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 ...

The best way to get around South Padre Island is on foot, especially since the area clocks in at 2 square miles in size (much of which is shoreline). There is also a free public shuttle ...

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 ...

Marigny posted video to Facebook showing South Padre Island streets submerged beneath several inches of water. Neither curbs nor lane markings are visible as water laps at the wheels of cars ...

Travelers might not picture stunning beaches and undisturbed lagoons, marshlands, and coastal prairies when they think of Texas, but Padre Island National Seashore ... NPCA staff highlight top beach ...