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 ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has found its lost surveillance blimp, Argos, which broke free from its South Padre Island site Monday. The craft ended up tangled in ...

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 ...

They are huge, blue and eye-catching — but nilgai antelope from Asia are unwelcome interlopers in two South Texas national park sites.