Past efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious ...

More than three years after a plan for a National Juneteenth Museum was hatched, developers have secured land in Fort Worth.

Doc Lloyd, Daisy Bradford and Columbus Marion "Dad" Joiner pose for a photo. In 1930, Joiner uncovered the biggest oil field ...

The idea that there "ain't no surf in Texas" persists. But as a new Galveston museum explores, adventurers have been catching waves here for at least a century.

The greatest thing about winter in Texas is it’s short. By March, the weather starts to warm. Then, the state bursts into ...

Mardi Gras in Galveston, Texas is the third-largest Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. It's two weeks of parades, live music, parties, food, and more.

The man told detectives the last time he saw Tammy was the night of Tuesday, Feb. 4. He said he was at the home with Tammy ...

On Feb. 9, 1961, Wichita Falls-born alto saxophonist and flutist Leo Wright appeared with Dizzy Gillespie’s quintet in ...

Galveston Island has been a perennial beach vacation for decades, especially for those who live in nearby Houston. More than ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Lori Laird was defending a couple whose son shot 23 people at his school, while engaged in a desperate struggle with her own ...

Diane Wilson had heard rumors for months that Exxon might be coming to Point Comfort, Texas, which sits on the Gulf Coast ...