Coinciding with spring break, the Esperanza “Hope” Andrade is the first new vessel at the Galveston Ferry in more than a decade. It’s also the first boat there named after a woman and the first in Texas to be named after a Latina.

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Galveston Ferry adds new boat to fleet for first time in more than a decade

The Esperanza "Hope" Andrade, named after a former Texas Secretary of State, is the first boat at the Galveston Ferry to be named after a woman and the first in Texas to be named after a Latina, according to TxDOT.

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