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Galveston County officials have approved temporary beach access restrictions during the upcoming "Jeep Weekend" in an attempt to bring more control to what has become an increasingly violent annual gathering on Bolivar Peninsula.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/05/12/521110/jeep-weekend-galveston-2025-restrictions-approves-beach/

#Galveston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Police #PublicSafety #BolivarPeninsula #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountySheriff #GalvestonCountySheriffJimmyFullen #JeepWeekend2025 #TexasGeneralLandOffice

Galveston County voters approved two infrastructure propositions totaling approximately $110 million. A third bond measure, which included $55 million for a juvenile detention center, failed to get voter approval.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/05/06/520698/galveston-county-passes-110-million-in-infrastructure-bonds-juvenile-detention-project-fails/

#CriminalJustice #Flooding #Galveston #Infrastructure #News #Transportation #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudge #JuvenileDetention #TexasJailProject

Galveston County voters approved two infrastructure propositions totaling approximately $110 million. A third bond measure, which included $55 million for a juvenile detention center, failed to get voter approval.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/05/06/520698/galveston-county-passes-110-million-in-infrastructure-bonds-juvenile-detention-project-fails/

#CriminalJustice #Flooding #Galveston #Infrastructure #News #Transportation #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudge #JuvenileDetention #TexasJailProject

Galveston County voters approved two infrastructure propositions totaling approximately $110 million. A third bond measure, which included $55 million for a juvenile detention center, failed to get voter approval.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/05/06/520698/galveston-county-passes-110-million-in-infrastructure-bonds-juvenile-detention-project-fails/

#CriminalJustice #Flooding #Galveston #Infrastructure #News #Transportation #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudge #JuvenileDetention #TexasJailProject

Galveston County voters approved two infrastructure propositions totaling approximately $110 million. A third bond measure, which included $55 million for a juvenile detention center, failed to get voter approval.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/05/06/520698/galveston-county-passes-110-million-in-infrastructure-bonds-juvenile-detention-project-fails/

#CriminalJustice #Flooding #Galveston #Infrastructure #News #Transportation #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudge #JuvenileDetention #TexasJailProject

Galveston County voters approved two infrastructure propositions totaling approximately $110 million. A third bond measure, which included $55 million for a juvenile detention center, failed to get voter approval.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/05/06/520698/galveston-county-passes-110-million-in-infrastructure-bonds-juvenile-detention-project-fails/

#CriminalJustice #Flooding #Galveston #Infrastructure #News #Transportation #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudge #JuvenileDetention #TexasJailProject

Petteway v. Galveston County, a major case involving the application of the Voting Rights Act, hinges on the question of whether coalitions of non-white voters are entitled to the same protections as Blacks and Latinos are separately.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/14/487402/full-u-s-5th-circuit-hears-galveston-countys-defense-of-its-2021-redistricting-plain/

#CivilRights #Court #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

Petteway v. Galveston County, a major case involving the application of the Voting Rights Act, hinges on the question of whether coalitions of non-white voters are entitled to the same protections as Blacks and Latinos are separately.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/14/487402/full-u-s-5th-circuit-hears-galveston-countys-defense-of-its-2021-redistricting-plain/

#CivilRights #Court #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

Petteway v. Galveston County, a major case involving the application of the Voting Rights Act, hinges on the question of whether coalitions of non-white voters are entitled to the same protections as Blacks and Latinos are separately.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/14/487402/full-u-s-5th-circuit-hears-galveston-countys-defense-of-its-2021-redistricting-plain/

#CivilRights #Court #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

Petteway v. Galveston County, a major case involving the application of the Voting Rights Act, hinges on the question of whether coalitions of non-white voters are entitled to the same protections as Blacks and Latinos are separately.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/14/487402/full-u-s-5th-circuit-hears-galveston-countys-defense-of-its-2021-redistricting-plain/

#CivilRights #Court #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

Petteway v. Galveston County, a major case involving the application of the Voting Rights Act, hinges on the question of whether coalitions of non-white voters are entitled to the same protections as Blacks and Latinos are separately.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/14/487402/full-u-s-5th-circuit-hears-galveston-countys-defense-of-its-2021-redistricting-plain/

#CivilRights #Court #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

A Galveston County voting rights case is set to go before the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. The case claims that the county's 2021 political map is a racial gerrymander in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/13/486951/galveston-county-voting-rights-case-set-to-go-before-full-u-s-5th-circuit-tomorrow/

#CivilRights #Court #Election2024 #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #CommissionerStephenHolmes #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

A Galveston County voting rights case is set to go before the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. The case claims that the county's 2021 political map is a racial gerrymander in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/13/486951/galveston-county-voting-rights-case-set-to-go-before-full-u-s-5th-circuit-tomorrow/

#CivilRights #Court #Election2024 #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #CommissionerStephenHolmes #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

A Galveston County voting rights case is set to go before the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. The case claims that the county's 2021 political map is a racial gerrymander in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/13/486951/galveston-county-voting-rights-case-set-to-go-before-full-u-s-5th-circuit-tomorrow/

#CivilRights #Court #Election2024 #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #CommissionerStephenHolmes #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

A Galveston County voting rights case is set to go before the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. The case claims that the county's 2021 political map is a racial gerrymander in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/13/486951/galveston-county-voting-rights-case-set-to-go-before-full-u-s-5th-circuit-tomorrow/

#CivilRights #Court #Election2024 #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #CommissionerStephenHolmes #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

A Galveston County voting rights case is set to go before the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. The case claims that the county's 2021 political map is a racial gerrymander in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/13/486951/galveston-county-voting-rights-case-set-to-go-before-full-u-s-5th-circuit-tomorrow/

#CivilRights #Court #Election2024 #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #CommissionerStephenHolmes #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

The county will conduct its 2024 election using a 2021 redistricting plan that the district court ruled in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2023/12/13/472169/supreme-court-temporarily-upholds-galveston-countys-2021-redistricting-plan/

#CivilRights #Court #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #CommissionerStephenHolmes #CountyRedistricting #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

The county will conduct its 2024 election using a 2021 redistricting plan that the district court ruled in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2023/12/13/472169/supreme-court-temporarily-upholds-galveston-countys-2021-redistricting-plan/

#CivilRights #Court #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #CommissionerStephenHolmes #CountyRedistricting #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

The county will conduct its 2024 election using a 2021 redistricting plan that the district court ruled in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2023/12/13/472169/supreme-court-temporarily-upholds-galveston-countys-2021-redistricting-plan/

#CivilRights #Court #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #CommissionerStephenHolmes #CountyRedistricting #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

The county will conduct its 2024 election using a 2021 redistricting plan that the district court ruled in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2023/12/13/472169/supreme-court-temporarily-upholds-galveston-countys-2021-redistricting-plan/

#CivilRights #Court #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #CommissionerStephenHolmes #CountyRedistricting #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

The county will conduct its 2024 election using a 2021 redistricting plan that the district court ruled in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2023/12/13/472169/supreme-court-temporarily-upholds-galveston-countys-2021-redistricting-plan/

#CivilRights #Court #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #CommissionerStephenHolmes #CountyRedistricting #GalvestonCounty #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #Gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingRightsAct

A federal appeals court said Galveston County must redraw its political map to comply with the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2023/11/30/471194/u-s-5th-circuit-orders-galveston-county-to-redraw-its-political-map/

#Court #Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Voting #CommissionerStephenHolmes #countyredistricting #GalvestonCountyCommissionersCourt #GalvestonCountyJudgeMarkHenry #gerrymandering #US5thCircuitCourtofAppeals