District 8  

PADET Texas

Welcome to the Coast Guard's Public Affairs Detachment Texas.

 

PADET Texas is a sub-office of the Coast Guard’s 8th District Headquarters in New Orleans, which is responsible for Coast Guard activities in 26 states. The detachment is responsible for media relations for all of Texas and up to Lake Charles, Louisiana. A majority of our activity is along the Gulf of Mexico. For more information about the 8th District, visit our homepage at www.uscg.mil/d8.

Latest PADET Texas News
Sept. 19, 2023
PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 3 stranded boaters near Freeport, Texas
Sept. 15, 2023
VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 1 from tanker 50 miles offshore Corpus Christi, Texas
Sept. 14, 2023
VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard assists 3 stranded on jetty near Galveston, Texas
Sept. 13, 2023
VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues tanker crew member 10 miles offshore Galveston, Texas
Sept. 3, 2023
VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman 10 miles offshore Freeport, Texas
Aug. 28, 2023
Coast Guard assists 1 after boat capsizes on Lake Livingston, Texas
Aug. 18, 2023
PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 5 boaters near Matagorda, Texas
Aug. 16, 2023
Coast Guard assists 3 boaters near North Padre Island, Texas
Aug. 5, 2023
VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs ailing diver 100 miles offshore Galveston, Texas
Aug. 4, 2023
Coast Guard medevacs man from charter boat 17 miles offshore Port Aransas, Texas
Aug. 1, 2023
PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard holds Community Day in Corpus Christi, Texas
July 29, 2023
VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs man injured fishing 130 miles offshore Corpus Christi, Texas
July 25, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to host free, public Community Day in Corpus Christi, Texas
July 23, 2023
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Port O’Connor, Texas
July 22, 2023
VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 43 year old from oil tanker 55 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana
July 20, 2023
PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partners conduct maritime security exercise in Port Lavaca, Texas
July 17, 2023
IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues kite surfer beset by weather near Port Mansfield, Texas
July 17, 2023
PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 3 after boat capsizes off Freeport, Texas
July 13, 2023
IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard interdicts lancha, seizes 660 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast
July 12, 2023
PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony
July 9, 2023
Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas
July 8, 2023
Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas
July 5, 2023
VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 5 after boat collision near Galveston, Texas
July 1, 2023
Coast Guard, partner agency rescue distressed swimmer off Galveston, Texas
June 22, 2023
PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard assists 2 men, 1 dog after boat capsizes near Sabine Pass, Texas
PADET Texas News Release archives
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The Reservist - Official Publication of the Coast Guard Reserve 

Coast Guard Retirees' Newsletter 

Coast Guard Auxiliary News 

Proceedings - The Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea  

PADET Texas PA Contact

Main
(281) 464-4810

After Hours
(832) 293-1293

U.S. Coast Guard
Supervisor, PADET Texas
1178 Ellington Field
Houston, TX 77034

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