A Galveston County Health District employee, Brittani Nikole Martinez, has been arrested for allegedly stealing between $2,500 and $30,000 from the district.

Dozens of people have been laid off at the Galveston County Health District as officials say money sources from the time of the COVID-19 pandemic which allowed them to increase staff levels has run out.

The Galveston County Health District (GCHD) has confirmed the first positive case of Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Galveston County.

The Galveston County Health District has issued a public health alert due to an increase in Vibrio bacteria infections, which are more prevalent in warm coastal seawater during summer.

FEMA will be opening a disaster recovery center in Texas City on Friday.

A person is dead after eating a raw oyster in Galveston County, the health department there said Tuesday.

More than two weeks after the Galveston County Health District forced The Children’s Center to shut down over conditions described as “unfit for humans,” we are getting a first look inside the transitional housing shelter.

The Children’s Center was ordered to close its transitional housing shelter over conditions described as “unfit for humans.”

The Galveston County Health District announced Tuesday the first flu-related pediatric death in the county this year.

Up to 2,000 people will be able to receive free vaccinations during Galveston Pride weekend in an effort to protect themselves against monkeypox, health officials announced Wednesday.

Galveston County Health District announced Wednesday its first probable monkeypox case in an out-of-state resident, according to a release.

Officials with the Galveston County Health District are asking residents to “mask up” once again, citing a current high level of COVID-19 cases in the community.

Hundreds of people are turning to Galveston County Health District’s mass vaccination site in hopes to get their COVID-19 booster shot, as the Delta variant continues to spread rapidly in Greater Houston.

The Galveston County Health District has confirmed 157 COVID-19 cases, including fully vaccinated residents, were tied to the recent outbreak at a church camp.

The Delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified in additional sample cases in the recent coronavirus outbreak at a church camp in Galveston County, according to the Galveston County Health District.

The Galveston County Health District (GCHD) is investigating an outbreak at a church camp that has resulted in over 120 youth and adults testing positive for COVID-19.

HOUSTON – All available appointments for the Galveston County Health District vaccine clinic have been filled and registration is now closed, authorities say. The demand for COVID-19 vaccines is so high it crashed the Galveston County Health District’s website Monday morning as people rushed to book one of a thousand appointments. Every slot was filled in less than 20 minutes, according to Dr. Philip Keiser, the local health authority for Galveston County. He said the state only sends the Galveston County Health District 6,000 vaccines a week, which non-Galveston County residents are vying for too. Vaccines will be administered at the Galveston County Health District in Texas City.

HOUSTON – Galveston County health officials said they hope to begin offering coronavirus vaccine appointments again after the state designated two agencies in the county as vaccine hubs. On Saturday, the state named UTMB Health Galveston and the Galveston County Health District as the hubs for the county. Dr. Philip Keiser, the health authority for Galveston County, said officials are anticipating 5,000 doses to arrive in the county this week. The vaccine shipment is expected to arrive either Tuesday or Wednesday. County officials are providing updates on the vaccine at gchd.org.

TEXAS CITY, Texas – On Thursday, the Galveston County Health District began vaccinating people who were 65 years and older. The Galveston County Health District said there are 21,611 positive cases, 5,251 are active and 193 people have died. The Texas Department of State Health Services said it’s working on vaccination hubs across the state. Large and small sites around Texas will receive a total of about 200,000 doses of vaccine next week. People can find more information on COVID-19 vaccine and its availability at dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/immunize/vaccine.aspx.