See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law establishing the 1836 ...

Like my sons, I sat through two years of Texas history in both the fourth and seventh grades. It seems Texas legislators believe that isn’t enough, so they have crafted House Bill 2497 to “promote ...

The Texas Tribune reviewed the 15-page document, which will be handed out to new drivers, and asked historians to comment on how accurately and thoroughly it chronicles the state’s history. A ...

History, it’s often said, is written by the victors. While that isn’t always true, it’s certainly borne out by many popular accounts of the Texas Revolution of 1835-36, which often tell “a very ...

The annular eclipse of May 15, 1836, has an important place in history because an astronomer who observed it coined a term ...

A woman was arrested after a standoff at an apartment complex on the Northwest Side that left one firefighter injured, according to San Antonio police. Read full article: Woman arrested after standoff ...

The privately owned land and buildings that now sit on the Alamo grounds as they appeared when the famous battle was fought in 1836 are worth just shy of $23 million. This is an important number to ...

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