Businessman Facundo Caminos this week finalized his acquisition of another landmark building in The Strand National Historic ...

For those who believe they've made a similar discovery, Slade encourages contacting a local museum or archaeological society.

Jean Lafitte’s last rival left Galveston on July 8, 1817, leaving the self-proclaimed “president” of Texas in complete ...

The United States celebrates its birthday Friday, but in Galveston the date is also significant as one of the great boxing ...

Photos of the purported statue showed the heavy-set singer cast in bronze and surrounded by trees and a red brick walkway.

The annual Juneteenth holiday observes the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It marks the day ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Marathon Petroleum continued assessing damage on Friday to the shut residual hydrotreating unit (RHU) at its 631,000-barrel-per-day Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas ...

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers informed enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Historically, the date has ...

Former President Joe Biden commemorated Juneteenth in Galveston, Texas, hours after President Donald Trump raged there are “too many” holidays in the U.S.

Former President Joe Biden receives a plaque for signing the Juneteenth holiday into law during a Juneteenth event at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Galveston, Texas.

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden stressed the importance of voting at the Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island Thursday. Biden was among the dignitaries who attended the ...

Juneteenth, born in Galveston, Texas, marks the day—June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.