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An area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf has a 20% chance of forming into a tropical cyclone over the next two days. The National Weather Service says the disturbance could bring heavy rainfall to the Houston and Galveston areas.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/08/14/528651/20-chance-of-cyclone-forming-in-gulf-over-the-next-two-days/

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Peter Davis, the longtime chief of the Galveston Island Beach Patrol, was removed from his position this week by the Galveston Park Board of Trustees after several months on leave. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/07/09/526017/galveston-island-beach-patrol-chief-dismissed-by-park-board-of-trustees-following-investigation/

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A man visiting from Oregon died over the weekend after being pulled from the water near a jetty in Galveston, marking this year’s first beachfront drowning on the island south of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/05/05/520605/man-dies-in-galveston-over-weekend-marking-islands-first-beachfront-drowning-of-2025/

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Sargassum — a specific type of seaweed that washes up on beaches in Galveston and other locales along the Texas coast — has long been native to the Atlantic Ocean, but has only recently begun to grow exponentially.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/05/02/520477/scientists-probe-potential-reasons-for-semi-annual-seaweed-surge-on-texas-coast/

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A tropical storm warning was cancelled across southeast Texas as Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall in Mexico early Thursday morning. Coastal flooding remains a threat along the Texas coast.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2024/06/20/491146/disaster-declaration-issued-for-galveston-harris-counties-amid-tropical-storm-alberto/

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Officials Monday were still working to determine the cause of death of a woman who was found floating face-down in knee-deep water at a Galveston beach on Friday, just days before another reported drowning miles away. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/06/10/490057/20-year-old-woman-drowned-near-galveston-jetty-third-island-drowning-in-past-month/

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Beach officials said conditions from the weekend were the “ultimate storm,” in terms of rip currents in the water and crowd density. A 26-year-old man and 19-year-old woman died in separate drownings.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/28/488742/galveston-drownings-rip-currents-memorial-day-weekend/

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After Charles Barkley criticized Galveston and its beaches during a TNT broadcast over the weekend, a Galveston city council member called the former NBA star "washed up."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/04/29/484989/galveston-city-council-member-responds-to-charles-barkleys-dirty-water-comments/

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