There's No Place in Texas Like Galveston County
There's no place in the world quite like Texas, and no better place in Texas to do business than Galveston County.
Galveston County is Real Texas
Located on the Gulf Coast of Texas, in Greater Houston, Galveston County is home to urban, rural, industrial, and coastal, and is far more than just a beach.
Unique in Houston, Galveston County is real Texas. Over the last decade, the county has reduced property taxes and business-killing regulation every year.
Our Target Industries
Galveston County is dedicated to working with businesses looking to relocate here.
How Can We Help?
How to Exploit Your Local Economic Development Oiffice for Fun and Profit
Whether you’re relocating, expanding, starting a business from the ground up or moving here for a job, Galveston County Economic Development serves as a single point of contact for companies, site selection consultants and corporate real estate executives considering Galveston County, Texas. Contact us for free help today.
Business Relocation Assistance
There's no place in the world quite like Texas. Move your business here.
Expansion Assistance
Our priority is to make sure all requests are handled confidentially and that all services are provided free of charge.
Starting a Business
Our highly skilled and educated workforce, proximity and Houston and international markets, make it the ideal place to start a business business.
Find a Job in Galveston County
The employers of Galveston County represent a broad spectrum of industries and a diversified economy.
Recent News
Galveston County Continues to Cut Property Taxes
Another Year, Another Reduction In Property Taxes For County Residents And Business Owners (Galveston County, TX, September 2020) ― Yesterday,September 8th, Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve a $144.7 million…
Developer Buys Vacant Sears Building in Texas City, Building World's Largest World Gym
Friendswood attorney and developer Jerome Karam continues adding to his ever-growing real estate holdings in Texas City, this week finalizing acquisition of the vacant Sears building at 10000 Emmett F.…
Oyster Mariculture Program Launches in Texas
The State of Texas this month launched the oyster mariculture (aquaculture in the ocean) industry, providing an opportunity for significant economic activity along Galveston County, the Gulf Coast, Coastal Bend,…
Bay Area Hot Projects – August 2020
The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership publishes its Hot Projects multiple times per year. The August 2020 edition is below. To download a PDF version, click here. https://issuu.com/bahep/docs/hot_projects_for_august_2020 Major Industrial Investments…
Galveston Area Officials Considering Ways to Locally Fund Coastal Texas Study
As a decade-long study of how to protect the Texas Gulf Coast from storm damage nears its end, local officials are now considering ways to fund locally what could be…
Houston/Galveston Tech Companies Have Raised Over $466M So Far This Year
This year might be a wash for a lot of things, but according to a new fundraising report from Houston Exponential, the Bayou City has seen an increase in funding…
USMCA: A Great Deal for Galveston County
The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), will have a positive economic impact on Texas and Galveston County. NAFTA created a free…
I-45 Expansion Continues South in Galveston County
The freeway expansion represents a $900 million dollar investment in the county's regional transportation network. "The long-running joke that TxDOT never stopped building Interstate 45 will live on a few…
Shriners Hospitals for Children Moves to Galveston to Offer ‘Texas-sized’ Care
The Boards of Governors at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Houston and Galveston voted to merge their world-renowned specialty pediatric services to the Galveston location by early 2021, where they…
Galveston County's COVID-19 Response
Galveston County Texas is working hard with its business community to help keep customers and employees safe during COVID-19. Again and again, Texas ranks as the top location in the…
Don't Just Take Our Word for It
These are some of Galveston County's largest employers.
