Jace Tunnell of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies describes finding a 3-foot alligator washed up on the sand near Port Aransas.

While filming an episode Thursday, Tunnell came across a skinny alligator on the beach near Port Aransas ... the beach after being washed out in a flood. Despite being thin and without fresh ...

Thousands went without power Tuesday, during the coldest day of the year, and Port Aransas residents suffered the most outages, with more than 3,000 customers affected.