3 : a person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved : instrumentality communicated through the agency of the ambassador. 4 : an establishment engaged in doing business for another an advertising agency. 5 : an administrative division (as of a government) the agency for consumer protection.
Galveston County (/ËÉ¡Ã¦lváµ»stÉn/ GAL-viss-tÉn) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 291,309. Its county seat is Galveston. League City is the most populous city in Galveston County; between 2000 and 2005 it surpassed Galveston as the county's largest city. The county was founded in 1838. Galveston County is part of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Much of Galveston's economy is centered in the tourism, health care, shipping, and financial industries. The 84-acre (340,000 m2) University of Texas Medical Branch campus with an enrollment of more than 2,500 students is a major economic force of the city.