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New Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen reportedly wants to put an end to "Jeep Weekend," the annual Memorial Day weekend gathering on Bolivar Peninsula that has become increasingly violent in recent years.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/01/03/509697/galveston-county-sheriff-wants-to-end-jeep-weekend-but-state-law-may-prevent-any-local-action/

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A Galveston County jury sentenced an island resident to 99 years in prison for shooting and killing his girlfriend, Tina Kelley, during Jeep Weekend last year, according to the Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/11/11/505594/galveston-man-accused-of-killing-girlfriend-during-2023-jeep-weekend-sentenced-to-99-years/

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A man was shot to death and three other people were struck by gunfire over the weekend on a stretch of beaches southeast of Houston, where an estimated crowd of more than 100,000 gathered for a loosely organized annual party known as "Jeep Weekend."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/21/488232/galvestons-2024-jeep-weekend-sees-one-fatal-shooting-nearly-300-arrests/

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