Galveston County, Texas

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Galveston County, Texas is a coastal county southeast of Houston that includes Galveston Island and serves as a major Gulf Coast tourism, shipping, and petrochemical hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county in Texas
adjacentToCounty Brazoria County, Texas
Chambers County, Texas
Harris County
surface form: Harris County, Texas
bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Bayou Vista, Texas
Bolivar Peninsula
Clear Lake Shores, Texas
Dickinson, Texas
Friendswood, Texas
Galveston Bay
surface form: Galveston Bay shoreline

Galveston
surface form: Galveston Island

High Island, Texas
Hitchcock, Texas
Jamaica Beach, Texas
Kemah, Texas
La Marque, Texas
Santa Fe, Texas
Texas City, Texas
Tiki Island, Texas
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat Galveston
surface form: Galveston, Texas
dateEstablished 1838
FIPSCode 48167
formedFrom Harrisburg County, Texas
governmentType county government
hasAttraction Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
Galveston Seawall
The Strand Historic District
surface form: Historic Strand District

Moody Gardens
hasIndustry education
healthcare
petrochemicals
port operations
shipping
tourism
hasUniversity University of Texas Medical Branch
largestCity League City, Texas
locatedIn Gulf Coast of Texas
Southeast Texas
majorPort Galveston
surface form: Port of Galveston

Texas City, Texas
surface form: Port of Texas City
namedFor Galveston
surface form: City of Galveston
partOfMetropolitanArea Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area
state Texas
subjectTo hurricanes
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

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Interstate 45 passesThroughCounty Galveston County, Texas
Galveston locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
this entity surface form: Galveston County
Galveston countySeatOf Galveston County, Texas
this entity surface form: Galveston County
Texas's 14th congressional district contains Galveston County, Texas
this entity surface form: Galveston County
Harris County borderedBy Galveston County, Texas
Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area containsCounty Galveston County, Texas
this entity surface form: Galveston County
East Beach county Galveston County, Texas
this entity surface form: Galveston County
The Strand Historic District locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
Bishop’s Palace locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
Galveston Railroad Museum locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
Moody Gardens locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
Galveston Seawall locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
Stewart Beach county Galveston County, Texas
Trinity Bay locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
Santa Fe Independent School District locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
Santa Fe Independent School District jurisdiction Galveston County, Texas
Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Texas locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
TX-14 includesCounty Galveston County, Texas
Texas City, Texas county Galveston County, Texas
Bacliff, Texas county Galveston County, Texas
Bacliff, Texas locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
Bacliff, Texas governedBy Galveston County, Texas
this entity surface form: Galveston County government
League City county Galveston County, Texas
this entity surface form: Galveston County
Bayou Vista, Texas county Galveston County, Texas
Bayou Vista, Texas locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
Hitchcock, Texas county Galveston County, Texas
Hitchcock, Texas locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
League City, Texas locatedIn Galveston County, Texas
San Leon, Texas county Galveston County, Texas
San Leon, Texas partOf Galveston County, Texas
Santa Fe, Texas county Galveston County, Texas
this entity surface form: Galveston County
Galveston Division handlesCasesFrom Galveston County, Texas
Kemah, Texas county Galveston County, Texas
State Highway 6 passesThrough Galveston County, Texas
subject surface form: State Highway 6 (Texas)