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Galveston (pronounced /ˈgælvəstən/) is a city in and seat of Galveston County located on Galveston Island on the Gulf Coast in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2005 U.S. Census estimate, the city h http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston

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