Join Me in Standing Up for Galveston
Some of you may have noticed the signs popping up around the Island blocking ours or the mailers continuing a politically manufactured attack on our City Government. What you might not know is that these attacks are paid for by outside political part
Read more29 April, 2022
Real Solutions for City Finances
As we approach Early Voting, I’d like to share some good news about the Current Financial state of the City. This time I will not share my own Optimism but the outlook and opinion of Fitch Ratings, a nationally recognized rating organization. While t
Read more14 April, 2022
Real Solutions for Fiscal Responsibility
“Fiscal responsibility has been my top priority and will continue to be for as long as I am your Mayor. It took real solutions to adequately fund all of our reserve accounts, for the first time in many years, while offering an unprecedented six-cent
Read more05 April, 2022
Real Solutions for the Pelican Island Bridge
Pelican Island is an untapped resource when it comes to Economic Development. One of the reasons this development has been slow coming is because of the need for a new Bridge. There has been an ongoing discussion about building a New Bridge for years
Read more21 March, 2022
Real Solutions to Drainage & Flood Control
Flooding is one of the most pressing issues our community faces, and for years our City has struggled with the issues of drainage and flood control. Galveston is a barrier island that is just seven feet above sea level, and as such, our problems are.
Read more15 March, 2022
Cutting Edge Water Meters will Help Alleviate an Age-Old Problem
Clean, fresh water is something that most people don’t think about regularly. But as we saw during the winter storm, water leaks and outages can cause significant problems, particularly in an emergency. As part of our meeting with the White House aft
Read more01 March, 2022
Dreams and Teams Work Together
Recently, there was much discussion concerning Galveston’s Little League Fields, and rightly so. Quality Sports Facilities of all types, for adults and children, are an integral part of creating a better quality of life for our residents and are a me
Read more22 February, 2022
Real Solutions for Winter Storms
With colder weather approaching, many of us are reflecting on the events of almost a year ago when Winter Storm Uri debilitated our community. Many reasons were discussed as to the cause, with much finger-pointing at the State. Regardless of the caus
Read more02 February, 2022
The Future of Stewart Beach Park
Stewart Beach was formally dedicated in 1941 and has become iconic as Galveston’s premier family beach park. The current pavilion was built in 1984 with a life expectancy of approximately 30 years. Since it is at or beyond its life expectancy, the Pa
Read more25 January, 2022
Leadership
Positive Leadership is vital for any community to grow but in these unprecedented times it is more important than ever. As Galveston deals with the effects of CoVid-19 the qualities of professionalism, transparency and inclusiveness are more importan
Read more22 August, 2020
Health & Safety of Citizens
As your Mayor, the safety of our community is always my top priority. I will continue my weekly conferences with the Galveston County Health Director and the President of UTMB for the most up-to-date information on fighting this pandemic. The key to
Read more22 August, 2020
Economic Recovery
As your Mayor, I will continue to focus on Economic Recovery for Island businesses affected by the Coronavirus. Working with the City’s Industrial Development Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce and the Galveston Economic Development Partnership, di
Read more22 August, 2020
Environment
Developing a city-wide oversight and master plan for protecting the natural resources of our Island from the West End to the East End Lagoon needs to be accomplished. Ecotourism has become an integral part of our economy and protecting and promoting
Read more22 August, 2020
Quality of Life
As Mayor I will continue to support upgrading the quality of life in our neighborhoods with additional Green Space, increased Public Safety and Infrastructure Improvements to name just a few. Galveston offers a small town atmosphere with Big Town a
Read more22 August, 2020
Economic Development
As your Mayor, I will continue to increase the Economic Development structure of the City, such as organizing a workable Land Bank, that would set aside portions of land, purchased by the City, for specific types of development such as affordable hou
Read more22 August, 2020
Communication
Communication – As your Mayor, I will continue to serve Galveston by building relationships and improving communication with all entities that shape the economic forces on the island, as well as our residents. Decisions made by the City, Port a
Read more21 August, 2020
Critical Safety Nets
As your Mayor, I will keep critical safety nets in place, like our $50 million emergency line of credit, set aside to deal with storms and other crises. These funds allow us to immediately deal with emergencies like storm debris, which can be extreme
Read more20 August, 2020
Hurricane Preparedness
By CRAIG BROWN August 20th, 2020 Within the last few days, I met with the District Coordinator for the Texas Division Of Emergency Management (TDEM), the City’s Emergency Management Director, and the City’s Fire Chief to discuss Hurricane preparednes
Read more20 August, 2020
