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Port O'Connor, Texas is the "Best Kept Secret on the Texas Gulf Coast." A real jewel between Galveston and Corpus Christi sporting the finest sportfishing, birding and gulf fun and activities.
This Web site, sponsored by the Port O'Connor Chamber of Commerce, is provided in part by local businesses and individuals to bring you news, information, and resources on our community.
Area Features. Explains the various activities and sites of our area.
Events. An up-to-date calendar of major happenings in Port O'Connor.
Business Directory. Need a vacation rental? A new boat? A fishing guide? Whatever you need, you can find here!
Local Weather. Always an important topic, get the latest reports from the National Weather Service.
Classified Ads. Free to locals and others linked to Port O'Connor. Low-cost for others.
History. We're steeped in history. Find out more about the rich lore of Port O'Connor.
More Info. Can't find it online? Just ask. We're here to help.
Map & Directions. Regional and local maps to help you get around.

Youth Night in POC--Every Friday(except the 1st Friday of month-7 to 10p.m.@Fisherman's Chapel
POC Sports Association meets the 3rd Monday of each month-6:30 p.m.@POC Community Center
POC Chamber of Commerce--2nd Monday each month @ MUDD Office-7p.m.
Commissioner's Court meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month-10a.m.1st floor of Courthouse in Port Lavaca
POC Service Club-1st & 3rd Thursday of each TOURNAMENT
MAY 29th to SEPTEMBER 9th--CCA TEXAS STAR TOURNAMENT
MEMORIAL DAY to LABOR DAY--FISHING CENTER SUMMERLONG TOURNAMENT
JUNE 22nd-JUNE 26th--LONE STAR SHOOT OUT AT CARACOL
JUNE 25-26th---PESCADO GRANDE TOURNAMENT
JULY 3rd----ANNUAL 4th FIREWORKS DISPLAY
JULY 9th-10th--CULA ROJA FISHING TOURNAMENT(BAY & OFFSHORE)
JULY 10th--EXTREME REDFISH TOURNAMENT
JULY 14th thru-17th---POCO BUENO
JULY 23-24th--BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA
AUGUST 7th--POSSUM INVITATIONAL FISHING TOURNAMENT
AUGUST 13-15TH----PORT O'CONNOR INVITATIONAL FISHING TOURNAMENT(POCIFT)
AUGUST 14th---POCIFT PARADE-(PISCELES IS COMING)
AUGUST 14th--SPEEDY STOP KID'S FISHING TOURNAMENT
AUGUST 21-22nd--TEXAS REDFISH SERIES
SEPTEMBER 11th--POC LADIES CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
OCTOBER 1-2nd--CHRIS RAGUSIN POC GRAND SLAM

A Matagorda Island beacon that guided ships along Texas' mid-coast before the U.S. Civil War is again lighting the way for modern mariners thanks to the recent completion of a $1.23 million overhaul of the state's oldest operational lighthouse. It took a little more than a year to compete the repair project that included rebuilding and shoring up the base, repainting the entire lighthouse and replacing the light room at the top. In addition, sidewalks and a restroom were added at the site that is within the boundaries of Matagorda Island State Park.
The 92-foot-tall, charcoal-colored lighthouse is actually the second such structure to be built on the eastern tip of the barrier island overlooking Pass Cavallo that leads from the Gulf into Matagorda Bay. The original lighthouse, known as the Matagorda Light Station, was erected in 1852, funded by $1,500 appropriated by the U.S. Congress. It suffered extensive damage in the early 1860s when Confederate troops removed its Fresnel lens and tried to destroy the tower to prevent the Union Army benefiting from its guiding light. In 1873, what remained of the old structure was dismantled and a new lighthouse erected two miles inland, using the same iron plates. At that time the red and white striped tower was painted black and a new Fresnel lens was installed. That lens, which was removed in 1977, is now on display at the Calhoun County Museum in Port Lavaca.
In 1956, electric power was brought to Matagorda Island and the light was automated. That ended the era of the lighthouse keeper, and Arthur Barr, the last of a long series of lighthouse keepers, and his family moved inland. Mr. Barr's window, Ruth, and their daughter were among the honored guests at the Dedication Ceremony held in June. Also attending and recognized were descendants of the first lighthouse keeper, James Cummings, who, on New Year's Eve, 1852, lit the light on the first Matagorda lighthouse.

Port O'Connor is located on the Gulf Coast between Galveston and Corpus Christi, only about 50 miles south of Victoria at the end of state highway 185. For directions from major cities in Texas, see our Map & Directions section.

Jun 22 - Feb 26 :: LONE STAR SHOOT OUT AT CARACOL

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