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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - DECEMBER 11, 2018: A Texas Historical Commission marker on a building in San Antonio, Texas, identifies the property as a historical site. The commission is a state agency ...
The San Juan Hotel, a historic landmark in downtown San Juan, Texas, has been named one of the nation's most endangered historic places, drawing renewed attention to efforts to preserve the site.
Governor Greg Abbott appointed three and reappointed two members to the Texas Historical Commission, each with distinct ...
About 170 firefighters battled a large fire in 1000 block of West Rosedale Street, officials said. Nearly 850 residents are ...
Local history was explored at the Villa San Agustín de Laredo Genealogical Society’s recent meeting, as renowned historian Dr. Jerry Thompson spoke about two of South Texas’ most influential ...
An hour from Houston sit historical markers, marking the significance of the federal holiday. ABC13 goes in-depth all week on ...
FORNEY, Texas — The Spellman Museum of Forney History is the second oldest building in Forney, holding one of the newest additions to Texas history, Reeves Henry. He was born in 1859.
Jeri Mills' great, great, great grandmother was the daughter of one of the first enslaved people forced to help build Monte ...
Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940. Odessa American 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800 Odessa, TX 79761-4590 (432) 337-4661 ...
Meaning from that point on the formerly enslaved people of Texas were finally free leading to the idea of what many now call the Emancipation trail, a 51 mile route from Galveston to Houston.
During the mid-1800s, four streets in downtown Shreveport were named after significant figures in the Texas Revolution. Shreveport is older than Caddo Parish, which was created on January 18, 1838.
About 170 firefighters battled a large fire in 1000 block of West Rosedale Street, officials said. Nearly 850 residents are ...