Galveston Bay

American  

noun

1. an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Galveston Bay

Space Center Houston sits a couple miles inland from a tidal estuary that feeds into the Gulf’s Galveston Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The barge has a capacity of 30,000 gallons, but it was not clear how much oil had spilled into Galveston Bay, the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management said on social media.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2024

The Galveston Bay Refinery is the fourth largest by capacity in the United States, according to the U.S.

From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2023

Aerial footage from Houston television stations showed crews trying to put out flames at the Galveston Bay refinery, which is along a stretch of Texas coast that is heavily populated by petrochemical facilities.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023

We know that it was several days' journey west of the Cenis Indians, whose territory extended along the banks of Trinity River, which empties into Galveston Bay.

From The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)