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Surfside Beach, also known locally as Surfside, is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, that is situated on Follet's Island by the Gulf of Mexico near the city of Freeport. The population was 640 at the 2020 census. [4] The city has claimed the "Cradle of Texas Liberty" title due to the fact that the Treaty of Velasco which ended ...
Follet's Island is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in Brazoria County, Texas, immediately southwest of Galveston Island. Follet's Island separates the Christmas Bay system from the Gulf of Mexico, making it one of a chain of barrier islands running along most of the Texas coast. [1] The island is roughly 13 miles (21 km) long and has a ...
Fort Velasco. Fort Velasco was a small circular palisade fort built by a garrison of Mexican soldiers at (what would become known as) Velasco, Texas at the present-day location of Surfside Beach on the northeast bank at the mouth of the Brazos River and Texas Gulf Coast. [1] The name also applies to at least three other forts built at almost ...
Visitors to Surfside Beach this spring and summer can expect to pay more for parking. Town council members on Jan. 23 approved increasing the town’s parking rates for premium lots to $3 an hour ...
Roma Ray Italian Bakery & Food Market is set to open in Surfside Beach hopefully in October, Leggio said. The market will have its own deli, including Boar’s Head cold cuts, fresh produce, bread ...
San Luis Pass is a passage of water on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States. It connects the sheltered waters of West Bay to the open Gulf of Mexico between Galveston Island and San Luis Island. Fishermen and swimmers have been killed in the Pass' treacherous waters. [2][3] The Gulf of Mexico-West Bay pass transitions vast volumes of seawater.
Here’s who’s running. Adam Benson. October 22, 2023 at 3:00 AM. Surfside Beach voters will choose a new mayor on Nov. 7 among a pool of three candidates who have experience in public service ...
State Highway 332 SH 332, highlighted in red Route information Maintained by TxDOT Length 15.646 mi (25.180 km) Total length of 20.4 mi (32.8 km) includes a 4.8 mi (7.7 km) concurrent section with SH 288 Existed 1956–present Major junctions West end SH 36 in Brazoria East end Bluewater Highway in Surfside Beach Location Country United States State Texas Highway system Highways in Texas ...