Online Highways Home > Texas > Galveston Galveston is the seat of Galveston County, southeast of Houston. It occupies virtually all of 32-mile Galveston Island, about two miles off the Texas mainland in the Gulf of Mexico, at the tip of I-45. Galveston was surveyed by the Spanish in 1785. In 1836, the city site was purchased from the Republic of Texas by Michael B. Menard, who organized the Galveston City Company. A monstrous hurricane in 1900 killed about 6,000 people and left 8,000 homeless. In response, the city built a wall of steel, concrete and granite to guard against a recurrence. Today Galveston draws its economic sustenance from the Port of Galveston, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and other health facilities, finance, shrimping, fishing and tourism. The city also is home to a Texas A&M University campus and Galveston College. The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame is one of many attractions. The community claims to hold the state's biggest Mardi Gras celebration. Art Buchanan Gallery | Galveston Island Outdoor Musicals | The Grand Opera House | Education Texas A&M University at Galveston | Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries Mosquito Cafe | Willie G's Seafood and Steak House | Golf Galveston Island Golf | Hawthorn Suites At The Victorian | History Ashton Villa | Bishop's Palace | First Lutheran Church | First Presbyterian Church | Galveston County Historical Museum | Garten Verein | Grace Episcopal Church | Lone Star Flight Museum | Mardi Gras Museum | Menard Home | Port of Galveston | Powhatan House | Rosenberg Library | Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Saint Mary's Cathedral | Seawolf Park | Texas Heroes Monument | Texas Seaport Museum | The Elissa | The Great Storm | The Moody Mansion | The Strand | Trinity Episcopal Church | Public Libraries Rosenberg Library | Rosenberg Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Comfort Inn Galveston | Commodore on the Beach | deleted | Econo Lodge Galveston | Gaido's Seaside Inn | Galveston Days Inn | La Quinta Inn Galveston | San Luis Resort Spa Conf Ctr | Oil Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig/Museum | Parks Galveston Island State Park | Residential and Commercial Real Estate Deem Realty | Science Galveston | Sports and Sporting Events David Taylor Classic Car Museum | Palm Beach | Texas Hunting Adventures | Transportation Scholes Field Airport | Treasure Isle Tour Train Inc. | Texas Counties Galveston County | Texas State Parks Galveston Island State Park | Vacation Rentals Beach and Bay Vacation Rentals | Lil' Yellow Beach House | See more Texas Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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baseballcoach53 "@JessykaPayne I live by Galveston. We got hit hard from Ike. Are you in Texas often?"
chuckbaby "Too bad Galveston didn't have a Pro football team in 1900!"
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ShellyHKelly "@JPMontalbano I used to work in Galveston 1995-2001. Don't remember pork chops but oh, those grinders!! Great for a gal on a budget then."
txgreenguy "http://twitpic.com/128tdw - A look into the future of Galveston"
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Galvinfo "Just got an email asking about the cost of the downtown entertainment area for Galveston Mardi Gras..Answer: it's FREE"
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robert6969 "NOT MUCH , JUST CHILLIN OUT HERE IN GALVESTON,ILE ENJOYIN MARDIGRAS... YALLCOME ON DOWN...."
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