“He never once gave himself credit for anything." - David Landriault - Editor - The 1839 On the last day of his seven-year tenure as Mayor of Galveston, Craig Brown sat down for one final conversation — not to take credit, but to name everyone else. This is a portrait...
"People are more interested in knowing you want to hear their opinion than in whether you voted the way they wanted you to vote." ~ Craig Brown On May 2, Galveston voters delivered a decisive verdict — 60 percent for JP Listowski, 63 percent for Bob Brown, 55 percent...
“The process is as important as the product." ~ Mayor Craig Brown In nearly six years, Craig Brown didn’t just change what Galveston builds. He changed how it builds together. A conversation about legacy, leadership, and what happens when the process matters as much...
Politics gets personal in Episode 2 of David² as David Landriault and David Finklea break down how revenue caps, limits, and policy decisions are shaping day-to-day life in Galveston. Real conversation. Real stakes.In each conversation, co‑hosts David Landriault and...
Galveston Isn't waiting for the Future - We're Building It. Galveston just notched two of the most significant maritime wins in the nation: the Coast Guard’s next-generation icebreaker program and the Navy’s Flight III destroyer modules. What began as a hopeful spark...
We endorse a YES vote on the $10 million Fire Station No. 2 bond. It’s the first brick in a larger promise: protect the people who protect us—and do better than we did this budget season.Galveston’s 1960s-built Fire Station No. 2 can’t meet today’s emergency needs—too...
“Removing the rainbow crosswalk should not be viewed as erasing or disrespecting the LGBTQ+ community. Quite the opposite—it offers a chance to replace a fading symbol with something truly lasting.” — Trey Click Anger found the rainbow first. Truth came later. The...
“This isn’t just shipbuilding—it’s nation-building. And Galveston is now on the map.” A White House agreement to procure 11 U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutters—four built in Finland and seven in the United States—puts Galveston on the map as a polar‑shipbuilding...
“It is not enough to report on Galveston. We must champion it. We must demand the kind of journalism that strengthens people rather than pacifies them.” Journalism has power—or it has nothing at all. For David Landriault, Founder of The 1839, the calling is not to sit...
