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Swim safe! Get up-to-date safety information before you head to the beach in Galveston.
Spotlight Agency: South Padre Island Beach Patrol
IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE from the SPI Website:The SPI “Beach Patrol” is only on vehicle patrol as first responders with minimum qualifications. Before you jump into the waves, take a few minutes to read this important water safety information and discuss it with your family and friends, it may save your life!! For detailed information on [...]
Please Submit Beach Safety Organizations
We are attempting to compile a listing of the safety agencies (including first responders), and emergency management agencies in charge of safeguarding Texas beaches. Please submit information below to help us fill out the directory. Thanks in advance! Galveston Beach Patrol Beach Patrol Homepage
Hermine gives south Texas another tropical lashing – BusinessWeek
Boston Globe Hermine gives south Texas another tropical lashingBusinessWeekTropical Storm Hermine gave a wet and windy punch to Texas on Tuesday but left only minor scrapes in the storm-weary Rio Grande Valley, which is proving resilient this hurricane season after taking a third tropical system on the chin. …Hermine downgraded to tropical depressionHouston ChronicleTropical Storm [...]
- Junior lifeguards learn and inspire – Daily News – Galveston County
- Texas Beach Safety Website Launches
- San Antonio police officer drowns while swimming in Port Aransas – Corpus Christi Caller Times
- SPI drownings rare since beach patrol began – Brownsville Herald
- South Padre: Where catching a wave is easier than you think – San Antonio Express
