Desert GALVESTON – Galveston’s Flag Warning System gives you a fast, visual way to know how safe the water is for swimming or what might be lurking in the waves that could hurt or sting you.

Growing up, my summers were spent visiting the Jersey Shore, the beach-filled coastline of New Jersey along the Atlantic Ocean (no, I don't personally know Snooki). No matter where I went, whether ...

From May to September, the Texas Beach Watch program collects water samples from 168 stations at roughly 61 recreational beaches along the Texas coast in Aransas, Brazoria, Cameron, Galveston ...

Texas Beach Watch tracks the amount of Enterococcus bacteria in the water along the state's coastline. The GLO said the EPA recommends avoiding swimming when the level of bacteria reaches 104 ...

On top of driftwood in the water, Galveston Beach Patrol was flying a red flag Sunday, indicating that conditions along the coast, including wind or currents, were "out of the ordinary." ...