It’s the Malibu of southeast Texas

Thanks for Hugo Martin’s update on Galveston, Texas [“Battered Island on the Rebound,” April 12]. I greatly enjoyed the article. I grew up in southeast Texas, and Galveston was the place to go for summer vacations and even great weekends. Galveston is a very charming city. Though it can’t hold a candle to Malibu, it is, for all practical purposes, southeast Texas’ version of Malibu. I can’t believe all they’ve been through, but I am glad they are hanging in there and trying to rebuild.

Joe Canon

Canoga Park