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A 102-pound, female loggerhead sea turtle makes her way into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday Sept. 16, 2015, after being rehabilitated at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's sea turtle facility in Galveston, Texas. The turtle was caught off the Galveston Fishing Pier earlier this summer. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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In this Saturday, June 3, 2017 photo, A tugboat helps turn the U.S. Navy's newest littoral combat ship, USS Gabrielle Giffords as it docks at Pier 21 in Galveston, Texas. The 421-foot USS Gabrielle Giffords will be commissioned this weekend in Texas. The ship is named for the former Arizona congresswoman, who in 2011 was shot but survived an assassination attempt in Tucson. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
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In this Saturday, June 3, 2017 photo, UTyler Gelske and his friend Buck Turner, back, watches the USS Gabrielle Giffords docks at Pier 21 in Galveston, Texas. The 421-foot USS Gabrielle Giffords will be commissioned this weekend in Texas. The ship is named for the former Arizona congresswoman, who in 2011 was shot but survived an assassination attempt in Tucson. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
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In this Saturday, June 3, 2017 photo, U.S. Navy sailors wait for their ship, USS Gabrielle Giffords Littoral Combat Ship, to dock, at Pier 21 in Galveston, Texas. The 421-foot USS Gabrielle Giffords will be commissioned this weekend in Texas. The ship is named for the former Arizona congresswoman, who in 2011 was shot but survived an assassination attempt in Tucson. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
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In this July 7, 2016 photo, Richard Eberle pulls up a crab net at the Galveston Fishing Pier in Galveston, Texas. Experts say Texas is seeing some of the greatest catches of blue crabs since the mid-1980s. The Galveston County Daily News reports a state wildlife official attributes the promising crabbing season mainly to changes to the commercial license program and more freshwater inflows. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
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In this July 7, 2016 photo, blue crabs fill Richard Eberle's cooler at the Galveston Fishing Pier in Galveston, Texas. Experts say Texas is seeing some of the greatest catches of blue crabs since the mid-1980s. The Galveston County Daily News reports a state wildlife official attributes the promising crabbing season mainly to changes to the commercial license program and more freshwater inflows. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
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A Galveston police officer cordons off the scene where an off-duty officer shot and killed a woman following a disturbance, Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Galveston, Texas. Galveston police Lt. Joshua Schirard tells KHOU-TV the incident occurred Thursday evening. He says the officer was out with family members when he spotted the disturbance and confronted an armed female. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
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A Galveston police officer monitors the scene where an off-duty officer shot and killed a woman following a disturbance Thursday, March, 9, 2017, in Galveston, Texas. Galveston police Lt. Joshua Schirard tells KHOU-TV the incident occurred Thursday evening. He says the officer was out with family members when he spotted the disturbance and confronted an armed female. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
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Members of the Bayou City Blues Band play from the back of a float while riding in 30th annual Krewe of Aquarius Parade on the first Saturday of Mardi Gras Festivities in downtown Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. (Stuart Villanueva/The Galveston County Daily News via AP) ** FILE **
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A home burns as waves from Hurricane Ike crash the shoreline Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Erosion control devices line the beach in Galveston, Texas. The geotubes had been covered by dunes before Hurricane Ike hit the island last month. Many parts of Galveston remain littered with debris and are not ready to host the crowds that they usually attract. (Associated Press)
