On Monday, the National Hurricane Center reported Tropical Storm Francine, currently spinning in the Gulf of Mexico, strengthened, with sustained 60 mph winds. Francine is moving northwest, toward the ...

Galveston, Texas is a charming Southern retreat just 50 miles from Houston. It's a destination full of art, historic architecture, chic boutiques, ghost legends and more - all tucked within a quaint ...

A Florida woman's birthday wish came true when she found a message in a bottle while visiting a barrier island in Georgia.

The Texas coastline could see damaging winds and storm surges from the tropical system beginning Tuesday evening.

To determine which Texas beaches stand out from the rest ... South Padre Island's beaches now welcome families in droves. This barrier island's Gulf of Mexico vistas, affordable accommodations ...

Once again, man is focused on attempting to hold Mother Nature at bay (no pun intended) by spending billions of dollars to protect barrier islands from hurricanes and storm surge along the Texas ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Over six weeks after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in southeast Texas, beaches on the West End of Galveston Island are ... it acts as a natural barrier to high tides ...

(Harte Research Institute for Gul / Courtesy) If you’re headed to the Texas beach, beware. Centipedelike creatures called bearded fireworms are washing up on Mustang Island, a barrier island ...

A hurricane warning was in effect along the Louisiana coast from the border with Texas eastward to Grand Isle, about 50 miles ...