At least 20 girls, including Houston ISD student Greta Toranzo, are missing after catastrophic flooding hit Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas.
Audubon Aquarium Rescue releases two critically endangered Kemp’s ridley turtles and a 227-lb loggerhead turtle into Gulf waters off Galveston after extensive rehabilitation.
Facing an influx of up to 750,000 visitors for the Fourth of July, Galveston has synchronized traffic lights along two major streets to help ease gridlock during one of the island’s busiest weeks of the year.
A family’s dream vacation turned into a life-or-death moment when a young girl fell overboard from the Disney Dream cruise ship. Her father immediately jumped in after her, prompting a dramatic and successful rescue at sea.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the Bay of Campeche that could bring increased rainfall to Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast early next week, even if it doesn’t develop into a tropical depression.
The latest QS 2026 World University Rankings reignite the academic rivalry among Texas universities, spotlighting Houston’s Rice University and noting the specialized contributions of Galveston’s maritime-focused Texas A&M campus.
