Parks & Recs
August 20, 2020
Where to Go Swimming Now in Texas
A handy guide to which of our beaches, lakes, rivers, creeks, swimming holes, and swimming pools are and aren’t open.
Beaches
The Texanist
June 23, 2018
The Texanist: Is It Legal to Build a Bonfire on the Beach?
An Amarillo man wants to make sure that his Mustang Island getaway won't go up in smoke.
The Daily Post
January 22, 2016
Port Aransas May Ban Booze on the Beach for Spring Break
Bummer, bro.
The Daily Post
July 22, 2014
Does Texas Really Have the Fourth Best Beaches in the Country?
Real estate blog Estately.com placed Texas at number four in its "top ten beach states" list. Is this summer bearing that out?
Energy
April 16, 2013
It’s Oil for the Best
One expert explains how the BP spill could be Texas’s greatest boon.
January 21, 2013
Cleaner Beaches Thanks to the Drought?
Were cleaner beaches in 2011 an unexpected upside to the drought?
Travel & Outdoors
January 20, 2013
Habeas Corpus
The rap on Corpus Christi is that there’s no there there—but a case can be made that it’s a great weekend destination.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1998
The Wild Coast
The birds of High Island. The wilderness of Matagorda Island. The untamed beach of Boca Chica. These and other hidden treasures await you-if you know where to look.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1995
The Beach Is Back…
… but can it last? That’s what Galveston officials are wondering as they put the finisheng touches on a nearly $6 million renourishment project—just in time for hurricane season.
Being Texan
July 31, 1987
Texas Primer: The Tar Ball
There’s one place where you can still find plenty of oil in Texas: the beach.
News & Politics
July 31, 1976
The Party’s Over
The Lord giveth the beach and the developer taketh away.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 1973
A Grand Tour by the Gulf
October is the month to pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and head to the sea.