About Galveston Texas

57,247

Barrier reef island, 32 miles long, two miles wide.

50 miles south of Houston, Texas

City council-manager system. Six council members elected from single-member districts and mayor elected-at-large.

Semitropical; averaging 57 degrees F in winter months and 81 degrees F in summer months.

More than 50 churches and two synagogues representing every major religious denomination.

The integrated health care network of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) includes eight on-campus hospitals and a network of 143 campus- and community-based specialty and primary care clinics; Shriners Burns Institute, a $40 million facility for the care of severely burned children, affiliated with UTMB.

Galveston Independent School District covers 94.82 square miles, including all of Galveston Island and a portion of the Bolivar Peninsula. The district has nine elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school and an alternative school. There are eight private schools on Galveston Island.

Texas A&M University at Galveston; Galveston College; University of Texas Medical Branch (four schools and two institutes).

Taxes are paid in the City of Galveston to five entities ­ city, county, school district, community college and navigation district. There is no state property or income tax. The Tax Rate is 54.72 cents per $100 of assessed value.

Galveston.com – Information about Galveston Island.
galvestonhistory.org – Information about the history of Galveston. Includes lists of all historical attractions.