Inmates of the Galveston County Jail are wearing a smashing shade of "safety pink" this spring, part of a new initiative by the Galveston County Sheriff's Office to "foster a positive environment ...

At 8:10 p.m., the county elections department reported that Measure A was leading with 85.6% of the vote, or 75,141 to 12,628 ...

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