The station is home to the Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) South Padre Island and the cutter USCGC Alligator (WPB-87372).

It belongs to the United States Coast Guard 8th District Sector Corpus Christi.

The Coast Guard has a long presence on South Padre Island.

A new location was opened in 1923 on the southern end of South Padre Island to a building that was used for 50 years.

The current station was constructed in 1974, which houses the main office spaces and duty crew berthing.