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A rescue group saved a massive loggerhead sea turtle that had been stranded on Quintana Beach, Texas.

A Texas-based Carnival cruise ship, likely out of Galveston, welcomed special visitors onboard.

A "Taste of Texas" event with ship tours and barbecue was hosted in a port by the Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadets.

A juvenile loggerhead sea turtle was rescued in Sargent, Texas, by the GCSTR after being found stranded and heavily encrusted.

Texas A&M, which has a campus in Galveston, is expanding its offerings by launching a maritime business degree in McAllen.

Texas A&M-Galveston launched a new degree at a Texas A&M Higher Education Center to meet maritime workforce demand.

Marine biologists are investigating a large, puzzling beaching event involving pilot whales.

Texas A&M at Galveston provided aspiring scientists with a hands-on learning experience on a marine research vessel at sea.

The gathering of hundreds of sharks in the Gulf near Texas is explained as a normal seasonal migration.

A rare Kemp's Ridley sea turtle named Tally, swept 4,000 miles to Wales, is cleared for return to Texas after rehabilitation.