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Texas State Highway 332 begins in Surfside Beach and leads northwest past Freeport 12 miles (19 km) to Lake Jackson. According to the United States Census Bureau , Surfside Beach has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km 2 ), of which 1.7 square miles (4.3 km 2 ) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km 2 ), or 25.23%, is water.
Surfside Beach is the closest city on the other side of Galveston along Brazoria County Road 257. The east approach to the San Luis Pass Bridge also serves as the western terminus of FM 3005 . As of 2024, the bridge is the only toll crossing in the Houston Metro that continues to collect cash and does not utilize electronic toll collection .
Approximately 1,000 inhabitants of Surfside Beach evacuated amid the threat of Debra. [10] Between two and three thousand fled to Angleton , and another 1,000 fled to Freeport. [ 11 ] An estimate said that at least 2,500 people left the Galveston Bay area ; another 1,100 stayed in the Brazoria County Courthouse and 1,000 residents took shelter ...
Crystal Beach and the entire Bolivar Peninsula suffered catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ike on the night of September 12–13, 2008. [3] The majority of the area was damaged by a storm surge of over 20 ft, during the high tide of 4:14 a.m., adding 1.5-2.3 ft more height to the storm tide, plus higher waves on top.
Surfside Beach, Texas 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 Texas Open Beaches Act is a U.S. state of Texas law, passed in 1959 and amended in 1991, which guarantees free public access to beaches on the Gulf of Mexico: . The public... shall have the free and unrestricted right of ingress and egress to and from the state-owned beaches bordering on the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico... extending from the line of mean low tide to the line of ...
Surfside Beach voters will choose a new mayor on Nov. 7 among a pool of three candidates who have experience in public service, either through being elected or appointed.
Heavy beach erosion occurs as a result of the storm. Arlene causes $55 million in damage and its flooding rains kill one person. [60] [61] September 14, 1993 – Hurricane Lidia moves into Texas before being absorbed by a cold front near Austin. [62] Lida's remnants cause moderate rainfall across the state, peaking at 7.3 in (190 mm) in Denton ...