The social studies rewrite has become a thorny political process, with officials clashing over the portrayal of slavery, ...

I could not agree more. The future of Texas history depends on it. Gary Pinkerton is a resident of Kingwood, the author of ...

HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - In this week’s Mark in Texas History, we take a look at one of the most historic counties in the state. The original inhabitants of Harrison County were the Caddo ...

The National Museum of the Pacific War has refitted its George H.W. Bush Gallery, helping to make this one of the best ...

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SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - As you can imagine, back in the 1800s, East Texas looked very different, but you can take a trip back in time at the Dewberry Plantation. The 1854 mansion, named for ...

Fittingly, it rises on one of the most historic hills in Austin. The new Republic of Texas History Center, built by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a lineal group, stands on Robertson Hill ...

Historian Nancy Baker Jones was a child when her father, who was serving in the U.S. Army in Europe, was called home in 1953 to testify at U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy’s hearings on an alleged ...

What started as childhood resentment for his dad’s mandatory roadside history stops on family vacations has evolved into a ...

Consider sharing a dose of Texas history with them. The Texas Historical Commission — along with local partners — stage quite a few seasonal events at its historic sites. I rustled up a few candidates ...

SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story was published in 2021. First female governor of Texas, first Black woman to fly a plane, first woman to coach an NBA team, first Black woman from a Southern ...