Crews are required by federal guidelines to wait on relocating the sargassum until it hits an average height accumulation of ...

GALVESTON, Texas - A teen was taken to a Galveston hospital after he was bitten by a shark offshore on Monday, officials say.

Coast guardsmen from the Houston Air Station were training in the area when the body was found Saturday morning.

GALVESTON, Texas — The body of a 21-year-old man who went missing while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico has been recovered, according to Galveston Island Beach Patrol. Beach Patrol officials said ...

Texas A&M University at Galveston is planning to bring a new sea turtle rehabilitation hospital and educational outreach ...

A much-needed win for island conservationists.

A few generations from now, if climate change goes unchecked, Galveston Island will no longer be the popular tourist destination whose population has increased 12 percent since 2010, according to the ...

Police said the discovery is not all that uncommon. In April 2025, officials in nearby Jamaica Beach said packages containing ...