This Texas beach beat out coastal travel destinations in Florida and California. Here's where it ranked nationally.

You can enjoy both local seafood and Texas barbecue at Matagorda's restaurants.

Texas beaches may not have the dramatic coastlines of California, the crystal-clear waters of Florida, or the volcanic landscapes of Hawaii, but they do have an endearing quality of their own. What ...

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 ...

Welcome to Chron Texas Beach Week 2024! Summer is most definitely here, which means the time is more right than ever to hop in the car (or truck, or Jeep, or bike, or whatever you drive) and head to ...

Those looking for a coastal home with plenty of beaches nearby should consider this Texas city, where housing costs and rent ...

A perfect day at the beach should feature rest, relaxation and ... rattlesnakes? In addition to their restorative properties, Texas beaches are an amateur biologist's dream, featuring a boggling array ...

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Researchers are hoping to make Texas beaches a little safer and cleaner. A 2022 study by Environment America found that 90% of Texas beaches had at least one day of unsafe fecal ...

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.

We all know what April showers bring, but what about January snow on Texas beaches? A rare winter snowstorm left accumulating snow on Galveston beaches in January before it trekked to the east. The ...

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 ...

A video of an alligator sitting "a little too close for comfort" in a coastal park in southeast Texas has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was posted by @ham.fishing and has had 1.6 million views since ...