There has been a lot of back-and-forth over where exactly the ship will dock when extensive renovations are completed.

A special meeting of the Galveston Wharves board of trustees Monday morning signaled to the public that not only would the Battleship Texas be welcome at the Port of Galveston once a suitable mooring location has been determined, but that reaching an ...

Negotiations for the 573-foot vessel had stopped last month because of financial concerns and complaints from local business owners.

The Texas is the only battleship still in existence that served in both World Wars. For decades, it sat in the Houston Ship Channel near San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site as a museum. Over the years, though, the ship fell into disrepair, with leaks threatening to sink her altogether if something wasn’t done.

Battleship Texas, one of the last remaining vessels to survive both World War I and II, would have been operated by Landry's if the proposal were approved.