Home to urban, rural, industrial, and coastal,
Galveston County is far more than just a beach.
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Home to Houston's #1 and #5 school districts
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Galveston County includes the cities of Bayou Vista, Clear Lake Shores, Dickinson, Friendswood, Galveston, Hitchcock, Jamaica Beach, Kemah, La Marque, League City, Santa Fe, Texas City, and Tiki Island.
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BP to Sell Texas City Petrochemical Plant to Ineos
Energy company BP announced Monday it would sell its petrochemical business, which includes its Texas City Chemicals plant, to British company Ineos for $5 billion, officials said. BP has operated… Regional News
Now Hiring In Galveston County & Greater Houston This Week
Valid the week of June 30 - July 4, 2020. To apply visit https://workintexas.com. In Galveston County Atofina Chemicals Inc (Clear Lake City, TX)Galveston County Health (Texas City, TX)Grief Industrial… Blog
Galveston County April 2020 Gross Receipts and Sales Tax Up Overall
Through it all, most of Galveston County's cities are defying the odds amidst COVID-19. Despite a statewide trend downwards, sales tax receipts show an increase in gross receipts during the… Blog
Galveston Port's Financial Success
They say that records are made to be broken. After setting all-time revenue records in 2018, the Galveston Wharves broke those records in fiscal year 2019 with a 19 percent… Regional News
Galveston Port Leaders See Hope in Cargo
In March and April, the Port of Galveston saw year-over-year increases in volumes of fertilizer, container cargo, fruit and grain, officials said. Increases in those lines of business highlighted “the… Regional News
Workforce Training: Hitchcock Students To Receive Free Tuition to College of the Mainland
Hitchcock, one of Galveston's County communities directly in the path of future industrial growth received a huge boost to workforce training today when it was announced that Texas City's College… Regional News
Texas City Nursing Home Deploys COVID-19 Killing Robots
Earlier this week, The Resort at Texas City started using Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots to help curb the potential spread of coronavirus in the facility. The LightStrike disinfection system uses pulsed xenon… Regional News
Social Distancing at Work
This graphic breaks down the American work force by distance. Any profession close to the top is one in which social distancing at work is flat-out impossible. As one moves… Blog
COVID-19 Economic Data Resources
The coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has brought massive, rapid, and ongoing changes to how people interact with their surroundings and with each other. This is most visible in how we… Blog
Bar Chart Race: Greater Houston's COVID-19 Unemployment Rates
While Galveston County was hardest hit early on, the local government's response seems to have slowed the job decline. Unemployment rates across the country are way up in response to… Blog