CLS Council Members and Mayor Take Oath of Office

Clear Lake Shores, TX - Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - Yesterday, at our May 4th City Council meeting, incumbent Mayor Kurt Otten and newly elected Council Members Steve Wirtes and Monica Ledet were sworn into office.  

Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 G...

Jarboe Bayou Pool Update - April 26, 2021

The Jarboe Bayou pool remains closed to the public to complete pool plaster renovations. The renovation project is expected to be completed by the first week of May.

The 2021-2022 pool application form is now available online at  www.clearlakeshor...

EDC Welcomes New President Jonny Boultinghouse

Clear Lake Shores, TX - Thursday, April 15, 2021 - Clear Lake Shores EDC is pleased to announce and welcome Jonny Boultinghouse as their new president. Jonny Boultinghouse succeeds Charles Scoville, who joined EDC in 2007 and became president in ...

Galveston Bay Brewing Company is coming to CLS!

Clear Lake Shores, TX - Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - On Monday, April 12, 2021, Mayor Otten and EDC Vice President Jonny Boultinghouse met with Brewmaster Skyler Forshage, Principal Joel Purdom, and Principal Pete Stevens to officially welcome Galveston Bay ...

CLS has a fully renovated kayak launch dock!

Clear Lake Shores, TX - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - The CLS kayak launch dock is now open to the public after undergoing repairs and renovations. The City of Clear Lake Shores wants to thank CLS resident Brandon Dunegan, the Boy Scouts of America Troop 60...

Jarboe Bayou Pool Reminder

A message from the Waterfront Committee

The Waterfront Compliance Committee and the City of Clear Lake Shores want to thank all waterfront leaseholders for their investment and dedication in our community, and for taking an active role in the preservation and beautification of our city.&nbs...

CLS Shoreline Cleanup Day and CLS Cleanup Weekend

The CLS Shoreline Cleanup Day, hosted by the CLS Civic Club and the CLS Yacht Club, will be on Saturday, March 20th, at Jarboe Park. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. and volunteers will be there providing bags and disposable gloves. This is a great oppor...

Jarboe Bayou Pool Update

The Jarboe Bayou pool plaster renovations have been rescheduled due to material sourcing issues, and the pool will remain open throughout March. 

Renovations will begin on Monday, March 29, 2021, and are anticipated to run through Monday, April 26...

UPDATE: Face Masks and State COVID-19 Executive Order

Per Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-34, effective Wednesday, March 10, 2021, all businesses of any type may open to 100% capacity. Additionally, this order ends the statewide mask mandate in Texas.

Under Governor’s order, businesse...

WATERFRONT TRANSFER

Transfer of WF B-029 (03/08/2021)

Thomas & Deb Scroggins to Jackson & Charlyn Ray

Transfer of WF B-050 (03/08/2021) 

William & Katherine Chalfant to Tom & Deb Scroggins

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Sign up for the COVID-19 Vaccine Waitlist

All Galveston County adults can now sign up on the COVID-19 vaccine waiting list. You can sign up now at utmbhealth.com/vaccine or call 877-389-2318.

Signing up is easy. Just click on the sign-up link and provide some basic contact information along with a...

Test Results Indicate Green Material in Ditches is Non-Toxic

Clear Lake Shores, TX – Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - The City of Clear Lake Shores received today the test results regarding the green material found in the ditches following last week’s structure fire on Oak Rd.

The testing results indicat...

COVID-19 UPDATE: Governor Abbott Lifts Mask Mandate, Opens Texas 100 Percent

Per Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-34, effective Wednesday, March 10, 2021, all businesses of any type may open to 100% capacity. Additionally, this order ends the statewide mask mandate in Texas. Businesses may still limit capacity or implement add...

COVID-19 UPDATE: February 26, 2021

Per Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-32, Galveston County restaurants can increase their capacity to 75% and local bars can reopen at 50% capacity.

On December 22, 2020, Galveston County and eight other counties of the East Texas Coast Trauma...

No Injuries in Residential Fire in Clear Lake Shores

Clear Lake Shores, TX – Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - At 4:50 p.m. today, the Kemah Fire Department and the Clear Lake Shores Police Department responded to a call regarding a residential fire on Oak Rd, in Clear Lake Shores. 

Due to the heavy fi...

Boil water notice has been lifted for the City of Clear Lake Shores

Effective as of 6:40 p.m. Saturday, February 20, 2021, the boil water notice has been lifted for the City of Clear Lake Shores. 

Now that boil water notice is lifted, here’s what residents should do: 

• Flush the plumbing in your h...

Winter Storm Damage: Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance

Today, FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by the severe winter storm. This action makes federal funding available to 77 counties, incl...

Electric Service and Water Update - Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Clear Lake Shores, TX - Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - The City of Clear Lake Shores has been without electric service since 10:00 p.m. last night due to the controlled rotating outages throughout the greater Houston region. 

Additionally, Galvest...

May 1 General Election - File an Application for a Place on the Ballot

Clear Lake Shores, TX - Thursday, January 7, 2021 - The next General Election will be held on May 1, 2021. On this day, our voters will elect one mayor and two council members for the City of Clear Lake Shores.

You can file an application for a pl...

Moderna vaccines available to those 65 and older starting Thursday, Jan. 7

Beginning Thursday, January 7th, the Galveston County Health District will offer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to those who are 65 years of age and older, by appointment only.

The health district this week received an additional 400 vaccine doses. Due to li...

The 2020 Christmas Boat Parade is coming back this weekend!

Presented by the cities of Clear Lake Shores, Kemah, League City, Nassau Bay and Seabrook, the 59th Annual Christmas Boat Parade will come back on Saturday, December 12th at 6:00 pm.  

More than 60 brightly decorated power and sailboats will parad...

Newly Elected Council Members Sworn In

Yesterday, during our November 17th City Council meeting, City Council canvassed the votes, and newly elected Council Members Alex Scanlon, Rick Fisher, and Randy Chronister were officially sworn in. Their terms are effective November 2020 through May 202...

FY21 Adopted Budget is Now Available Online

The Clear Lake Shores FY21 Annual Operating Budget is now available at www.clearlakeshores-tx.gov/finance.

The budget is a financial plan for the City, a policy tool for the City Council, an operation guide for staff and a communications tool to the public...

Update: Lazy Bend Bridge Reconstruction Project

This week, Galveston County and Galveston County Water Control and Improvement District 12 began the Lazy Bend bridge reconstruction project on W 6th St., between Harbor Lane and Lazy Lane in Lazy Bend. The project will replace and improve the vehicular a...

CLS Clean Up Weekend, May 15 - 17, 2020

The City of Clear Lake Shores would like to inform our residents that the CLS Clean Up Weekend will be held May 15th - 17th.

The City will provide two dumpsters that will be located at Shell Bottom Park. Among the items expected for discarding are large pi...

Governor Abbott Announces Phase One To Open Texas

Governor Greg Abbott today signed Executive Order GA-18 that explains the first phase of the State of Texas’ ongoing plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Phase one will begin Friday May 1 and conti...

Galveston County releases Recommended Guidelines for Societal Restoration

Galveston County, in coordination with the Local Health Authority, Dr. Phillip Keiser, developed guidelines for businesses and organizations to use as a reference for when the State of Texas allows businesses to reopen. The guidelines encourage each busin...

CLS closures and cancellations

In an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our community, the City of Clear Lake Shores is monitoring the impact of COVID-19 and currently following guidance from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Galveston County Health District and other...

A message from Chief Tracy Keele

The safety of our citizens and visitors has always been one of the key functions in our duties as law enforcement officers. As we are partners in our community, our role is vital to serving those in need. 

We also recognize that the safety and wel...

City of Clear Lake Shores declares Local State of Disaster in response to spread of COVID-19

Clear Lake Shores, TX - Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Mayor Kurt Otten signed a Declaration of a Local State of Disaster. The declaration activates the City Emergency Management Plan and shall continue for a period of not more ...

CLS PD invites community members to participate in their first Citizens Police Academy

Clear Lake Shores, TX - Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - Are you interested in an up-close and front-row seat to the operations and logistics of what CLS PD does and how they do it?

The Clear Lake Shores Police Department is currently preparing an eight-week pr...

2019-2024 Strategic Plan is now online!

The City of Clear Lake Shores recognizes the importance of establishing and documenting the direction of our city. It is necessary to define where we are and where do we want to go to provide a better quality of life for our future generations.

This five-y...

Volunteers Needed

The City is looking for residents to volunteer and serve on the following committee's:

1-Roads and Drainage Member

1- Planning and Zoning Member

1- Economic Development Corporation Director

1- Zoning Board of Adjustments Member

1- Zoning Board of Adjustments A...

146 Road Construction

Are you wanting to know what's happening with the road work on 146 click the link below