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Verify: Is Galveston getting a Margaritaville Resort?

There's been some buzz about Jimmy Buffett and his partners adding a new resort on the island.

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GALVESTON, Texas — Rumors are swirling that a Margaritaville Resort could be coming to Galveston. What better place to nibble on sponge cake and watch the sun bake all of those tourists covered in oil?

Speculation on an island location began after Jimmy Buffett’s partners announced plans for a Margaritaville Resort on Lake Conroe next Spring. It will be the first one in Texas.

RELATED: Margaritaville Resort coming soon to Lake Conroe

We put our Verify team on the Galveston rumors and they reached out to Margaritaville developers.

Those in the know neither confirmed nor denied it.

Here’s what they said: “We don’t have any information to share on this. If/when we do, we’ll ensure you are looped in.”

In other words, stay tuned.

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