Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - He wāhi nui te moana ki roto i te hītori o Texas. Ko Galveston Island te taone nui o Galveston, te taone nui tuatahi i te tonga-rawhiti o Texas me te taone nui rawa o te kawanatanga i te mutunga o te rautau tekau ma iwa. I te wā i pāngia ai e tētahi ngaru nui i te tau 1900
I whakatere te hekenga o Galveston, ko te piki ake o Houston hei pokapū tauhokohoko nui, i awhinahia e te whakairo o te Houston Ship Channel puta noa i te haurua o te hauauru o te kokonga, i whakarite i te hiranga o te ohanga o te kokonga.