SAN ANTONIO – The Josh Abbott Band has been selected as the grand marshals of the 2025 Battle of Flowers Parade at Fiesta.

Texas, known for its sprawling landscapes, cowboy culture, and energy industry, holds a distinct place in the story of ...

I grew up along the banks of Vince’s Bayou in Pasadena, Texas, on a street appropriately named Oaks Drive. We enjoyed the ...

What are you willing to do to live in freedom? In pioneer Texas, settlers faced this very question. Otherwise peaceful ...

It took just 90 minutes for history to be made on March 6, 1836, when the Mexican army of Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna ...

The Briscoe Ranch near Uvalde remains one of the largest in the state at 640,000 acres. Founded in 1910 by Dolph Briscoe Sr., ...

(The Center Square) – On April 21, 1836, defenders of Texas liberty won the Battle of San Jacinto in 18 minutes, defeating the Mexican Army, creating the Texas Republic, and making possible what would ...

Mortally wounded in a Christmas Eve duel at Gonzales, Virginian Reuben Ross survived the Battle of San Jacinto only to die on Christmas Day 1839.The deadly dispute began two months earlier, when Ross ...

History aficionados will be intrigued by the San Jacinto Battleground. The State Historic Site is where an important, if not the most important, battle for Texas' independence took place in 1836.

After the battle, the Alamo remained a military stronghold and was home to the US Army. During the American Civil War, control of the Alamo switched between the US army and the Confederates. 14- San ...