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A Galveston County jury Thursday sentenced Armando Batista, 40, of Houston, to 99 years in prison for stabbing Albert Titov in the back while he was fishing on Boddeker Lane, according to the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office.

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The Daily News

Man convicted of Ukrainian immigrant's murder

It's one of more than a dozen filed by state attorneys general in October against the global social media giant.

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TikTok

Texas Attorney General takes TikTok to court in Galveston County

Save $482 on this mid-December sailing. This roundtrip cruise aboard the Norwegian Escape departs from Galveston, TX on December 13, and includes stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico; Harvest Caye, Belize; and Roatan, Honduras. Book this travel deal by October 22. Buy Now at ShermansTravel

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Norwegian Cruise Line 7-Night Caribbean Cruise in December: From $1,534 for 2

The Galveston County Native Plant Society is the newest chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, a nonprofit working to protect the state’s environment through conservation and education.

Environment

Galveston County group forms to protect, propagate native plants

Galveston Independent School Board unanimously voted Wednesday to declare L.A. Morgan Elementary as surplus property, effective in January.

Galveston trustees vote to declare L.A. Morgan Elementary surplus property

The Galveston Beach Patrol chief is being disciplined in connection to the arrest of a park board worker accused of stealing thousands of dollars and spending the money at casinos nationwide.

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Galveston Beach Patrol chief disciplined after embezzlement investigation into park board worker

GALVESTON - A high school student who spent an entire year in detention because his hair is too long has failed to obtain a court ruling that would get him out.Galveston federal judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown ruled Oct. 10 that Darryl George lacks standing to pursue a preliminary injunction against the Barbers Hill Independent School District's hair-length policy because he transferred at the beginning of this school year.He was placed in in-school…

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setexasrecord.com

High school senior punished for dreadlocks can't block Barbers Hill hair-length policy

Save $1,020 on this mid-December sailing. This roundtrip cruise aboard the Regal Princess departs from Galveston, TX on December 16 and includes ports of call in Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; and Cozumel, Mexico. Book this travel deal by October 31; All prices, dates, and booking details were valid at the time of publication. Buy Now at ShermansTravel

Princess 6-Night Western Caribbean Cruise in December: From $1,098 for 2

Carnival Miracle, which has 2,200-passenger capacity, arrived on the island the same day the Port of Galveston representatives signed an agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings to sail ships from the under-construction fourth cruise terminal beginning in November 2025

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Carnival Cruise Line deploys fourth ship to cruise from Galveston

The contract is the culmination of years of discussions between port officials and Norwegian Cruise representatives.

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Cruise Hive

Port of Galveston makes Norwegian deal official at economic summit

Asher Rayburn's father sued Moody Gardens for more than $1 million July 13, 2023, arguing the company failed to monitor the pool area at the hotel where his son drowned, according to court records.

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