Galveston County authorities are looking ahead as possible flooding could disrupt vacation plans for visitors to Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. With forecasts projecting heavy rainfall, ...

PORT BOLIVAR - A dredging project scheduled to begin late Monday or early today could have the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry open to the public within a couple of weeks, a ferry supervisor said. If the ...

It’s back! As of six o’clock this morning, service on the Bolivar Ferry has resumed. The biggest job in getting the boats back in service wasn’t any damage to the ships themselves; rather it was ...

The Texas Department of Transportation said it's looking at how people apply for its ferry medical passes. It's a program that allows users to skip wait times that can sometimes be three hours long.

The Texas Department of Transportation has added another ferry boat to the fleet serving the busy Galveston-Bolivar peninsula trip. And not a moment too soon. The boat, Esperanza “Hope” Andrade, is ...

Texans generally love taking the ferry boat between Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. There’s the rocking motion of the waves, a nice breeze near the water for those willing to get out of ...

Everyone in the Houston area can breathe easier. The random car checks at the Bolivar Ferry — to use the official name, The Pointless, Aggravating, Waste of Time & Money Program — are back. For one ...

When the first drivers board the Port Bolivar ferry mid-afternoon on Wednesday, they will have a surprise - they'll get to break a ceremonial ribbon as they board the newest boat in the ferry fleet.

With more people using medical priority boarding passes for the ferry between Galveston and Bolivar, the state agency that runs the service is looking to crack down on the program. TxDOT LOOKS TO ...