The XT-10000 resembles a giant arachnid, but it's not out for prey. It's moving right next to a state icon in Galveston for some needed rest and relaxation.

Nikki Johnson-Kunz, also known as the "Shrimp Diva," married into a family of Galveston shrimpers that has made a living fishing the waters of the Gulf for generations. She was not surprised to learn the investigation's test results revealed that nearly 60% of the restaurants were serving shrimp that had been imported and raised on farms abroad.

"Sentinels of the Port," a new film by Galveston Unscripted host J.R. Shaw, spotlights the harbor pilots working the ports of Galveston and Texas City.

During his inauguration speech Monday, President Donald Trump repeated his promise to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. "A short time from now we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America," Trump said, during a description of his plans for his first actions as the 47th president.

Over 40 green sea turtles were rehabilitated and released in Galveston after a cold snap left them cold-stunned, with the community witnessing the event.

The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research, Houston Zoo and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department on Friday released more than 40 recently rescued, cold-stunned green sea turtles into the

A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven't seen before. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was combining with a low-pressure system and chilly air to drop significant amounts of snow in some spots.

About 41 of the turtles were released into the Gulf of Mexico on Friday so they can find warmer waters before the temperatures dropped.

As the audience cooed over the sea turtles and snapped photos and videos, staff and volunteers carried the marine reptiles down a path between two crowds, like a soul train line, to the sea. To their amusement, some of the turtles were excitedly flipping their fins mid-air in anticipation. And they had a good reason.

The Gulf of Mexico is a large oceanic basin located in the southeastern region of North America, bordered by the United States (to the north and east), Mexico (to the west and south), and Cuba (to the southeast). It is part of the Atlantic Ocean and is connected to it via the Straits of Florida and the Caribbean Sea through the Yucatán Channel.