Galveston Seawall GALVESTON � Alleging the Galveston County Sheriff's Office jeopardized their safety by not evacuating ahead of Hurricane Ike, two Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmates have filed handwritten lawsuits against the former sheriff and others in Galveston County District Court.
John Sealy Hospital, UTMB-Galveston GALVESTON � Around 3,000 employees terminated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston now have a chance to get their jobs back, according to the terms of settlement in a Galveston lawsuit.
GALVESTON � A Houston attorney has filed suit against BP on behalf of 143 Texas City residents as a result of an incident at the London-based petroleum company's Texas City refinery in April 2007.
GALVESTON � A two-car collision in La Marque which killed a 17-year-old Texas City girl and seriously hurt three other young women during the early morning hours of March 21 has spawned two lawsuits.
GALVESTON � A federal judge on March 12 gave the green light to a criminal plea deal that orders BP to pay $50 million for its role in the deadly March 2005 explosions at the London-based petroleum company's Texas City facility.
GALVESTON � The family of a 38-year-old Galveston electrician who was killed during an armed robbery of a local convenience store in February 2007 is seeking damages from the business, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON � A local school district will have to wait a little longer before a federal judge can issue a ruling that may end a 50-year-old desegregation lawsuit.
Artist's rendering of the proposed Diamond Beach condominiums in Galveston GALVESTON � A Galveston County couple and a California woman claim a Galveston condominium builder misinformed them about the ability of the Galveston seawall to protect the property from hurricanes.
GALVESTON � A lawsuit filed by the Texas Faculty Association claims the termination of more than 3,000 employees at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston following Hurricane Ike was illegal.
Cox GALVESTON � Hurricane Ike's floodwaters may have damaged numerous residences and businesses and rendered thousands of residents homeless a couple of months ago, but they did not impede the surge of voters at the polls on Election Day.
Tony Buzbee GALVESTON � The family of a Galveston County contract worker who was killed while working at a local petroleum refinery three weeks ago is seeking damages from his employer and the facility's owner, recent court documents say.
HOUSTON -- A Galveston journalist is facing a federal lawsuit after the Associated Press, the Beaumont Enterprise and other Texas newspapers say he has posted unauthorized copies of their stories on his news Web sites.