Houston's Freedom Over Texas event features live music and fireworks, with contingency plans for potential rain.

"The battleship Texas, at this time, was considered the finest ship in the Navy," Bramlett said. "You're looking again at a piece of history that was at just about every major battle of WWII.

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Battleship Texas has been undergoing much-needed repairs at the Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair in Galveston, Texas since 2022. The goal is to restore the ship to its World War II glory.

Battleship Texas moves into the berth prepared for it at the San Jacinto Battleground near Houston, Texas in April 1948. The ship, with the exception of a two-year rebuild from 1988 to 1990, ...

Texans are touchy about the Battleship Texas, and the ship's uncertain fate after last week's vote by the Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees has touched an exposed nerve. Last Tuesday, the board ...

Battleship Texas may still be undergoing renovations, but the public will be able to view parts of the ship for the first time since before the pandemic as part of its upcoming Normandy Tour.

The Battleship Texas, docked on Buffalo Bayou near La Porte. The legendary World War II-era Battleship Texas will be moved from its long-time home in La Porte to Galveston's Pier 21.

As the last U.S. naval vessel still afloat to serve in the Normandy invasion, the Battleship Texas has already had a huge month. A pair of artifacts from the 110-year-old warship were flown to ...

Battleship Texas has been undergoing much-needed repairs at the Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair in Galveston, Texas since 2022. The goal is to restore the ship to its World War II glory.

Battleship Texas fell into disrepair while on display near the San Jacinto Monument and was towed three years ago up the Ship Channel and through Galveston Bay to a shipyard.

Battleship Texas has been undergoing much-needed repairs at the Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair in Galveston, Texas since 2022. The goal is to restore the ship to its World War II glory.