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Website. www.galvestoncountytx.gov. Galveston County (/ ˈɡælvɪstən / GAL-vis-tən) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, located along the Gulf Coast adjacent to Galveston Bay. As of the 2020 census, its population was 350,682. [1] The county was founded in 1838.
Galveston (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.The community of 211.31 square miles (547.3 km 2), with a population of 53,695 at the 2020 census, [6] is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county.
September 26, 2024 at 6:17 PM. BACLIFF, Texas - A Galveston County bus driver is facing charges after investigators say he put his hands on a child – all over a bag of chips. Lindsey Wynne says ...
The Texas Highway Patrol is a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety and is the largest state-level law enforcement agency in the U.S. state of Texas.The patrol's primary duties are enforcement of state traffic laws and commercial vehicle regulation, but it is a fully empowered police agency with authority to enforce criminal law anywhere in the state.
According to authorities, around 10:39 a.m. on Tuesday, officers were called to help the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) with an eviction at a home in the 100 block of Crescent Bay Drive.
The Galveston County Sheriff's Office is the primary provider of law enforcement for Bacliff. [69] In November 2012, Rick Sharp was elected constable of Precinct 1, replacing Pam Matranga. [70] The Galveston County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace court is located in Bacliff; as of April, 2015, the Justice of the Peace was Alison Cox. [71]
Map of Galveston in 1871 Galveston City Railway Company c 1894. At the end of the 19th century, Galveston was a booming metropolis with a population of 37,000. Its position on the natural harbor of Galveston Bay along the Gulf of Mexico made it the center of trade in Texas and one of the largest cotton ports in the nation, in competition with New Orleans. [22]