Beaches

They're harmless ... as harmless as plastic ocean litter can be anyway ... they're small and they have a very unique look after being through wind, rough currents, weather and getting scraped by sea salt. Unexplained piggy banks, of unknown origin, are washing up on Texas beaches. Again.

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It's not that they can't find it anymore after it being renamed the Gulf of America. Or was it to the Gulf of Texas? Either way, they still know where it is and have no trouble at all getting there. They don't want to.

You can plan just about any kind of vacation you want and "get 'er dun" right here in Texas. Which is why an old ad campaign used to say that Texas was "like a whole other country".

Texas, for the most part, is landlocked but the coastline has miles of beaches and a bunch of islands. Plural.

You don't have to leave the country to get that breezy, Cancun feel. In fact, depending on where in Texas you live and how many vacation days you get, you may not even need a flight.

Yep, that's how big Texas is. The shortest distance between El Paso and an ocean is not a straight line, it's a line headed into another country.

Texas has miles of beaches and, thanks to the beautiful climate, you can visit them pretty much year round. Which keeps them pretty crowded but not this particular spot.

Texas beaches are a great vacation idea but they, like any beach, can be dangerous.

Discover the freedom of going topless in Texas this summer! Learn about the legalities and popular nude beaches like Hippie Hollow near Austin.

The dragons in Texas aren't huge, tiny actually, but I wouldn't pet one.

WTH? Dolphins, most dead but some living, are washing up all over Texas beaches and officials say it's totally normal.