GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board began a week of hearings Monday into the collision of a barge and a freighter that spilled nearly 170,000 gallons ...

After years of planning and $1.2 billion in work, Port Authority finished its share of the Houston Ship Channel expansion - widening the Galveston Bay reach to keep the nation's busiest port moving.

The Galveston Ship Channel was closed from Gulf Copper to Pelican Island Bridge after an oil discharge was reported Tuesday night, the US Coast Guard said.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A barge hit an electrical tower in the Houston Ship Channel ...