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• No Need to Toss Your Child's Toothbrush After Strep Throat, Study Suggests

  throat ," study co-author Dr. Judith Rowen, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston , said in a news release from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).Rowen's team presented the findings Saturday at the   Read more »

• Royal Caribbean to sail from Galveston year-round

  of Galveston year-round.The Miami-based cruise line says it'll base the 3,114-passenger Voyager-class Navigator of the Seas at Galveston in November, replacing its Mariner of the Seas. The Navigator will head for dry dock in January for a monthlong revitalization,   Read more »

Around the web

• Anika Larsen, Eve Plumb and James Wesley Form an Unbroken Circle Off-Broadway, Opening June 19

  in 1970 Galveston, TX, "a family is brought together for the first time in years on the day of its patriarch's funeral," according to press notes. "As the day turns into night, the man's impact on his family unfolds in unexpected and surprising ways. Unbroken 12:57 AM from Playbill Read more »

• Sabine Pass, Galveston welcomed visitors through quarantine stations

  check it out. A Thank you for the compliment, Ron! You made my day. The Texas Historical Commission put up a marker in 1994 on Galveston's Pelican Island, once dubbed the "Ellis Island of the Southwest." Hundreds of thousands of immigrants arrived through 6/18/13 from Beaumont Enterprise Read more »

• Woman sues Fertitta, Hilton over Galveston hotel rape

  by a woman who claims she was raped by a security guard in 2012 at the Hilton Galveston Island Resort. In the lawsuit filed in Galveston County District Courts, Diana Buckner claims that a hotel security guard provided her a room at the hotel on Aug. 26 "where 6/18/13 from Beaumont Enterprise Read more »

• Do You Need Help Evacuating Before A Hurricane? Galveston Wants To Know

  say so far about 1,300 Galveston County residents have pre-registered for hurricane evacuation. Michael Lambert with the Office of Emergency Management says they want to hear from people who have disabilities or medical needs. They also want people to give 6/18/13 from KUHF Houston Galveston Read more »

• New Freight Rail Connection, Bridge to Pelican Island in the Works

  and environmental work. Ford noted that other stakeholders will be involved too, including the City of Galveston, Port of Galveston, Port of Houston, Texas A & M University, Texas Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Railroad 6/18/13 from The Journal of Commerce Read more »