As heavy rains led to heartbreaking losses at a Texas girls camp, other parts of the state were swamped over the July 4 ...

With the Fourth of July fast approaching on Friday, Galveston will likely be as crowded this week as it is all year. The ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

The dust hurts air quality not only by giving skies a milky haze, but also by aggravating respiratory problems and triggering ...

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on a new weather system that might pose a direct risk to the United States.

The ambitious Coastal Texas Project aims to defend Galveston from severe storm surge. ... formerly known as Gulf of Mexico, with a combination of surge gates — the Bolivar Roads Gate System, ...

Law enforcement raises warning over so-called pink cocaine 02:30. Police in Texas found multiple packages of cocaine on the shores of Jamaica Beach, a small city on the Gulf of Mexico, on Easter ...

Sargassum seaweed is swamping the Texas coast this week with plenty piling up along the Galveston Island shore. The island is prone to the thick mats of brown seaweed, yielding the nickname “the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has taken another step toward formally renaming the Gulf of Mexico on state maps and documents. Senate Bill 1717, which finally passed the Texas Senate 20-11 this week ...

Senate Bill 1717, which seeks to rename the Gulf of Mexico, was passed with 20 out of 31 senators in favor of the bill. (Pete Garcia For The Texas Tribune, Pete Garcia For The Texas Tribune) Sign ...

Brought to Galveston by merchant marines and given to Colombo in 1930, it may be the oldest surfboard in Texas. The Texas Surf Museum opened on March 7, 2025, a couple of blocks off the Strand at ...