An East Texas home built by one of the first Anglo settlers in the region will be designated a historic site by Daughters of ...

Louisianans traveled to a rainy Washington, D.C., Monday to demand the U.S. Supreme Court give them fair congressional maps.

In the American-Statesman archives we found the previous story on the treasures buried beneath Zilker Park in Austin ...

The names and some of the stories of thousands of U.S. military members now have a permanent home, and it’s finally opening ...

Editor's note: “Memories of Muscatine” is a series produced in cooperation with the extensive collections of Musser Public Library and the Muscatine Art Center. For more information about the ...

According to historical accounts, Ding Dong got its name when Zulis Bell, or Zoilus, depending on which document you read, ...

In February, Dallas recognized its first African American police officer, Officer William McDuff, who was killed in 1896.

They were fabulous. I was like a kid in a candy factory,” an archivist said, describing his first day of the job.

That cultural diversity has led to some unusual sounding town names with weird spellings, looking at you Pflugerville. Even in East Texas, we have a couple of towns that could be commonly ...

Nine earthquakes have been magnitude 5 or greater. Texas’ strongest earthquake in history struck around 5:40 a.m. on Aug. 16, 1931. The magnitude 5.8 earthquake was centered about 7.5 miles ...

Owensville Cemetery in Franklin, Texas, has been designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery, recognizing its more than 200 years of history, particularly its role during the Civil War era.