Houston Chronicle

Galveston's Jamaica Beach is getting $5M of new sand to protect the shoreline from future storms

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the start of the Jamaica Beach Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act project on Galveston Island. The project will help the Texas General Land ...
Houston Public Media

Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island getting new sand to reinforce shoreline as part of $5M project

Daniel fishes in the Gulf as winds from what was Hurricane Nicholas continue to push waves closer to shore Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Galveston, Texas. Jamaica Beach, located on the west side of ...
Houston Chronicle

Galveston area residents get more time to talk about major development

A critical vote on one of Southeast Texas' most bandied-about developments will just have to wait. Jeffory Blackard, developer of the hot-button Discovery Sands project set for a 350-acre swath of ...
Houston Public Media

Jamaica Beach residents urge Galveston City Council to delay Discovery Sands vote until after runoff election

Jamaica Beach homes sit across the street from the site of the proposed Discovery Sands development. Residents living in the small coastal town of Jamaica Beach, which is situated on the far west end ...
KHOU 11

27 bricks of cocaine wash ashore near Jamaica Beach in Galveston

27 bricks of cocaine wash ashore near Jamaica Beach in Galveston Galveston police are warning beachgoers after cocaine was found in the sand near Jamaica Beach. Officials say if you find similar ...