The San Jacinto Monument site is currently planning a significant upgrade that will enhance the historic location for generations of Texans to come. While only in the design phase, the overall plan is ...

Historian Benjamin Heber Johnson, reared in Houston, retells Texas history in a way that will appeal to a broad range of the state's readers.

Battleship Texas, a staple Houston-area tourist attraction and the last still-floating ship to serve in both World Wars, has ...

The Pilgrim Monument marks this historic moment, standing tall over ... Artist David Adickes completed this statue of the Texas hero in 1994. Houston is known for leading Texas to independence ...

The San Jacinto Monument — the world's tallest war memorial at over 567 feet — is set to undergo a "transformative" $142 million expansion, according to a Wednesday news release from the San ...

Sul Ross University announced its researchers have confirmed an unusual find: a mammoth tusk on a ranch in the Trans Pecos ...

When Texas was still part of Mexico ... Others were wowed by the incredible monument. The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site is located 25 miles east of downtown Houston.

Nearly three years after leaving its home by the San Jacinto Monument, Battleship Texas has secured a new permanent home.