Category: Regional News
Dickinson To Get $3M in Federal Grant for Public Market Project
The city’s plan to build a public market, which would feature food and wares from local restaurants and businesses and create a strong downtown center, got a big financial boost…
Galveston County in Space: Friendswood’s Astronauts
The Galveston County city of Friendswood, not only has an astronaut for a mayor, but now has three of its residents are out of town. They're at the International Space…
Houston/Galveston Home Sales Surpass Dallas
According to the latest data from HomesUSA.com, the average number of new home sales in Houston surpassed Dallas as the top Texas market in June. The company, which compiles information…
Houston/Galveston Venture Capital up 115% Year-Over-Year
Entrepreneurs in the Houston area received $250.8 million in venture capital during the second quarter of 2019, up 115 percent from the $116.8 million reported for the same three-month period…
Friendswood and League City Ranked Top Cities in Texas
Ranked on five factors, Friendswood & League City are top-25 cities in the state of Texas. Two Galveston County cities, Friendswood and League City ranked #19 and #24, respectively. Houston,…
Clear Creek ISD Approves Record Pay Raise for Staff
The Clear Creek Independent School District has announced a significant compensation package for its nearly 5,000 employees. The compensation package includes a 4% to 9.49% pay raise for classroom teachers,…
Design Work to Start on Major Two Galveston Road Projects
Initial planning work is set to begin soon on two heavily trafficked streets in Galveston. The city of Galveston and Galveston County are beginning the design and engineering work for…
Hitchcock Highlights Newsletter: Summer 2019
Hitchcock Highlights is the the joint newsletter of the Hitchcock Economic Development Development Corporation and Hitchcock Chamber of Commerce. The summer edition Hitchcock Highlights is out. Read it here.
Galveston County Bay Area to Play Role in NASA’s Trip Back to the Moon
Among the first words astronauts said after landing on the moon on July 20, 1969, were, “Houston … the eagle has landed.” Now, as the Johnson Space Center celebrates the…
League City Housing Continues Upswing
Multiple subdivisions under construction as build-out reaches halfway point. League City, Galveston County’s largest municipality, has had explosive population growth over the last few decades, and the new-housing market is…