Texas is one of the few states that were once independent countries, and is quite proud of that. But just 16 years after ...

Texas is a state built on independence, industry, and expansion. It was its own republic before joining the U.S. in 1845 and ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

This area is known for its variety of dining ... The U.S. annexed Texas as the 28th state on Dec. 29, 1845. Today, guests can take a self-guided audio tour or schedule a guided tour to see the ...

Just listing all the historical injustices committed against the Global South would require an entire library. Centuries of ...

The opening of the University of Texas in 1883 proved a pivot point in Austin history, but the Old Main Building was not ...

Two large earthquakes that hit the Permian basin, the top U.S. oilfield, this week have rattled the Texas oil industry and ...

More than 120 counties in Texas, nearly half of the state, is under an extreme cold watch or warning this week.

A measles outbreak in an area of Texas with abysmal vaccination rates continues to mushroom, with cases doubling since Tuesday and expanding into additional counties. Gaines now reports 42 cases.

Texas is on track to overtake California and become the most populous state in the Union by 2045, according to a report published earlier this month by real estate company Realtor.com—which recently ...

The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity.

During the 1970s, author and photographer Sarah Bird documented small-town Black rodeos in Texas. She turned that material in ...