Once water temperatures fall below 50 degrees, turtles begin to shut down,” Christopher D. Marshall, a Regents Professor in ...

When Hurricane Carla surged ashore in September 1961, it did more than flatten buildings and scatter boats across highways.

Sea turtles can become cold-stunned when water temperature drops below 50° Fahrenheit. Cold-stunning, which can be ...

In addition to the cold watch, a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for inland portions of Galveston County through Sunday, signaling a threat of freezing rain or sleet that ...

The Texas Tech basketball team hits the road today for the first time in Big 12 Conference play. The Red Raiders (11-3, 1-0) head to Houston to take on the Cougars (13-1, 1-0) after the two split ...

GALVESTON, Texas — A Galveston man was arrested and is facing charges after investigators said he unlawfully detained a person while pretending to be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

There's a strong argument the most evenly matched quarterfinal in this year's College Football Playoff takes place in the Orange Bowl, where No. 5 Oregon (12-1) faces No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) in a ...

A plane from Mexico was on a medical mission on Monday when it crashed into Galveston Bay, and two men on the water that day helped save two lives. By Mark Walker Todd Donaldson was fishing with ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Federal investigators are continuing to investigate a deadly plane crash in Galveston Bay that killed six people and injured two others last week. The National Transportation Safety ...

"It is the economic backbone of Galveston," Dwayne Jones, Executive Director of the Galveston Historical Foundation, told Chron recently. "Repeatedly in its history, it was the part of Galveston that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A small Mexican navy plane on a medical mission crashed Monday near Galveston, Texas, killing at least six people, including a ...

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