New cruise ship now open in Galveston

Norwegian Cruise Line will share Galveston's $156 million newly renovated Terminal 16 with MSC. FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan spoke to Port of Galveston CEO Rodger Rees about the new cruise and the terminal.

Meet Galveston PD's Blue Santa | Houston Live & Local

Galveston Police say the only thing you have to do to join their Christmas Parade on Saturday is an unwrapped toy. FOX 26 Photojournalist Darlene Janik Faires spoke to the crew behind the Blue Santa program

Contracts awarded to design gates and dunes for Gulf Coast “Ike Dike" project

The district charged with overseeing the construction of a massive set of gates across the mouth of Galveston Bay — known as the “Ike Dike" — announced that it has approved contracts with two global engineering firms to design the gates and a double set of dunes on either side of them.

Texas AG sues Galveston ISD over Ten Commandments law

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Galveston Independent School District over a new law that requires Ten Commandments posters to be displayed in public school classrooms if they are donated.

Galveston's Moody Gardens preps for ICE LAND

About two millions pounds of ice are being carved for the "largest holiday celebration on the Gulf Coast." Moody Garden's Jared Schaller gave FOX 26 a sneak peek of "ICE LAND: Christmas Around the World."

Texas beaches tested for fecal bacteria

A new study suggests Texas beaches have a "number two" problem. High levels of "fecal matter" measured at almost every beach along the Texas Gulf Coast at least once last year. FOX 26's Matthew Seedorff has more on from Galveston where thousands will head to the beach this weekend.