A flood watch is in effect from Houston to Galveston Thursday as heavy rain could result in nearly half a foot of rainfall.

Matagorda Beach offers miles of uncrowded sandy paradise a little over three hours from Austin. Of all the Texas beaches, Matagorda is probably the least overused public shoreline other than the ...

About two hours southwest of Houston lies Matagorda, a small beach town for travelers seeking solitude and a break from everyday life. Unlike other beach towns in Texas, Matagorda Bay is sleepy.

“There are days you can walk on the beach [in Matagorda] and not see another person,” says Margo Richards, vice president of community resources for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA).

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“It is a little bit nerve wracking,” said Lucy Silva who we ran into on FM 2030 also known as Beach Road which sits between the Colorado River and East Matagorda Bay. Silva is among many ...

Matagorda Beach is an under-the-radar Texas coastal destination located halfway between Galveston and Corpus Christi in a tranquil fishing village. You’ll find some beautiful (and sparsely ...

Joseph Thomas was the youngest of four siblings. He died Sunday afternoon after saving a friend caught up in a rip current off Matagorda Beach. RELATED: U.S. Coast Guard leading search for 16-year ...

The search for a missing teen swimmer at Matagorda Beach ended Monday evening as the U.S. Coast Guard continued to search for a 17-year-old boy who also went missing near Surfside Beach in Freeport.

As of Sunday afternoon, Beryl has been a named storm for nine days. The small outpost of Matagorda Beach, where the Colorado River empties into the Gulf of Mexico, was mostly deserted by Sunday ...