This park is the perfect place to escape the crowds in Galveston, with quiet beaches for walking or swimming and access to ...

The first time I dipped my toes into the Gulf of Mexico, I was a kid visiting South Padre Island with my family. The salty breeze, the rhythmic crash of the waves, and the warmth of the Texas sun left ...

Thousands of coquina clams, tiny jewel-colored bivalves, are blanketing sections of the Texas coast this time of year.

Rounding out the top 10 was another Port Isabel institution, Los Tortugos Seafood Market, at 318 E. Queen Isabella Blvd., ...

One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May. Beachgoers joked that it was an "alien" and called it "freaky" looking. They told ...

It's been a year since a shocking study pulled back the curtain on one of Texas' dirtiest secrets: High levels of harmful bacteria are common at state beaches. Now, Lone Star State researchers are ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Headed to the beach to cool off this summer? The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has a way for you to check how much bacteria associated with fecal matter you could be exposed to.

A Texas beach in such poor shape that it was described as "unrecognizable" after Hurricane Beryl blew through it in 2024 will ...