From now until Thursday morning anyone who parks overnight along the seawall between midnight and 5 a.m. will be subject to a hefty $250 fine.

If you're planning to attend Galveston's Mardi Gras festivities, you'll want to do more than plan out an outfit. You'll also ...

The City of Galveston has been awarded a $2M grant to implement a new traffic management system that will increase the safety and efficiency of the traffic infrastructure.

Motorists mostly responded with a chorus of supportive honks for the hour-long rally, although a few yelled their dissent.

Galveston Island has been a perennial beach vacation for decades, especially for those who live in nearby Houston. More than ...

It’s Mardi Gras time again, and the Galveston Strand will be lit up once again as the annual Mardi Gras! Galveston events ...

Seawall Boulevard is also where you'll find beach parking and the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier. For its small size, the pier is populated with plenty of arcade games and thrill rides ...

Texas' biggest Mardi Gras party is in Galveston—but so are new parking fines. Avoid a $250 ticket by knowing the rules before ...

Restaurateur Dat “Spike” Nguyen is grateful that Galveston residents embraced his new Seawall restaurant, Pirate Island Bar and Grill, last fall before the tourist season arrived.

The City of Galveston has bumped up its Mardi Gras security plan by closing one of the island's major north-south roadways and increasing seawall parking fines.

Galveston brings two weeks of parades, beads and live performances, featuring Bret Michaels and Kevin Fowler as headliners.

Galveston Island awoke to snow blanketing its streets ... At 11 a.m., the city opened the McGuire Dent Recreation Center at 28th Street and Seawall as a warming and charging center.