Because of its small size, South Padre Island is often grouped with other towns along the Gulf Coast of Texas, such as Port Isabel and Brownsville, both of which make great daytrips. The town of ...

A backup generator sparked a blaze at a South Padre Island Coast Guard station, but authorities report no one was injured.

South Padre Island has the largest, most consistent, and best shaped waves on the coast of Texas thanks to its much shorter and deeper continental shelf. Picking almost all swell directions ...

Residents and tourists are heading to South Padre Island to celebrate Easter weekend. As weather begins to warm up in the Rio Grande Valley, people are ...