June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

San Antonio is embarking on a $550 million project to restore the historic Alamo, but some critics have concerns about how slavery will be portrayed in the changes. Updates to the Spanish mission ...

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has a plethora of state symbols, from the blue bonnet to the longhorn, and this legislative session, one lawmaker is looking to add the cannon to that list. Texas Sen.

On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico ... The Battle of the Alamo and the Goliad Massacre fueled the fight, leading to Sam Houston’s decisive victory at the Battle ...

Senate Concurrent Resolution 22 argues the importance of cannons in Texas' fight for independence, and it has a point. A cannon was central to the Battle of Gonzales, the first battle of the Texas ...