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Rescued Gulf of Mexico coral in a Galveston aquarium could help the species’ survival

A new report found that coral off Texas’ coast could die off by 2040 because of climate change.

The Texas Tribune

Rightwing appeals court to consider Texas map in fresh threat to Voting Rights Act

Court largely appointed by Donald Trump agrees to review lower court ruling to strike down Galveston voting map

The Guardian - US

Disaster Declared for Texas Shrimp

The U.S. market—and seafood processors’ freezers—are overflowing with cheap farm-raised imports. Words and photos by Paula Levihn-Coon.

Texas Observer

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Texas voting map discriminates against Black and Latino residents, judge rules

Federal judge strikes down new electoral map in Galveston county, calling it ‘stark and jarring’ violation of Voting Rights Act

The Guardian - US

Federal judge rules Galveston County commissioner maps violate Voting Rights Act

Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a Trump appointee, found the county districts denied Black and Latino voters “the equal opportunity to participate in the political process.”

The Texas Tribune

Historic Texas island is frontline for preserving rights of Black voters

Galveston Island was a key site towards the end of US slavery but Republicans are testing what remains of the 1965 Voting Rights Act to draw a controversial redistricting map

The Guardian - US

Bakery 'Kochs up' kolache to honor moon-bound Artemis astronaut

NASA astronaut Christina Koch's assignment to fly around the moon has already given launch to a tasty treat. Good Dough, a bakery in Galveston, Texas, has created the 'Koch it to the Moon' kolache.

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In federal trial, Galveston County challenged on efforts to undo Black and Latino voting power

The coastal county faces a drawn-out trial over claims of intentional discrimination in its 2021 redistricting of commissioners court precincts. The only district in which Black and Latino voters could meaningfully influence elections was dismantled.

The Texas Tribune

First offshore wind leases off the Texas coast offered for bidding

Some oil companies have expressed interest in bidding to build wind turbines off the Texas coast, which could help reduce emissions that cause climate change but still come at an environmental cost.

The Texas Tribune

The Obamas, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kerry Washington mark Juneteenth: 'Lean into your liberation'

Juneteenth National Independence Day commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The holiday is celebrated on June 19, the anniversary of the 1865 order by Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informing enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, of their freedom.

Los Angeles Times

The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

Many Americans will be marking Juneteenth this month

The Independent UK

La Casa Blanca celebra el nuevo día feriado conocido como Juneteenth

El 19 de junio de 1865, cuando los soldados de la Unión les dijeron a los afroamericanos esclavizados en Galveston, Texas, la noticia de su libertad.

Chicago Sun-Times

6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 – became a federal holiday in 2021. In honor of this year’s Juneteenth, The Conversation reached…

The Conversation

Texas mother among three Americans to die from fungal meningitis after outbreak linked to Mexican clinics

Lauren Robinson, 29, died in Galveston months after she travelled across the border to have a cosmetic procedure

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Reason

Deep in the Heart of Galveston

In Texas, there are several single-judge divisions. Over the past few years, I've written about those courts in places like Amarillo, Victoria, Wichita Falls, and Lubbock. But one single-judge division, which is closest to home, has not attracted nearly as much attention. The Galveston Division of the Southern District of…

The Texas Tribune

Women accused of facilitating abortion in Galveston wrongful-death lawsuit file countersuit

The women are accused of helping their friend terminate her pregnancy, but they now claim her ex-husband, who brought the lawsuit, knew she had obtained the medication and did nothing to stop her.

WEKU

How disappearing ice in Antarctica threatens the U.S.

Galveston, Texas, has some of the fastest sea level rise in the world. To protect the city, engineers need to know how fast ice in West Antarctica will melt. Scientists are racing to figure it out.

The Independent UK

Body recovered in search for missing 13-year-old twins

Teenage brothers disappeared while in water at beach in Galveston

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Daily Mirror

Body found in search for missing twin brothers, 13, who vanished swimming off pier

Twin brothers Josue and Jefferson Perez, from Texas, US, were playing in the sea near the Pleasure Pier in Galveston when they suddenly went missing on Sunday afternoon

Sports Illustrated

Remembering Jack Johnson, the First Black Heavyweight Boxing Champion

The Texas-born fighter faced down his opponents and took down the ‘Great White Hope’ movement that was designed to end his reign, but his legacy reaches beyond the sport.

Reason

A Galveston SWAT Team Wrecked an Innocent Family's Home. Then They Kept It From the City.

Police went silent on city officials following the botched raid that caused $5,000 in damages.

Daily Mirror

Mysterious sea beast branded 'alien from depths of hell' washes up on beach

The bizarre sea creature was discovered by Suzanne Arceneaux, 52, who was walking along the beach near Galveston, Texas, US, looking for shells when she found the "alien" washed up

Texas Observer

Last Dance with Ann Richards: Best Texas Books of 2022

How Galvestonians used to dance until they dropped (for fun), a former figure skater turned journalist, and other Lone Star State stories.

The Independent UK

House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the National Defense Authorization Act and it includes authorizations for a $34 billion plan to protect residents and the petrochemical industry near Galveston and Houston in Texas

The Independent UK

Dozens dead and several serial killer suspects: The haunting reality of the Texas Killing Fields

For three decades, the marshy stretch off I-45 between Houston and Galveston kept turning up dead bodies - in an area that has become known as the Texas Killing Fields. A new Netflix docuseries investigates the crimes, the still-unsolved murders and the devastation of families - and even a suspect…

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