Founded in 1871, the neighborhood is regarded as one of the first freedman communities west of the Mississippi River.

On the mild, cloudy day of April 14, 2015, exactly 150 years and five days after Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union Army at a courthouse in Virginia, an unusual spectacle took ...

They called it the “American Wake”—a time of mourning the loss of one’s native land. Irish immigrants fled famine and persecution in hopes of a new life of prosperity and freedom—and it was this hope ...

If you’re planning a trip to Texas, you won’t want to miss the state’s many historic landmarks. From the Alamo, the site of a ...

A little over a year ago — for Texas Independence Week — a former newsroom colleague, Dave Thomas, and I compiled a list of the 53 best books about Texas. A year later, I stand by every title on this ...

The Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines face off for the third time ever when they meet in the Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve.

The last time the Longhorns and the Wolverines met, the game was decided by halftime. Texas ran out to a 24-3 lead in Ann ...

BANDERA — The mystery starts at the edge of town. A green sign reads: "Bandera City Limit, Pop. 957." Really? Fewer than 1,000 people live in this bustling cowboy town on the banks of the Medina River ...

A Texas state flag flies in a yard filled with debris on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) ...

SAN ANTONIO — The star-studded miniseries, "Texas Rising," initially billed as a 10-hour program that chronicles the final weeks of the Texas Revolution, is in fact historical drama, with steamy ...

When it comes to storied college football programs, the University of Texas has plenty to brag about. Sure, times have been a little lean in recent years, but its football tradition is second to none.

For 75 years, the Longhorn Ballroom has played a central role in Dallas’ music scene, hosting Bob Wills, B.B. King, and ...