Texas might not be known for its beaches, but there are some nice spots to hit up along the Gulf Coast, including some just outside the Houston area.

Discover the top 10 Texas beaches for 2025, from South Padre to Galveston, with family-friendly spots, outdoor fun, and ...

Houston is miles away from the beach ... remains a historic and haunted place with a lot to offer beyond its beaches.) Texas boasts a lot of beach, with a 367-mile coastline, according to ...

“Surfside,” as it's called locally, is another popular Texas beach destination. Located about an hour south of Houston near the town of Freeport, Texas, Surfside Beach offers tons of beach ...

Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island is named Texas’ best beach for the second year by USA Today's 10Best series.

Crews with the Shoreline Department will be out monitoring beaches along the Texas Gulf coast as small tar balls have been ...

HOUSTON EXPLAINED: Are Houston beaches nice? That depends on your definition of 'nice' and 'beach' What does it mean when an advisory is issued for a Texas beach because of bacteria? An advisory ...

The city of Houston itself is currently under a federal ... But in an email, the Texas General Land Office said their Texas Beach Watch research indicates that water quality levels on Texas ...

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 ...