Texans who prefer the heat over the cold may be happy to know that a vacation destination spot in the Lone Star State has landed on a list of warmest places in the U.S. for a winter escape. South ...

An Austin man wants to drive nonstop from Port Aransas to the Rio Grande and doesn’t see why a skinny little body of water should stop him. A: Way back when, Padre Island was one contiguous, very long ...

There is something magical about escaping to an island nation for a surf trip. The dream is to go somewhere remote, with waves breaking across multiple pointbreaks or reefbreaks around the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Former South Padre Island Mayor Dennis Stahl was arrested and charged with solicitation of prostitution after allegedly offering a restaurant employee $500 for sex, according to an arrest affidavit ...

is your neighborhood reporter for Flour Bluff and the South Side. Several business owners along South Padre Island Drive on Padre Island are warning others after a man was caught on camera attempting ...

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in a shooting at a restaurant in a South Carolina island town on Sunday, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were ...

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a legal case brought by the League of Women Voters of South Carolina that challenged the practice of partisan gerrymandering. In a 5–0 opinion ...

Twenty-four years ago, the world and nation were still reeling from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when South Texas suffered another blow when a portion of the causeway connecting South ...

When Taiwanese traveler Eric Weng goes to South Korea, he resigns himself to toggling between three different map applications to navigate his way around. That’s because Google Maps, ubiquitous in ...

The fire began Friday afternoon, Aug. 22, after a lightning strike ignited dry grasslands about three miles south of the Malaquite Visitor Center, according to the National Park Service (NPS). As of ...

Beautiful ocean views with a side of surf and turf and great wine pairings. Henrietta’s Bayfront Restaurant brings bayside fine dining back to South Padre Island. The large windows facing the bay make ...