Currently, Cameron County in South Texas has authority over closures of the beach near SpaceX's launch facilities. Introduced ...

Bacteria, unicellular organisms that don't have an organized nucleus or chlorophyll, have been detected in water along Texas ...

From bustling cities to small towns, beaches to mountains, Texas is full of surprises just waiting to be discovered. Here are ...

Elon Musk is asking the state to give him the power to close Boca Chica Beach on SpaceX’s schedule just as rocket launches ...

There's a new seafood favorite coming to South Padre Island. Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, the chain seafood eatery created in ...

As thousands of revelers begin to descend on South Padre Island to celebrate Semana Santa, or Holy Week, some may be ...

Musk seeks to tighten his grip on a remote stretch of coastline near the Texas-Mexico border where the billionaire wants to ...

These coral fragments, named for their distinctive maze-like patterns resembling the human brain, are rare finds along Gulf beaches.

Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species, will nest on Texas beaches from April through mid-summer. Beach drivers on Padre Island National Seashore should be cautious ...

Local leaders and environmentalists stand in opposition. The right to access public beaches is enshrined in the Texas Constitution, they say, and should not be handed to Musk. The SpaceX ...