PORT O'CONNOR, Texas – U.S. Coast Guard officials confirmed the oil has reached Matagorda Island, as predicted, but the good news is that the oil is along the southwest part of the island, facing the ...

The wind and waves that pushed a sludgy mess out of Galveston Bay have deposited sticky clumps of decayed oil on one of the most pristine places along the Texas coast. The Texas General Land Office on ...

Effective shoreline clean-up efforts are on-going, Saturday, along Mustang, South Matagorda and North Padre islands in response to the Texas City oil spill. As of sunset Friday, response workers have ...

PORT O CONNOR, Texas An accelerated response continues to an oil spill which occurred in the Houston Ship Channel onMarch 22, as the Matagorda Incident Command Post in Port O Connor, Texas, deployed ...

Matagorda, set on the namesake bay, is best known for outdoor recreation, including fishing, shelling, and kayaking. The area's wetlands and beaches attract hundreds of bird species, making it a ...

The wind and waves that pushed a sludgy mess out of Galveston Bay have deposited sticky clumps of decayed oil on one of the most pristine places along the Texas coast. The Texas General Land Office on ...

The Gulf of Mexico coughs surprising things onto the desolate and isolated curve of sand marking the seaward rim of Matagorda Island, a part of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and a state ...

Current time and date at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport is 14:17:43 PM (CDT) on Saturday, Aug 9, 2025 Looking for information on Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport, Matagorda Island, ...

Matagorda Island Gas Operations LLC, a private oil and gas development company sanctioned by the U.S. for failing to comply with safety-disclosure rules put in place after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil ...

A search for stranded sea turtles has led one couple to find a few washed-up messages in bottles on a Texas beach. Jace and Kathryn Tunnell, of Corpus Christi, Texas, found three messages in bottles ...

Effective shoreline clean-up efforts are on-going, Saturday, along Mustang, South Matagorda and North Padre islands in response to the Texas City oil spill. As of sunset Friday, response workers have ...

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. You ...