him. City officials say Maceo's claim could endanger plans to re-sand some of […]
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Beach Ownership and Bank on Houston: Tuesday’s Show (June 23, 2015)
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle recently reported on a conflict between a Galveston resident and the city's Park Board over who rightfully owns a section of Galveston beach in front of the seawall. Resident Frank Maceo says that portion of the beach belongs to him. City officials say Maceo's claim could endanger plans to re-sand some of […]
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Red State, Public Beaches, and Sports Monday: Houston Matters for Monday, Oct. 13, 2014
Posted on · The GOP has had such a stranglehold on statewide offices here in Texas for so many years now that itâs hard to imagine a time when it was any different. Sure, Ann Richards was Governor of Texas for a while there, but she seems very much like the Democratic exception to the Republican rule. How […]
Houston Matters
Galveston Goes All Out for Mardi Gras
Posted on · Mardi Gras, the traditional festival of feasting and merrymaking that precedes the season of Lent, was first publicly observed on Galveston Island in 1867. Following a sabbatical imposed in 1941 by war and challenging times, Mardi Gras! Galveston was revived in 1985 by Galveston-born preservationist and developer George P. Mitchell. The largest celebration of its […]
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Both Sides Claim Victory in Bolivar Beach Front
Posted on · Governor Rick Perry has allowed a bill containing a controversial amendment to become law without his signature. That amendment — tacked on by Representative Wayne Christian — allows him and his neighbors to rebuild their beach-front houses, which were destroyed by Hurricane Ike. Even so, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson says that won't happen, as Ben Philpott reports from Austin.