Bolivar Peninsula News

Hots dogs, apple pie, cold drinks and, of course, fireworks can be found across Galveston County to celebrate the Fourth of July.

For the first time since decisions to merge the Roman Catholic Church Parishes in Galveston and tear down Our Mother of Mercy in Port Bolivar, the Galveston-Houston Roman Catholic Archdiocese responded to complaints of local Catholics who accuse the archdiocese of turning a deaf ear to their pleas and refusing to meet with them.

Catholics are once again protesting the Galveston/Houston archdiocese's decision to close the only church on Bolivar Peninsula.

I keep hearing a story whenever I ask about the consolidation of Catholic parishes on Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula.

Gov. Rick Perry announced Thursday he would bring lawmakers back to Austin on Wednesday for a special session to tackle three unresolved issues.

The Texas Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to a Houston based company to rehabilitate Highway 87 on the Bolivar Peninsula.

Late last Friday, Gov. Rick Perry allowed the Texas Open Beaches Act to pass into law without his signature solely because of the beach house amendment that was heavily backed and defended by state Rep.

It's not official yet, but Roman Catholic congregations on Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula are moving forward with plans to consolidate into a single family.

When the next hurricane blows through Galveston County, Entergy Corp. officials believe their new metal utility poles could help restore electricity sooner to residents of the Bolivar Peninsula.

Crews working on a $6.16 million road project funded by a federal economic stimulus program will begin raising Bolivar Peninsula's only highway, which was damaged by Hurricane Ike.

Some other bills that were either vetoed by Gov. Rick Perry or became law without his signature: Vetoed Senate Bill 488 - Requiring that drivers give bicyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians at least a three-foot berth when passing.

Drivers traveling between High Island and Caplan on Bolivar Peninsula's Texas 87 are getting up close and personal with the Gulf of Mexico these days.

With an estimated price tag around $30 billion, Hurricane Ike ranks as the third-costliest hurricane in U.S. history.

In Texas, a thin green line in the sand separates private property from public beach.

Parishioners on the Bolivar Peninsula are fighting for the survival of their Catholic church.

Despite being surrounded by water, Galveston's free access to the bay has been limited since Hurricane Ike knocked out one of the most popular boat ramps in the county.

Parishioners fighting to keep their damaged church from being demolished are facing off with the Galveston-Houston archdiocese.

For many of the Catholics in Port Bolivar, Sunday was their first worship service since Hurricane Ike swept over the Bolivar Peninsula Sept.

Parishioners of the only Roman Catholic church left standing on Bolivar Peninsula after Hurricane Ike say Cardinal Daniel DiNardo won't allow their former priest to conduct what was supposed to be the first Mass since the storm.

Allowing houses to be built on the eroding Bolivar shoreline means they eventually will be in the Gulf of Mexico, geologists say.