GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, with waves easily overtopping the 17-foot Galveston seawall and showing all of us in southeast Texas our own vulnerability. Coincidentally enough, ...

TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- It doesn't happen often, but there's been a manatee sighting near the Texas City Dike. The large mammal was spotted in an industrial canal near the refineries. On Friday, ...

TEXAS CITY, Texas – Texas City firefighters lent a helping hand to a sea turtle who was injured and struggling to swim near the Texas City Dike earlier this week. Visitors on the dike noticed the ...

Read full article: Human remains found on east Bexar County property, sheriff says Brianna Aguilera (left), The legal team that will tackle two felony indictments against Texas Governor Rick Perry, ...

TEXAS CITY, Texas — Police were investigating on Thursday night after two people were found dead on the Texas City Dike. Texas City police said a man and woman were found dead near a car that was ...

A woman walks along Galveston's shoreline last year. A $31 billion project intended to protect the Texas coast from hurricanes moved forward Thursday after a key U.S. Senate vote. (Evan L'Roy/The ...

The new addition would be called, of course, the “Baby Dike.” Not everyone read far enough to notice the #aprilfool hashtag tacked onto the end of the message. “I did have to go back in and edit the ...

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