CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The Texas State Aquarium announced today that it has been named as the #4 Aquarium in North America by USA TODAY, as chosen by online voters. The Texas State Aquarium, the largest in Texas, was nominated by a panel of experts in July for the 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for Best […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – On Thursday, July 7, 2020, the Texas State Aquarium released an adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle to the Gulf of Mexico. The Kemp’s ridley had been under the care of the Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Center for nearly two and a half months, recuperating from a near-fatal injury to her shell. […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The Texas State Aquarium recently admitted a furry new patient to its Wildlife Rescue program: a two-pound orphaned North American river otter pup.  On April 27, a juvenile male river otter approximately five to six weeks old was found orphaned on the side of a road in Austin, TX.  The small […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The Texas State Aquarium announced today significant losses in operating revenue due to the devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. “Since closing on March 18, at the very beginning of our busy season, we have lost nearly $3 million in operating revenue. To put this into perspective, we lost approximately $1 million […]

As part of its ongoing partnership with the Padre Island National Seashore – Division of Sea Turtle Science & Recovery, the Texas State Aquarium is permitted to rescue, rehabilitate and release all species of endangered sea turtles. Sea Turtle Science & Recovery staff and volunteers find stranded turtles, relocate them to their headquarters and after […]

In July 1990, the Texas State Aquarium first opened its doors to the public, but even before then, employees were being hired to prepare the much-anticipated attraction for its grand opening. Among those brought on to tackle this task were Nacho and Doug. And to this day, these dedicated members of the Aquarium’s Physical Plant […]

100 percent of donations given through the Aquarium’s fundraiser at www.texasstateaquarium.org/australia will go to Zoo Victoria’s Bushfire Emergency Wildlife Fund,  which is working to help the animals that have been injured, orphaned, or displaced by the devastating spread of bushfires. The Aquarium will also match each donation, up to a total of $10,000. Guests can […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The Texas State Aquarium will roll out an online discount special today through Dec. 1 to celebrate Thanksgiving and Black Friday and thank guests for their support this past year. Guests can score an automatically-applied $5 discount by purchasing tickets online at www.texasstateaquarium.org. The Aquarium will be closed on Thursday, November […]

Now the plan and efforts that helped the Aquarium survive and thrive throughout Harvey and similar inclement weather situations has been recognized with a StormReady Supporter certification from the National Weather Service (NWS), making the Aquarium one of about 60 StormReady-certified sites in Texas. To become a StormReady Supporter site, the location must have, among […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – All active and retired United States military personnel will receive free admission to the Texas State Aquarium Monday, November 11 through Saturday, November 16, in commemoration of Veterans Day and the sacrifices these servicemen and servicewomen have made for their country. Military families will also receive a discount of $7 off […]