The social studies rewrite has become a thorny political process, with officials clashing over the portrayal of slavery, ...

When a Texas newbie like myself wants to learn as much about the great state as possible, there are few sufficient choices. John Wayne was no historian. I’ve started watching Friday Night Lights but I ...

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 ...

I could not agree more. The future of Texas history depends on it. Gary Pinkerton is a resident of Kingwood, the author of ...

The U.S. and Texas flags fly over the Texas Capitol during the first day of the 88th Texas Legislative Session in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. When Texas historian Gregg Cantrell took part ...

The elected 15-member board, where Republicans hold a majority, discussed key topics that would fall under a new framework approved in September. Members heard from teachers, parents and students ...

The big date is sneaking up on us. On March 2, 2036, Texas will celebrate the bicentennial of its independence from Mexico. For its 100th birthday, back in 1936, parties rippled across the state, ...

Texas joined the Union as the 28th state, after its war of independence against Mexico and 10 years as a Lone Star republic, on this day in history, Dec. 29, 1845. The vast state, larger in area than ...