For the 50th sea turtle sculpture in the Turtles About Town public art project, Galveston artist Elizabeth Punches wanted to capture a grandparent in an act of love. Since 2018, the public art ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

Families, children and spectators stood along the Galveston shore with wide smiles and loud cheers as they watched volunteers carry 102 sea turtles, one by one, into the Gulf on Thursday afternoon.