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Galveston, Surfside Beach among coastal communities hit with high winds, rain, and flooding
ABC13 Houston· 5 days agoSome Texas coastal communities are feeling the brunt of the Gulf storm, which has been officially...
Beach erosion already visible after first 2024 storm leaves its mark in Galveston
KHOU 11 Houston· 3 days ago"That's actually a natural phenomenon -- the dunes are acting exactly how they should be, so they...
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
NPR· 7 days agoJune 19th commemorates the fall of slavery in Galveston in 1865 — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ordered the liberation of Black people held in the Confederacy ...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in ...
This guy decided to grab a shark's tail in Galveston last weekend
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoWith apologies to the late, great Buck Owens, grabbing a tiger by the tail might be preferable to...
Black leaders reflect on Juneteenth nearly 160 years after Galveston enslaved were freed
The Hill· 5 days ago-N.Y.) said Wednesday in a statement. Although President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation...
Q&A: Retired Army colonel Dwayne Wagner talks about his Juneteenth poem for Military Review
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 7 days ago19 June 1865 A glorious day indeed. Arrival of troops in federal blue, Texas Enslaved are freed. A...
Niche collectors, tourists behaving badly, parental guilt: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt was a celebration he immediately appeared to regret, holding his shoulder and wincing in pain....
Juneteenth celebrated in Great Falls
KRTV Great Falls· 23 hours agoJoy and community radiated out of Gibson Park this weekend as the Great Falls Public Library hosted a Juneteenth celebration. “Today is a celebration of the liberation of the slaves in African ...
Wheeling’s Juneteenth celebration marks a day of freedom and remembrance
WTRF Wheeling· 5 days agoWHEELING, W.V. — June 19 is all about freedom, marking the day when Union soldiers landed in ...
