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Marathon assessing damage at Galveston Bay, Texas, Refinery, sources say
Marathon Petroleum continued assessing damage on Friday to the shut residual hydrotreating unit (RHU) at its ...
Inside Joe Biden’s visit to Galveston’s historic Reedy Chapel to celebrate Juneteenth
The former president joins Galveston’s Juneteenth celebration at Reedy Chapel, honoring the site’s role in Emancipation ...
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Galveston Symphony concert celebrates when 250,000 enslaved Texans were finally freed
A concert from the Galveston Symphony Orchestra marked 160 years since enslaved people in Texas were officially freed – a day ...
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Galveston Juneteenth service at Reedy Chapel; Joe Biden attends
Former President Joe Biden will be in Galveston to take part in the Juneteenth celebration at Reedy Chapel AME Church. FOX 26 ...
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Biden attends Juneteenth ceremony in Galveston, marking 160th anniversary
Former President Joe Biden is expected to attend the emancipation march and subsequent service at Reedy Chapel Thursday.
Juneteenth began in Galveston, Texas — The birthplace of a national celebration
June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...
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See the Birthplace of Juneteenth in These Atmospheric Photos of Galveston, Texas
A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...
Think Texas ain't a surfing state? Galveston museum aims to change your mind.
ne of Galveston's hottest new attractions aims to combat the persistent, and patently incorrect , perception that Texas is ...
Crowds gather in Galveston to honor the day Texas slaves learned they were free
Galveston launches Juneteenth by, reenacting General Order No. 3, the order that let slaves aware of their freedom.