HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Galveston Police Department said a five-mile stretch of beaches on the island's West End was shut down and has since reopened after shots rang out on Friday afternoon.

A voluntary evacuation is underway for areas in Galveston not protected by the seawall as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Texas coast. The evacuation order, effective at 10 a.m. on July 7, is ...