African Americans had likely known themselves to be legally free before General Order No. 3, but acting on this knowledge was ...

As we join Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country this week, marking the day in Texas when the last slaves were informed that they were free, let’s look at the history behind Juneteenth in a ...

On May 18, my church — the Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke — dedicated a memorial to those who were once enslaved on our property at the Brandon Avenue and ...

Given how warm temperatures in the Atlantic Basin are, Texans should prepare now, if they haven’t already, for whatever the ...

Hurricane Beryl was one of the earliest hurricanes to strike the Texas Gulf Coast in July, but even June has a history with ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor map, released on April 10, shows the severity of drought in Texas. Only about 18% of the state remains drought-free. This comes as concerning news, with the Farmer’s ...

we expressed a desire to once and for all make the ultimate map of Texas’s regions. We requested your help. How far south does the Panhandle reach? Is Houston located in East Texas? Where does ...

The map shared online moderately exaggerated the size of Texas; however it was more or less an accurate representation of the state's vastness. A photo shared to Facebook on Oct. 11, 2024 ...

The fires have also destroyed over 500 structures. A map of Texas with red dots representing active fires, grey dots representing controlled fires and brown dots representing contained fires ...

The second-largest wildfire in U.S. history, and the largest in state history, is currently sweeping across the Texas Panhandle, burning through more than one million acres of land. Two people ...

Wildfires continued to burn across the Texas Panhandle Thursday, forcing widespread evacuations as the Smokehouse Creek Fire has grown to become the largest in the state's history. As of midday ...