This Bridges' Texas history column explores the legacy of John Hemphill - the state's first chief justice and a U.S. Senator.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Texas state flag flies in a yard filled with debris on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the ...

Visit the place where Texas began -Gonzales, Texas. Gonzalez, Texas, is a small town in south-central Texas and one of the oldest towns in the state, with much to be proud of. Gonzales is where the ...

If you’re planning a trip to Texas, you won’t want to miss the state’s many historic landmarks. From the Alamo, the site of a pivotal battle in the Texas Revolution, to Cadillac Ranch, a quirky art ...

Once left to decay for decades, the Barfield Hotel now stands as both a symbol of Amarillo’s downtown renaissance and the city’s rich historical roots — officially recognized this week with a Texas ...

A tiny coterie of authors have produced more than one standard book on Texas history. Stephen L. Hardin is among them. In 1989, Hardin wrote "Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution, ...

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 ...

Texas GLO announced that a book showcasing the state's historic map collection has earned second place for the Presidio La ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is moving forward with discussions of changes to how public schools teach social studies. In September, the board adopted a plan that ...